Best looking FF1600 car? - Page 6

Alan Raine · 5 Oct 2006, 16:35 (Ref:1728993)

Diz, Do you remember the odd thing that Peter Childe had before he brought the PRS and what was the car I think that Charles Jordan drove at Kirkistown. The one that could be converted from inboard to outboard suspension. Did Steve Jones build it?

diz · 5 Oct 2006, 16:54 (Ref:1729019)

Some more from memory.
1. There was a Pringett Mistrale driven by Martin Blackie
2. Alan Minshaw drove a converted Brabham BT9 which he called a Blackjack
3. Andrew has already mentioned Swift, but this is a totally different animal from the Swift that Ed Moore's dad [Ian I think] built some years earlier.
4. Rondeau
5. Derek Walker built many Ladybirds - mainly Clubmans type cars - but one was an FF1600. Knickerbrook won that contest
6. Vista
7. Beattie
If you want a few more, I've just started cheating.
http://tentenths.com/forum/archive/i...p/t-46701.html
There is also the Steve Nickless book - the Formula Ford Bible - The Anatomy & Development of the Formula Ford Race Car

diz · 5 Oct 2006, 16:58 (Ref:1729023)

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Originally Posted by Alan Raine

Diz, Do you remember the odd thing that Peter Childe had before he brought the PRS and what was the car I think that Charles Jordan drove at Kirkistown. The one that could be converted from inboard to outboard suspension. Did Steve Jones build it?

Steve still has this somewhere I believe. Yes Charlie Jordan did drive it at Kirkistown and many others played in it at Aintree Tests. I think he called it a Druid - but that could have been the Sports 2000 he built.
A talented TT member is StephenRae and a thoroughly decent chap.

Alan Raine · 5 Oct 2006, 17:06 (Ref:1729028)

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Originally Posted by diz

A talented TT member is StephenRae and a thoroughly decent chap.

True!

kipper · 5 Oct 2006, 17:10 (Ref:1729036)

An additional Formula Ford make is the French Grac company - own of their examples raced in the Croix HSCC races.

Triple J Motorsport · 6 Oct 2006, 09:30 (Ref:1729755)

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Originally Posted by JNWRF01

Lanan, Mantis, whatever the thing that Hugo Spowers raced with a "roof", was the thing that Greama Glew built called a cougar or touraco ??

Remember seeing that car that looked like a tear drop where you did look through the wind screen...saw it at race at Brands a couple of times when I was a kid. That what you're talking about Jez?

JNWRF01 · 6 Oct 2006, 09:39 (Ref:1729765)

Errr...I raced agsint it when you were a kid!! It was out there in the 1990 winter series...I think John Harmer (who was a good FFirst pilot at the time) had a few races in it...would have been about the same time when ur old man had a yellow Ray..

I am sure there was also some called a Mantis that raced at Cadwell - was built by Jim Lee of JLR..

Another one was the Myrtell Special - which was a converted Crossle? Used to race at Oulton a bit

Triple J Motorsport · 6 Oct 2006, 09:48 (Ref:1729774)

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Originally Posted by JNWRF01

Errr...I raced agsint it when you were a kid!! It was out there in the 1990 winter series...I think John Harmer (who was a good FFirst pilot at the time) had a few races in it...would have been about the same time when ur old man had a yellow Ray..

I am sure there was also some called a Mantis that raced at Cadwell - was built by Jim Lee of JLR..

Another one was the Myrtell Special - which was a converted Crossle? Used to race at Oulton a bit

Ok I was a teenager then!

His 86 89 and 92 Rays where all Yellow as was his Merlin, Crossle was green 80 Ray was white as was the 86 Ray to start with.

Was working it out the other night 25 years continous in FF1600 beginning of 1970 to end of 1994. Got to be a record?

diz · 6 Oct 2006, 18:02 (Ref:1730146)

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Originally Posted by JNWRF01

Another one was the Myrtell Special - which was a converted Crossle? Used to race at Oulton a bit

The Myrtle - driven by John Walker - was indeed a converted Crossle, but wasn't an FF1600, it was an FF2000

jjordan · 8 Oct 2006, 02:34 (Ref:1731211)

How about:

Autodynamics/Caldwell
DRW
Eagle
Mirage
Pringett
Wren

There are a few more jumbled up in my mind here somewhere.

jjordan · 8 Oct 2006, 02:45 (Ref:1731222)

Oh yea:

Winkelmann
Phantom

jjordan · 8 Oct 2006, 02:47 (Ref:1731229)

you already had the Mirage.........sorry

jjordan · 8 Oct 2006, 02:52 (Ref:1731234)

Beech

jjordan · 8 Oct 2006, 02:53 (Ref:1731235)

the mind is a terrible thing.........

jjordan · 8 Oct 2006, 03:16 (Ref:1731258)

Zink
Citation (same thing?)

Forsgrini
Corsa
Viking
Supernova/Tui (they planned one for 75, did it ever get built?)

Steve Lowdon · 8 Oct 2006, 11:51 (Ref:1731784)

I liked the Chavinski BS007,only ever did a one off,Russian built thing from about 1974,stunning looking car though.

Gavin4BRM · 15 Dec 2006, 13:47 (Ref:1791431)

Originally I owned an Ex Jonathan Palmer Royale RP26 which I raced in the Bernard Hunter series. It looked a bit of a monster compared to the newer cars. Eventually I replaced it with what must be a strong contender for prettiest car, A Mondiale M88S. I bought this car new from the factory, contending it mainly in the Champion of Cadwell series although it made 2 appearances at the festival. The teame were also amongst the most helpful and friendliest. I still own the car, alas it needs a few parts. Does anyone still sell parts for Mondiales?

diz · 15 Dec 2006, 14:26 (Ref:1791460)

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Originally Posted by Gavin4BRM

I still own the car, alas it needs a few parts. Does anyone still sell parts for Mondiales?

I believe Mondiale still do parts, probably in stock as well.

funformula · 15 Dec 2006, 16:08 (Ref:1791513)

Another marque from Germany:
WRT
Built in 1990 in FF1600 and FF2000 version.

My all time favourite: VanDiemen RF90

I first saw one of these in February 1990 at Hockenheim crowded by a lot of people. It looked like a FF1600 version of the Ferrari 640 Formula 1 car.
No question, I had to have such a beauty and I still own.

brakedisc · 11 Apr 2007, 10:07 (Ref:1888871)

Another FF1600 car for the list is the Elwyn. The cars were built in Australia in the eighties by Elwyn Bickley. Elwyn came to Europe in 86 to work for the Brabham boys in F3 but went home after a few months. He came back last year and now works for Double R. Lovely guy.

Geva-Nelson · 20 Apr 2007, 20:05 (Ref:1896642)

I loved the Delta my dad used to race back in 84 and the Wiet Huidekoper designed Chenel/Wiet he raced was quite special. The Dave Coyne Texaco Swift was sweet as well.

scotty25 · 6 Aug 2007, 15:30 (Ref:1982612)

Hello Everyone -

I'm the webmaster for the Euroformula Ford Group, here in Arizona.
http://www.euroformulaford.com/

I have a "cars" page, with as many FF's that I could find. Have been working on it for over a year.

If any of you have photos of hard to find FF's, it would be greatly appriciated if you could send them my way.

PS -
The Lola T-340 is the prettiest FF

tlracing · 9 Aug 2007, 17:29 (Ref:1985021)

I always liked the Reynard 86F, the development of the unloved 85F. Others that come to mind are '87 Mondiale and Crossle 70F.

scotty25 · 12 Aug 2007, 05:16 (Ref:1986499)

Thanks for the E-mails & Photos guys.

Much appreciated, and they're all added to the cars page.

scotty25 · 3 Sep 2007, 17:04 (Ref:2002819)

Gentlemen (& Ladies) –

Our “Cars” page has been revised, using the list from the book
“Anatomy & development of the Formula Ford Racing car”

I believe every FF is now listed (Plus some one off’s not mentioned)

If you have any photos of FF’s listed in the bottom table, please send’em my way and I’ll make sure they’re uploaded.

Thanks again to the entire FF community for photos & info already sent!

Scott
snowtwister@cox.net

http://www.euroformulaford.com/

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