F1-67 what a great idea!

Huh? First they mention how easy it is to rebuilt a '67 F1 car as the engine and gearbox are still available new (and everything else can be manufactured), and then this guy builds a chassis of his own design and dumps a Corvette engine in it?

 

The cars weren't safe then and with an LS1, they can't be any better now.

Forget it!

 

Wow - that's incredible!

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Interesting. Put an Eagle nose on it and it would look much better. Basically he has re-invented F5000. Agreed the car is not nearly as crash survivable as a modern monocoque car but then again current tracks are nothing like back in the day. No light poles, stone markers or farm houses right on the edge of the track to wallop. It's a track day car and that's about it.

Kurt O.

 

"I was bored with building Caterham look-alikes," he says, "and this was my all-time favourite Grand Prix car. There was no choice. I didn't have a million quid…"

I think he's on to something here.
Definitely not for everyone but I think the target audience should be boomers IE cars of the late 70's and early 80's. Monocoque would be a pain though.

Also he needs a modern very high revving V-8.
Cant think of one off hand.
A 9000 rpm s2000 engine would be perfect for power except for the 4 banger puts it in F2.

 

Agreed! Probably a LOT of fun but awfully unsafe.

 

My thoughts exactly, ditto Too Tall's thought on re-invented F-5000. Another reason I got out of the vintage racing.... They just didn't want to go out and have fun in their cars, but wanted to race and really ring 'em out. Not quite realizing the deficiencies were still there 40 years later, that were present when others were less fortunate back in the day.... Hmm....

 

I had a similar idea, but not the F1 route (which I think is great, but understand the safety concerns).

I wanted to build a Giaur / Bandini like car...maybe with a cheap, available 4-cyl from a Civic or Corolla...small light fun car to tool around with.

 

The article is a bit confusing. They start off talking about the Lotus 49 and Cosworth DFV, but from the photo and "original's V12" reference, the car is clearly Honda-inspired. Potentially quite dangerous, with all that power and just a spaceframe chassis.

 

Maserati birdcage with normally aspirated Bi-turbo motor.
As the chicken said; "cheep, cheep"

 

dear all , thanks for your various commentas re the f1-67 , to those who have instantly condemned it as unsafe i would invite you to please look at the website and specifically the chassis design which has been engineered with safety of the driver as a high priority , it is exceptioanally strong and overengineered on purpose , the car is as driveable as any track car i have owned and has been tested by drivers from novice to those who ran in period f5000 and all have reported very positively , the power level has been kept sensible on purpose and as such we simply cap the revlimit for those less experienced - the whole point of the project was to provide a car that was safe ad reliable with the essence of the late 1960s f1/f5000 cars intact . will be working on different nosecones for next year such that a colour / nose change can represent pretty well any 1967 era car , the reason for honda colours was simply a personal preference and its no more a honda replica than a 49 , juat a representative shape -

 

While tube frames can be strong enough to form a protective cocoon around the driver in many cases, tying it to a Chevy V-8 puts it into a high speed/risk category. This is a reality. Also, IMO, the biggest drawback to tube frames (of which I have raced for several years) is its inability to stop intrusion of objects between the tubes objects like suspension pieces and such. A fellow was killed here in Texas at Motorsport Ranch by intrusion of a spinning car's transmission tail shaft between the tubes in what is a relatively low speed corner. A Kevlar or similar material on the out side of the tub may have prevented this.
Not a bash on your design, just a concern which might be addressed and used as a benefit in sales.
Also, once again IMO, a Chevy V-8 is ideal for economical and reliable power but huge power is not actually needed. A sensation of screaming power is; low displacement/ high RPM's in V-8 form.

 

fair point that any tube frame can potentially have an intrusion isssue and freak accidents can and will happen in motorsport in any type of car and chassis design - wherever possible the f1-67 chassis has been comprehensively braced specifically to protect the driver - as for power to weight we have used the minimum displacement and power v8 chevy we could find and at 250 bhp / 1150 lbs car weight its great fun - at 300 bhp / 1150 lbs its great fun for a more experienced driver and certainly keeps you alert , however it is not at all a tail snappy beast as many assume ( myself included until i drove it ) 500 bhp is easy with these motors but being responsible as a manufacturer is important and was recognised very early on -