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The radical 1976 British Tyrrell P34 F1 racer, sporting four wheels at the front and two at the back, has gone up for sale. The expected asking price? Just £750,000. OK, maybe you and I can’t actually buy it, but Richard Branson probably could.
The insane-looking design was apparently created to reduce drag, by putting the smaller front wheels in-line with the car’s aerodynamic bodywork, while doubling them up to increase grip in the corners. The thing completed two seasons, with 14 podiums and one 1st position.
It’s powered by a 3L V8, which develops some 465bhp, so it should be blisteringly quick. Apparently it’s track ready too, so anyone who bought this thing could take it racing any day of the week. Now, where did I put that three-quarters-of-a-million quid I had lying about? [SWNS]
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Reminds me of something from the original Captain Scarlet show for some reason.
The toy makers loved the design. For a few years all “F1 racing car” toys had six wheels in various setup. When I was a kid I thought it was all made up.
Saw one of these in a vintage F1 race event at Silverstone a few years back. It got totalled on the first corner in a multi-car smash.