The Tyrrell 6-wheeler and other Formula 1 jokes

Higgins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE-jkSwyD-E


anyone remember those, I found them bloody cool! too bad that they only went for a couple of races.

Lead to other extremes like that:

Chriscoop

I tend to recall a strange John player special f1 car, black with gold signage. cool thread -{

Higgins

You mean this CC?

Lotus has a tradition of weird F1 cars though ) ) )

For example this radical wing car:

Chriscoop

That's the one Higgins {[] I think I had a model of it when I was a boy.

Silhouette Man

Chriscoop wrote:

That's the one Higgins {[] I think I had a model of it when I was a boy.

I think that I had one of these (toy cars) too. The Blair government in the UK famously got into a controversy concerning Bernie Eccleston with an exemption on the ban of sports tobacco advertising for F1.

Those interested can read more on this scandal here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/937232.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7665718.stm

Chriscoop

Silhouette Man wrote:

Chriscoop wrote:

That's the one Higgins {[] I think I had a model of it when I was a boy.

I think that I had one of these (toy cars) too. The Blair government in the UK famously got into a controversy concerning Bernie Eccleston with an exemption on the ban of sports tobacco advertising for F1.

Those interested can read more on this scandal here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/937232.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7665718.stm

I remember that, the Marlborough car kept the colours buy lost the lettering if I remember right!
But then apparently the bar code on this ferrari is supposed to remind us of the bottom of a packet of Marlborough.

Silhouette Man

Chriscoop wrote:

Silhouette Man wrote:

Chriscoop wrote:

That's the one Higgins {[] I think I had a model of it when I was a boy.

I think that I had one of these (toy cars) too. The Blair government in the UK famously got into a controversy concerning Bernie Eccleston with an exemption on the ban of sports tobacco advertising for F1.

Those interested can read more on this scandal here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/937232.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7665718.stm

I remember that, the Marlborough car kept the colours buy lost the lettering if I remember right!
But then apparently the bar code on this ferrari is supposed to remind us of the bottom of a packet of Marlborough.

Ah, that's very clever. I've sold a good few packets of those in my time, but the plain packaging will be the death of these types of images!

Chriscoop

It will indeed, I only smoke the occasional cigar ( meharis sweet orient, nothing fancy) so the packet change won't bother me, but marlboro is almost as iconic as Coca Cola, though I've never known whether to believe the kkk urban legend?
The cigarette F1 cars always looked cool, marlboro, jps and rothmans, any more F1 tobacco cars?

Higgins

this car was called "rolling cigarette box" for a reason

Peppermill

Camel sponsered Benetton and Williams in the early 90's. I always thought they looked good.

And let's not forget the X-wings, also a Tyrrell invention.

Chriscoop

Yes I remember the camel cars now.

Chriscoop

Lucky strike

Silhouette Man

Higgins wrote:

this car was called "rolling cigarette box" for a reason

Ha ha, it certainly is, Higgins! ) -{

Higgins

1968 Brabham BT26 with 2 cockpit controlled wings

Higgins

Not sure, if anyone knows Luigi Colani.
I've had the "pleasure" to meet him for a breakfast meeting and I don't recall how long my headache lasted after that




His take on a F1 racecar was the Eifelland (Caravan trailer company) 21 from 1972 with a central mirror and some more Colani signature features:

Ammo08

Formula One is real racing.....I also like drag racing...can't hardly watch NASCAR...

Thunderpussy

You'd think racing was tough enough, without having to "drag up" for it as well
Must be hard, using the pedals, in high heels.

Ammo08

Well, you really have to watch out for the neck scarves and frills..No, no, no.,,,get your mind back onto cars....




I drag raced in high school with a 64 Chevy Impala with a 327 cu. in. engine.....I was fast, but the newer Road Runners, GTOs, Mustangs and Camaros were light years ahead of me.