[John Lowe]

Sorry for thread drift but.......

You cannot recapture a design classic, its like striking a match on a bar of soap it cannot be done. There was a time in the mid 50s through 60s when the schism between racing cars and road cars had not really finalised. It was a time when safety legislation did not really exsist and when purtiy of form went hand in hand with the current knowledge of aerodynamics. It resulted in the most heartachingly beautiful racing cars of all time. GTO Ferrari, Maserati 250F, Maserati 300S, C and D type Jaguars, Aston Martin DBR1, Ford GT40, streamlined Mercedes W196, Gull Winged 300SL (ally bodied), to name but a few. Their shapes spun off into some lovely road cars, GT40, E type Jag etc. For sure there were some awesome looking racing cars after this which I find equally exiting but I would'nt use terms like beautiful or elegant to describe them.

That is why cars like the RCR 40 work for me, you still get the classic design, you still get the "no driver aids" one on one feel but you also benefit from the reliability of modern engineering.

By the way Tazio Nuvolari is my all time favourite driver.

Best wishes on whatever road you take

John