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Old 11-13-07, 07:13 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Cool 1985 Toleman F1

This car hasn't seen a race track in a long time, and likely never will again. Stripped of its engine & tranny guts (though the block & housing are still there), it has become a work of art on the wall of my neighbor's house.

The car has no chassis tag, but we believe it to be TG185-03, which was driven by Teo Fabi and sat on the pole of the German GP in 85. Apparently this car was used by Benetton as a display car. Although it has BMW badges and is painted in 1986 colors, the engine block is a Hart 415T. The nose also identifies it as a 1985 car, and the digits 03 are found painted in a couple of places on the inside of the bodywork.

The chassis was designed by Rory Byrne, currently Ferarri's chief designer. It was the first carbon fiber chassis he designed.
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Old 11-14-07, 10:51 AM   #2 (permalink)
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love it the chairs not bad either glad the bindings have been taken off though
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that car must have alot of downforce to stay on the wall like that.

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Old 11-28-07, 04:53 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: 1985 Toleman F1

one of the first Briatore investiments
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