is there a name for the classic Lotus Type 25 GP racing?

[esprithk]

Now, we simply call the Grand Prix - Formula One

and the race car - Formula One cars

What's in the old day? Such as LOTUS Type 25. Is there a name for this type of "tube body shape racer"?

Anybody knows the history please help me?

I want to find out more information about these classic racers?

Is there a site to show most of the classic GP cars?

Thx Eric

[pdgessler]

This is by no means comprehensive but by the year/styling of a particular car you should be able to at the very least find out what class it raced in: http://www.hgpca.net/classes.php

I have no idea where to find any more detailed information though, any other ideas out there?

There are probably a few decent books on the subject, you may want to check a local library or something.

[esprithk]

Thx Paul,

yes, I see the title "historic grand prix cars". This is the name I want.

thx!

if there are sites about different manufacturers / race teams. I need information for wheelbase measurement, height & width, etc.

but I dont know most of the model numbers of the race cars, so I cannot move further.

May be someone can just give me name of the team, and I can just search google "XXXX Grand Prix"

Then I will find more race cars.

Thx Eric

[USAndretti42]

I'm not sure what you are after, Eric. They were the Formula 1 cars of their day and raced by Team Lotus.

[Günter]

if you want to get on informations about the F1 history , use terms like

Formel 1 *750KG Formel

Forme1 *1.5 L Formel

...it would guide you into the world of Formula 1history *Grand Prix*, in terms from covered two-seater cars and Monoposto racing from the Time of the 1930 up to the 1960

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formel_1#Entwicklung_der_Formel_1

[esprithk]

Hi, Gunter,

Thx!

I am trying to find out all the Formula cars in the 50s and 60s.

The team / manufacturer / car model no.

From your information, I know Lotus, Mercedes Benz, Porsche, Ferrari,....is there any more?

I think there was Alfa Romeo?.....

[wookiecj]

Here's a list of the first three years of the 50's GP entrants to get you going:-

AFM-BMW 1952

AFM-Kuechen 1952

Alfa Romeo 1950 1951

Alfa Romeo-Maserati 1951

Alta 1950

Alta GP 1951

Aston-Butterworth 1952

BMW-Eigenbau 1952

BRM 1951

Cisitalia -BPM 1952

Connaught -Lee-Francis 1952

Cooper -Bristol 1952

Cooper, Lago-Talbot 1950

Deidt-Offenhauser 1950

ERA 1950

Ferrari 1950 1951 1952

Ferrari, BRM 1951

Ferrari, ERA 1951

Ferrari, Lago-Talbot 1951

Frazer-Nash -BMW 1952

Frazer-Nash -Bristol 1952

Gordini 1952

Greifzu-BMW 1952

Heck-BMW 1952

HMW-Alta 1952

HWM 1951

HWM S1-Alta 1951

Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 1950

Kurtis-Offenhauser 1950 1951 1952

Lago-Talbot 1950

Levoski-Offenhauser 1952

Maserati 1950

Maserati, Lago-Talbot 1951

Osca 1951 1952

Schroeder-Offenhauser 1951

Sherman-Offenhauser 1951

Simca-Gordini 1950 1951 1952

Veritas RS-BMW 1952

Veritas-BMW 1952

Veritas-Meteor 1951

This list was compiled from the statistics in the back of the FIA 2001 Formula One Annual. Last year's annual should be available from a variety of outlets.

Good luck with the research... seems like you have embarked on a large task!

[esprithk]

Thx Chris,

That's really a long list

By the way,....I think I find out what I need, too... "google List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions"

Thx all for the replies

[wookiecj]

By the way,....I think I find out what I need, too... "google List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions"

One problem with that approach is that you will only get the cars which the champions drove and will miss out on capturing such marques as Vanwall who competed with a degree of success between 1954 and 1959.

As far as your search criteria are concerened, depending on which references are returned, you may miss the fact that Stirling Moss was driving for Vanwall in 1958 and, despite winning 4 races to Hawthorn's one(in a Ferrari), was pipped to the Drivers' World Championship, by Hawthorn, by only one point. That year Vanwall won the Constructors' World Championship in the first year that it was competed for.

Vanwall is, to Englishmen at least, an iconic marque and has links to Colin Chapman (should at least be of interest to Lotus owners) and Frank Costin (the 'cos' in Marcos).

From 76 to 96 you would also miss the Ligier team (Equipe Ligier) who pioneered structural fuel tanks (later bannned on safety grounds) and are enormously important to the French.

Given the nature of the competition, a comprehensive list is going to be enormous and will include some surprising names.

Anyway, good luck with it all. Let us know how you get on with the task.

Edited July 20, 2010 by wookie

[esprithk]

Hi, Chris,

basically I want to make some toys related to the 50s/60s era of Grand Prix.

there are many toys for 70s and up already.

Thx Eric

[wookiecj]

Hi Eric,

That sounds like a good goal for which your trawl of champions cars should more than suffice. Looking forward to seeing some results.

Regards,

CJ