1966 Brabham BT 17 3.0 V8 Repco

1966 Brabham BT 17 in Royal Stirling, Documentary, 1972

Class: Cars, Racecar — Model origin:

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Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2015-03-10 14:42	RWF 656G and 686G have no traceable records, but 636G was mid-69 E Yorks plate and has faint record checks as an orange Gilbern, 2994cc (so probably Genie), disappeared in 1994 - an interesting red herring.
Sunbar ◊ 2015-03-10 20:09	'RWF 686G' from the video.
dsl ◊ 2015-03-10 20:38	Looks about the size of a Group 6 2-litre sports racer, but no ideas at the moment for make. 1969 looks about right for lack of spoilers, though may be earlier back to 66-ish.
kudos ◊ 2015-03-10 21:15
DidierF ◊ 2015-03-10 21:44	Abarth?
dsl ◊ 2015-03-10 22:07	I'm thinking something UK - Chevron, Lola, Elva but no matches found. I don't think home made due to headlights - not needed for hill climbs. I thought I'd got it with Nomad-BRM Mk2 or Mk3 - http://www.stoic.co.uk/racing/history.htm , http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/img/30268/Nomad-Mk-2-BRM.html , http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/img/30276/Nomad-Mk-3-BRM.html - but some details don't match.
mike962 ◊ 2025-02-03 19:19	kudos wrote Brabham BT17 http://www.gladiatorroadracing.ca/1992-varac--mosport--shannonville.html -- Last edit: 2025-02-03 19:20:33
mike962 ◊ 2025-02-03 21:18	dsl
dsl ◊ 2025-02-03 21:45	Good call. Only one BT17 made, in 1966 with a 3.0 V8 Repco, Grp 7 spec. Three factory races in UK, no decent results, so sold off.