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Favorite GP era

50s
0
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60s
5
28%
70s
2
11%
80s
5
28%
90s
5
28%
Pre 50s
1
6%
 
Total votes: 18
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Tom
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Joined: 13 Jan 2006, 00:24
Location: Bicester

Favorite F1 cars.

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Sorry to be repetitive but I noticed an article in autosport about their favorite F1 cars and was dissapointed with their choices.

Why doesn't everyone put up their top five?
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Ted68
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Joined: 20 Mar 2006, 05:19
Location: Osceola, PA, USA

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Hmmm...

1. Lotus 79
2. Brabham BT49
3. Williams FW07
4. Lotus 97T
5. Tyrrell 012

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Ted68
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Joined: 20 Mar 2006, 05:19
Location: Osceola, PA, USA

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There was also the Brabham BT55.

Ground effects and turbos, what a great era!!!

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johny
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Joined: 07 Apr 2005, 09:06
Location: Spain

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here's my ranking

1- lotus 49
2- renault r25
3- williams fw19
4- mclaren mp4-5
5- alfa 159

diferent ages, different styles
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wazojugs
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Joined: 31 Mar 2006, 18:53
Location: UK

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1. Renault R25
2. MP4/13
3. FW14B
4. BT49C
5. BT24 (last car before wings)
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johny
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Joined: 07 Apr 2005, 09:06
Location: Spain

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as a gpl player, i love every 67' car.Ferrari 312 wasn't as competitive as lotus 49 but is so beautifull

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DaveKillens
DaveKillens
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Joined: 20 Jan 2005, 04:02

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'67 Lotus 49. No other car represents to me what F1 is all about.
'67 Ferrari 512. Totally beautiful, and the sound, ohhh, the shreiking song of that glorious V-12.
John Player Special Lotus 72D. An incredibly beautiful and competent race car all by itself, but graced with what is still the greatest paint scheme in all racing.
'98 McLaren MP-4. Graced with two of the greatest drivers, Prost and Senna, no car has dominated the field in a sinlge season like the MP-4. Elegantly simple and brutally efficient, a true benchmark in engineering.
'97 Williams FW 19 and Ferrari 312 T3 and T4. Tied for 5th, and driven by Jacques and Gilles respectively. I was never so excited, cheered so loudly, or enjoyed myself so much as when those two cars were on track. Sentimental favorites.
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weisler
weisler
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Joined: 21 Mar 2006, 08:59
Location: Indianapolis

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in no specific order...

Gurney Eagle AAR104
Lotus 49
Maserati 250F
McLaren MP4/4
Ferrari Dino 156
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sandaflo
sandaflo
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Joined: 06 Apr 2006, 22:23

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Mclaren MP4-8
major aeroflaw in the front end, but visually striking (to me) and capable of miracles in the hands of a master.

Tyrell 019
Last truly competitive and innovative car from Tyrell. Despite my initial dislike for raised noses, Jean Alesi put in some great performances and gave Ken Tyrell reason to smile.

Sauber C12
On first glance, I thought this sinister looking machine had the potential to shake up the grid order (Ilmor engine, active suspension, solid driver line-up). Alas, this was not to be.

Lotus 79
Revolutionary in every sense of the word.
Looked like it was going fast even when standing still.
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dumrick
dumrick
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Joined: 19 Jan 2004, 13:36
Location: Portugal

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My favorite F1 cars:

In the category "Great looking flaws, designed by people who knew little of engineering":
The Eiffelland-March 721(1972)
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In the category "Utterly beautiful, decently competitive":
The Arrows A2 (1979)
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In the category "Only have a N/A Ford V8 to race against those powerful turbo machines, let's fight drag":
My personal all-times favorite Benetton B189 (1989)
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And in the category "Engineering masterpieces":
The Lotus 78 (1977)
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The Lotus 88 (1981)
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Edit: I seem to have a difficult time counting 'till 5... :roll: I've edited because I put 6 cars the first time.
Last edited by dumrick on 20 Apr 2006, 14:46, edited 1 time in total.
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RH1300S
RH1300S
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Toughie...........only 5 huh?

Lotus 49 - The essence of racecar and the birth of the DFV

Lotus 72 - Like every schoolboy's dream, fat tyres, wings great paint job

Williams FW11B - Brute force

Brabham BT55 - Not Gordon Murray's best (by a long shot), but shows the artist in the man

Does an Alfa P3 count as an F1 car?? Bit too early for that - lovely all the same :wink:
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johny
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Joined: 07 Apr 2005, 09:06
Location: Spain

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here's the brute force

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and another one

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manchild
manchild
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Joined: 03 Jun 2005, 10:54

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Late '70s to early '90s.
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m3_lover
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Joined: 26 Jan 2006, 07:29
Location: St.Catharines, Ontario, Canada

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hope you guys enjoy it

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Simon: [on the phone] John... in the back of the truck you're driving, there's $13 billon dollars worth in gold bullion. I wonder would a deal be out of the question?
John McClane: [on the phone] Yeah, I got a deal for you. Come out from that rock you're hiding under, and I'll drive this truck up your ass.
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benjabulle
benjabulle
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Joined: 26 Aug 2004, 21:53

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BRABHAM BT54, love all the G.Murray Brabham cars and especially this one, maybe because I saw it winning French GP when I was a kid. I hope to see it again one day (BMW owns a car) but like most of the Brabhams of this era, Bernie don't show them :evil:
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