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| With innovative flare and borrowing from the German single seaters Ernesto developed a new concept for the V8RI, which for the first time was not centred solely on the engine, but took into account the total function of the car. The new design featured for the first time a single-seater with independent 4-wheel suspension, transmission in a unit with the differential and overhanging the rear axle and special attention to aerodynamics. With a new supercharged lightweight V8 the engine was radically different to previous designs. Designated the V8RI (V8 with independent wheel suspension) made its debut in 1935. To remedy instability in the rear end #4501 was converted to a rigid rear axle from 1936 and the stabilising fin removed. It is believed the V8RI was the first V8 engined Grand Prix car. All four V8RI exist to this day. | |||||
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Tipo V8RI - 1935 presumably #4501 used by Etancelin- later to have the stabilising fin removed and reverted back to a rigid rear axle. | ||||
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Tipo V8RI (#4502) with Etancelin at the wheel in the Swiss Grand Prix of 1936 | ||||
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V8RI - (#4504) the
mechanic Raph in the car at the Vanderbilt Cup, 1936 |
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Tipo
V8RI
(#4502) Originally driven by Gino Rovere of Turin for Giuseppe
Farina in 1935. Then in 1936 it went to the Torino Team for C. Felice
Trossi and Richard Seaman and with #4501 was run at that time with a rigid rear axle.
Courtesy of Barchetta |
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Tipo
V8RI
(#4502) Discovered by Dick Robb in Minnesota (USA) in 1981 the body
and chassis were restored by Peter Shaw, Grantham, UK with assistance from
Doug Marr owner of #4503 |
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Tipo
V8RI
(#4502) Shown in these photographs at Concours Italiano, Monterey
2000. Now owned by Fred and Margaret Puhn (USA) |
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