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1961 Alfa Romeo F1 Single Seater 'The Assegai'
Sale price: £70,000.00 Make an offer
Car location: Weybridge, United Kingdom
Sale type: Fixed price listing
Technical specifications, photos and description:
- Make:
- Alfa Romeo
- Model:
- F1 Single Seater 'The Assegai'
- Year:
- 1961
- Type:
- Standard Car
- Transmission:
- Manual
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1961 Alfa Romeo F1 Single Seater 'The Assegai' for sale
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For sale by auction on Saturday 29 August 2015 with Historics at Brooklands. Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit. Weybridge. Surrey. Call 01753 639170
Built by engineer/driver Tony Coetze. this was the first
all-South African F 1 racing car ever built. It was planned to be
the first of a four-car team sponsored by the Bond Tobacco Company
and thus called. 'Bond Cars'. However. success eluded chassis 01
with a DNQ in its inaugural race. the 1962 Rand Grand Prix at
Kyalami . The main sponsor then pulled out and the three other cars
were never built. The car continued to compete however at a
national level in South Africa and with some success. In 1998. it
was purchased by Concorde engineer and seasoned team owner. Peter
Ferris. Over the ensuing 18 months. a comprehensive rebuild took
place including swopping out the somewhat heavy two litre Alfa
engine and replacing it with a far more 'torqey' 1. 5 L unit mated to
a Hewland Mk. 6/8 gearbox. the work undertaken by ex-Maranello
mechanic. Vincent Mezzullo. and now of Auto Italian & Ferrari. marque specialists.
The works included the following and have been dated 1/8/06 • Carry out engine rebuild
• all spares supplied by customer (receipts from
Alfaholics)
• Replace all valve guides and machine valve seats
• resurface crankshaft and machine flywheel etc
• Replaces all liners and pistons
• Replace all valves. baring's and seals
• New cams + chains
• All new gaskets etc
It has been used for one practice session and one race since
(not dyno'd). The chassis and body were also restored. the results
saw the car spend most of its time much further up the field than
before.
Since then. it has received repeated invitations to run in the
Glover Trophy at the Goodwood Revival. In particular. in 2002 and
2003. raced by South African driver. Arnout Kok and ran for most of
the race in 12 th position before spinning out and finishing 18 th. br/>but not before overtaking two BRMs and a Lotus 21. It's last race
at Goodwood was in 2010 and immediately prior to that. it had a
full engine rebuild. The FIA papers that accompany this historic F 1
car have allowed to race in five events now at Goodwood and. now it
is up and running again. could easily see it back there.
Built by engineer/driver Tony Coetze. this was the first
all-South African F 1 racing car ever built. It was planned to be
the first of a four-car team sponsored by the Bond Tobacco Company
and thus called. 'Bond Cars'. However. success eluded chassis 01
with a DNQ in its inaugural race. the 1962 Rand Grand Prix at
Kyalami . The main sponsor then pulled out and the three other cars
were never built. The car continued to compete however at a
national level in South Africa and with some success. In 1998. it
was purchased by Concorde engineer and seasoned team owner. Peter
Ferris. Over the ensuing 18 months. a comprehensive rebuild took
place including swopping out the somewhat heavy two litre Alfa
engine and replacing it with a far more 'torqey' 1. 5 L unit mated to
a Hewland Mk. 6/8 gearbox. the work undertaken by ex-Maranello
mechanic. Vincent Mezzullo. and now of Auto Italian & Ferrari. marque specialists.
The works included the following and have been dated 1/8/06 • Carry out engine rebuild
• all spares supplied by customer (receipts from
Alfaholics)
• Replace all valve guides and machine valve seats
• resurface crankshaft and machine flywheel etc
• Replaces all liners and pistons
• Replace all valves. baring's and seals
• New cams + chains
• All new gaskets etc
It has been used for one practice session and one race since
(not dyno'd). The chassis and body were also restored. the results
saw the car spend most of its time much further up the field than
before.
Since then. it has received repeated invitations to run in the
Glover Trophy at the Goodwood Revival. In particular. in 2002 and
2003. raced by South African driver. Arnout Kok and ran for most of
the race in 12 th position before spinning out and finishing 18 th. br/>but not before overtaking two BRMs and a Lotus 21. It's last race
at Goodwood was in 2010 and immediately prior to that. it had a
full engine rebuild. The FIA papers that accompany this historic F 1
car have allowed to race in five events now at Goodwood and. now it
is up and running again. could easily see it back there.
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