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#1 bschenker

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Posted 20 December 2013 - 20:04

Search Images and information on Sbarro Repco.

 

The 1969 Jean Clément belonging ex Voegele, Foitek Porsche 910 with Repco 620 engine, 1970 again, among other modifications at Sbarro provided with a Porsche engine.

 

The Repco engine in turn incorporated into a F3 or F2 chassis. Jean-Claude Fontès drove this car in 1970 in a France race (Cyreste); he then changed this vehicle at Sbarro against a GT40.

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This Sbarro Repco, which is based on a supposedly Alpine chassis, was exhibited in Montreal in 1972 (see photo) before it was brought back to Europe.

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The image from Montreal shows that it may be impossible to an Alpine chassis; Alpine had never used this design for the front suspension.

 

The engine is highly likely that the spare engine from the Brabham Repco BT20-02.

 

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Edited by bschenker, 20 December 2013 - 20:04.


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#2 The Mountaineer

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Posted 02 January 2014 - 14:01

It seems important to me that Fontès had entered the car as Alpine Formule Libre at Ceyreste 1970, so there must be some connection. And that leads to two questions:

Do the two pictures really show the same car?

How much Alpine remained in the chassis after it went through the hands of Sbarro?



#3 bschenker

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Posted 02 January 2014 - 16:20

The Articles described this car that it is the basis of an Alpine F3.

 

That this is unlikely based on the knowledge that it makes no sense a frame structure which is designed for a suspension tip to use for the other tip or modify for this. Other Sbarro cars especially the single-seaters prove it, the changes relating to the installation of the engine and attachments (body and wings).

 

Clearly is the first Alpine is a Brabham BT09 which subsequently was reproduced and then all further Alpine are a development of this concept.

 

Interestingly, this is contrary to the former newspaper descriptions; the daughter of Fontès speaks always from fathers Brabham.

 

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I think the Alpine came into play because of existing French documents.

 

Or do you know a Lotus 27 with tubular frame, Fiat 600 drive group and wheels that I have seen in the backyard of a garage in Lugano?

 

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Edited by bschenker, 02 January 2014 - 16:32.


#4 Allen Brown

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Posted 23 January 2014 - 10:56

Echappement mentioned this car in their report on La Roquette, the week after Ceyreste:

 

"J-C Fontes qui, malheureusement, se retrouva sans voiture, le moteur de sa formule ayant gelé pendant le transport, un grossiere faute de son mécano qui avait oublié de vidanger a son depart de Ceyreste."

 

I cannot see any mention of Fontès again after this.



#5 bschenker

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Posted 24 January 2014 - 10:30

I have also the hill climb Pessac/F., 4. Mai 1970 but retaired.

 

After this he give back the car to Sbarro.

 

I found also an Article in the Automobile Revue from 1970 No. 8 thats says

Für den Franzosen Fontes macht Sbarro eine ausgefallene <<Kreuzung>>; in ein ehemaliges Alpine – Formel – 3 – Chassis (Kopie Brabham), das hinten abgeändert wurde, baut er einen Repco – Dreiliter – Formel – 1- Motor (Version 1966) ein (ex – Motor von Clement). Mit diesem Monopost will Fontes in Frankreich Bergrennen bestreiten.
In my english
For the Frenchman Fontes Sbarro makes an unusual << intersection >>; in a former Alpine – Formula – 3 - chassis (Brabham Copy), that back was modified, to fit a Repco - Three liters – Formula – 1 – Engine (Version 1966) (ex – Engine from Clement). Whit this Monopost Fontès wants to contest in France hill climbs.

 

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