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#1 Rainer Nyberg

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Posted 24 December 2004 - 14:03

Just a quickie, how many P57 ('62) cars were built?

Were some of them modified from '61 cars?

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#2 AAA-Eagle

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Posted 24 December 2004 - 14:29

Try this page:

The British Racing Motors information centre

So, there says there were three pure P57 and five P578. I assume that all P57 become P578 later

#3 AAA-Eagle

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Posted 24 December 2004 - 14:31

But here is what Jean-Maurice wrote in 8W Nostalgia thread:

Originally posted by GIGLEUX


If remembering well and under Doug's control, as I don't have yet his BRM vol.2, 1961 models were P48/57 chassis number 571, 572, 573. The 1962 models with V8 engines were P57 with chassis numbers 5781 up to 5785.



#4 Doug Nye

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Posted 24 December 2004 - 16:58

Three P57s - correct - five P578 numbers but the truth of how many cars were built is FAR more complicated....

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#5 Ray Bell

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Posted 24 December 2004 - 20:29

Indeed...

Cine cameras have that effect.