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[HistoryFan]

It was a championship in the 50s in South America in which Fritz d'Orey drove a ex Chico Landi F1 Ferrari with a Corvette V8 engines. I read that there were more such exotic cars. Are there more ex F1 cars with a different engine? Are there more details about race results?

[Vitesse2]

Never heard of Mecanica Continental. Mecánica Nacional, on the other hand ...

 

http://www.informula...eras-1944-1963/

[Vitesse2]

Further exploration of that site reveals this:

 

http://www.informula...icano-historia/

[HistoryFan]

Thank you!

[Tuboscocca]

Thank you!

Found more in Spanish on this subject AND the Alesso Formula libre ( ...'own' Fangio team...)

 

http://www.petitmuse...de-juan-alesso/

http://www.automovil...lesso/info.html

 

Looked only on the photos....

 

http://www.motorcard...r-motor-museum/

 

 

Seems the car is in this museum: 

Filching Manor Motor Museum

and a photo showing front with engine...Fangio has raced it himself?? (according to the text...)

 

Regards Michael

Edited by Tuboscocca, 13 February 2015 - 23:14.

[raceannouncer2003]

Here is a link to some that Fangio took part in:

 

http://www.jmfangio....fuerzalibre.htm

 

Vince H.