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[William Hunt]

There has been another thread about the 6 wheel-Lagonda.

I was wondering about the 6 wheel-Williams F1 car. I know they build on , even saw pictures ones. Does anybody know more about it or better can anyone post a picture of it. Were there any other 6 wheel F1 cars built or planned ? I can imagine that teams considered it since the Tyrrell 6 wheeler was a racewinner in the hands of Jody Scheckter & Patrick Depailler (double @ Anderstorp!)

[Gary C]

Keke Rosberg extensively tested an adapted FW08C to six wheel spec in 83 (I think). Can't actually recall why they didn't race it, maybe because the FIA stepped in & said that cars could only have 4 wheels?

[Drinky]

There's a pic of it in this thread, as well as a link further down to a page with other 6-wheelers (not to mention an assortement of other odd F1 cars ;)

http://www.atlasf1.c...&threadid=27584

[clickhappy]

the car was actually used by Williams and Goodyear to do tire testing. It did extensive running at Daytona, Florida.

[Milan Fistonic]

There is a very entertaining story about the six-wheel cars on PlanetF1 witten by Mike Lawrence.

http://www.planet-f1...ENG?lawrence=15

[Allen Brown]

IIRC, The FW08 six-wheeler won the Goodwood hill climb with Jonathan Palmer on board. Twice, I think.

Allen