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[David Lawson]

Could anyone help please with the wheelbase and track measurements of the 1962 Tojeiro-Climax Coupe, any information would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks

David

[cooper997]

Is this the quite pretty looking car featured in the July 2017 Classic & Sports Car? If so, it mentions it was being auctioned in June 2017 but a quick google brings the car up for sale with them at £67500

 

https://www.handh.co...o-climax-coupe/

 

I do have a note that there's  a bit on Tojeiro Climax in the June 1958 Motor Racing p177. But I've obviously put it somewhere 'safe' away from the folder and can't find it as I tap this.

 

Stephen

[raceannouncer2003]

Is this the one you are thinking of ?

 

http://www.lemans-hi...25&equipa_seq=0

 

Vince H.

[David Lawson]

Thank you for the replies - it is the 1962 Tojeiro-Climax Coupe that raced at Le Mans that I need the measurements of.

 

Thanks

David

[D-Type]

There used to be a website aimed at model makers that features scale plans with leading dimensions of many cars.  Unfortunately I cannot remember the name and don't know if it is still "out there" somewhere.

[David Lawson]

Thanks for the suggestion, I think you mean vrs-online (or similar) that had copied a lot of the drawings from Model Maker, Miniature Auto and Model Cars magazines from the 1950s to the 1970s. That site has disappeared but it wasn't among the drawings they had listed. I have quite a few of the original magazines and the Tojeiro isn't among the drawings either.

 

David

[cooper997]

What follows is not a lot of help with measurements, but Graham Gauld's Ecurie Ecosse book, under 1962 page 81 has "To set the project in motion David Murray invited John Tojeiro to Edinburgh for dinner in his flat in Cambridge Street. Over dinner he outlined his ideas and John's initial thought was to use the existing Tojeiro Formula Junior chassis widened and strengthened as a bas."

 

Stephen

[David Lawson]

Thank you for that suggestion about the Formula Junior, I've looked through my books and searched the 'net but I can't find any specifications for Tojeiro/Brittania single-seaters or the coupe.

 

David

[group7]

there is this, but no dimensions given.

 

https://www.the-blue...962-le-mans.gif

 

 

I've gone through my books, the car get mention in a number of them. In Pritchards book there is information and dimensions of chassis tubes, suspension arrangement, but no other dimensions.

Would there not be some information in the papers submitted for the entry at Le Mans, if such a archive even exist in France ?

Not knowing these cars well, is there a difference between this first car and the Mk. 11 version ?

 

edit: my last question, if they were the same you wouldn't be looking for this information    

Edited by group7, 14 February 2018 - 22:59.

[group7]

Another thought, wouldn't these people have got dimensions somewhere ? (or did they just guess) Was the car modeled by some other manufacturer in 1/43 ?

 

http://www.electricd...it-p-13730.html

 

Michael, in Canada

[Jager]

Another thought, wouldn't these people have got dimensions somewhere ? (or did they just guess) Was the car modeled by some other manufacturer in 1/43 ?

 

http://www.electricd...it-p-13730.html

 

Michael, in Canada

Spark announced a 1:43 version of the Le Mans Tojeiro in their 2016 catalogue (Page 18), though we haven't seen it yet :

 

https://www.spr-mode...2016(9.5Mb).pdf