Thanks for that Strider, plywood too, so it would technically be an early composite monocoque chassis.
This sourced of your post was quite interesting, Rodriguez apparently crashed it at Enna.
http://www.maranellomerchandise.com/...ing_Wheel.html
and while we are on revolutionary things have a look at this
http://www.racetechmag.com/blog/details.php?id=83
Smoky Yannucks Indy car was certainly right out there.
Adrian Neweys Red Bull full size mock up for Playstation is also featured at the end.