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Flicking through the Black Books, the Alpine A367-BMW first appears in 1972, Depailler driving one for Elf Coombs Racing from Hockenheim in April onwards.
In 1973, Jabouille joins the team and a second A367-BMW is built; a third joining the team as a space in July. Depaiiler won one race at the Nurburgring and had several second places.
In 1974, Ecurie Elf run four A367-BMWs for Jabouille, Tambay, Serpaggi, Leclere, Beltoise, Cudini and Arnoux. Jabouille won one race at Hockenheim.
For 1975, Jabouille inherited one of the A367s (chassis 4 says F1R, the one built new for 1974) and also built his own 'Elf 2J'-BMW (which F1R call Jabouille 2J-001). Larrousse drove the A367-BMW and won the first race he started in it. Jabouille also won one at the Salzburgring.
In 1976, the last of the A367s disappears from F2 and Jabouille's Ecurie Elf has three Elf 2Js. The F1R list them in the season index as 7602, 7603 and 7604 but also mention a 7601 at the opening race. However the race results just show 7602 and 7603 so there may have been just two 1976 cars. The cars now had Renault CH1B engines and were driven by Jabouille who won three races and the championship and Leclere who won two races.
In 1977, Kauhsen has a pair of 2J-Renaults, given as 7701 and 7702 by Motoring News at Thruxton. Leclare and Ludwig drove them and they were rubbish. One went out to the JAF GP at the end of the season.
In 1978, I can see a Kauhsen-Renault running in Japan and a 'A364'-Renault with Dieter Kern in Europe.
So it would seem that four A367s were built and then at least two Elf 2Js. The fourth of the A367s went into French hillclimbs but I can't account for the other three. If only two 2Js were built, then Drifty has accounted for both.
Allen
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