Brabham BT40 - Page 3

Andrew Fellowes · 22 Nov 2006, 06:16 (Ref:1772005)

There was a BT40 Hart in Trinidad owned by 'Dino' subsequently returned to the UK -(by email from Mike Atwell)

jadb · 19 Dec 2006, 03:34 (Ref:1794256)

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Originally Posted by Andrew Fellowes

There was a BT40 Hart in Trinidad owned by 'Dino' subsequently returned to the UK -(by email from Mike Atwell)

Investigating on Lole just today I knew that handling in 1973 in 2 races of F2 with Brabham BT-40 in Germany

08.04.1973 VII Deutschland Trophae Hockenheim # 43 Brabham BT40-Ford BDA
23.04.1973 XXVIII B.A.R.C. "200" Thruxton # 51 Brabham BT40-Ford BDA

In its book never it speaks of the BT-40

You have photos of that car?
My Mail jadb60@yahoo.com.ar
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Greetings Alejandro

Chris Townsend · 19 Dec 2006, 09:33 (Ref:1794397)

Alejandro

Welcome to the forum
Reutemann was entered by MRD for both those races but didn't appear at them. I think that the team only had one car all season [BT40-12] initially used by Watson and then Wilson Fittipaldi

Chris

jadb · 19 Dec 2006, 11:02 (Ref:1794510)

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Originally Posted by Chris Townsend

Alejandro

Welcome to the forum
Reutemann was entered by MRD for both those races but didn't appear at them. I think that the team only had one car all season [BT40-12] initially used by Watson and then Wilson Fittipaldi

Chris

Cris tanks for information!!!!
Alejandro

Leighton Irwin · 22 Dec 2006, 14:28 (Ref:1797721)

There is a BT40 just listed on www.race-cars.com chassis #11.

allenbrown · 20 Jan 2007, 14:10 (Ref:1820312)

Hans Wittwer had a 2-litre Brabham BT40 in hillclimbs in 1974, 1975 and 1976. He appears in Austria, Switzerland and at Ecce Homo in what was then Czechoslovakia.

Chris - when did Shangri La have his car?

Chris Townsend · 20 Jan 2007, 17:59 (Ref:1820412)

"Shangry La" still has BT40-19 in 1974, which suggests it might not be the Wittwer car unless he only shows up late season. However, we do have chassis 32 in Italy fairly recently with no known ownership.

Chris

allenbrown · 20 Jan 2007, 20:53 (Ref:1820503)

There was some sort of deal with the CSAI and Dragoni late in 1973 and they had a pair of Brabham BT40s. I'll let you practice your Italian - I've just emailed Autosprint 29 Oct-5 Nov 1973 p13 to you.

Euromontagna · 14 Feb 2007, 21:30 (Ref:1841662)

1973:Venturi
1974:Eugenio Baturone /Ford -1977, Hans-Ruedi Wittwer/BT40B
1977:L. Kolly
1978:Peter Dienemann
1980:Georg Reisinger ?

allenbrown · 14 Feb 2007, 21:46 (Ref:1841674)

Echappement lists Kolly's car as a BT30 in 1978. Where did he appear in a BT40?

Chris Townsend · 14 Feb 2007, 22:41 (Ref:1841719)

Looking at the photos on the ecce homo site I'd say there was a strong case for Dienemann's car having been Wittwer's.

Chris

Euromontagna · 15 Feb 2007, 17:04 (Ref:1842310)

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Originally Posted by allenbrown

Echappement lists Kolly's car as a BT30 in 1978. Where did he appear in a BT40?

1977 Mont Dore - EHC /source french magazine... i have only a copy from a friend, only one race i have... so it could be mistake

Euromontagna · 15 Feb 2007, 17:15 (Ref:1842321)

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Originally Posted by Chris Townsend

Looking at the photos on the ecce homo site I'd say there was a strong case for Dienemann's car having been Wittwer's.

Chris

its possible, here are wittwer and dienemann year 76 and 78

http://tentenths.com/forum/faq.php?f...chment_explain

Pete Brennan · 1 Mar 2007, 21:58 (Ref:1854946)

A car has surfaced in the UK,brought in from USA some years ago.Appears to be a Formula B car,with twin cam and FT200.ID# BT40-26.No history known,other than name on car,John Macaluso.Google tells us he was in Can Am mid 80's.Cheers

Andrew Fellowes · 1 Mar 2007, 22:15 (Ref:1854963)

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Originally Posted by Chris Townsend

"Shangry La" still has BT40-19 in 1974, which suggests it might not be the Wittwer car....Chris

You could be right,

Hansruedi Wittwer was the owner of the Brabham BT 40-20. This car we bought directly from Bernie Ecclestone. He run the BT 30 and the BT 40 in the European Hill Climb Championship.
I hope i could help you. If you have any more questions please let us know - or if you own one of this car.
Annemarie Wittwer

Andrew

**skycafe** · 2 Mar 2007, 02:01 (Ref:1855154)

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Originally Posted by Pete Brennan

,other than name on car,John Macaluso.Google tells us he was in Can Am mid 80's.Cheers

Miracle Motorsports in the ALMS also.

allenbrown · 2 Mar 2007, 10:00 (Ref:1855418)

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Originally Posted by Pete Brennan

A car has surfaced in the UK,brought in from USA some years ago.Appears to be a Formula B car,with twin cam and FT200.ID# BT40-26.No history known,other than name on car,John Macaluso.Google tells us he was in Can Am mid 80's.Cheers

Good man Pete!

Check out 14th place at Trois-Rivières 1983

Another mystery solved?

Allen

allenbrown · 2 Mar 2007, 10:18 (Ref:1855425)

Any more clues on the bodywork like a sponsors name? I'm wondering if this is also the mystery "Microlon Special" that Macaluso drove at the end of 1982 and then the Brabert FWH 001-Ford he drove at the start of 1983.

Allen

Pete Brennan · 2 Mar 2007, 21:02 (Ref:1855813)

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Originally Posted by allenbrown

Any more clues on the bodywork like a sponsors name? I'm wondering if this is also the mystery "Microlon Special" that Macaluso drove at the end of 1982 and then the Brabert FWH 001-Ford he drove at the start of 1983.

Allen

Allen,
The pics i have clearly show the car as a F/B Ford twin cam,there is no sign of it being in 2ltr Can Am format.Signage on the rear wing shows " HBO CINEMAX".Also the owner of the car was Fred Herbert.Regards Pete

allenbrown · 2 Mar 2007, 22:55 (Ref:1855897)

Brabert = Brabham/Herbert? FWH = Fred W. Herbert?

Plausible, isn't it?

allenbrown · 9 Mar 2007, 08:46 (Ref:1862126)

Spotted by Drifty: Autosport 25 june 1981 p51 - Barry Dutnall is running a BT40-Buick. The car was built for him over the winter. No clues on the origins of the Bt40 chassis.

EDIT: Or maybe it's Barrie Duntall - I've just seen Chris's history of BT40-12.

Chris Townsend · 9 Mar 2007, 11:30 (Ref:1862238)

The Macaluso car

HBO Cinemax sponsorship suggests use in NE region SCCA in the early 80s

HBO is Home Box Office [we know that, Sopranos, Sex n'City etc]
Began broadcasting as HBO by cable in 1972 in New York area only. Cinemax started early 1982, but the reach of the channel was still only to NYC/Philadelphia, suggesting regional promotion as the most effective

Company logo changed in 1981, might help us date the paint job.
Peter Any chance of a look at the pics?

Also imdb lists a John Macaluso [born the Bronx 1954] as a late 70s TV actor... I wonder if there might be some connection between him and HBO in an executive capacity

Chris

allenbrown · 9 Mar 2007, 12:13 (Ref:1862266)

I knew your day job would come in useful one day

Steve Wilkinson · 9 Mar 2007, 13:03 (Ref:1862306)

Quote:

Originally Posted by allenbrown

Spotted by Drifty: Autosport 25 june 1981 p51 - Barry Dutnall is running a BT40-Buick. The car was built for him over the winter. No clues on the origins of the Bt40 chassis.

EDIT: Or maybe it's Barrie Duntall - I've just seen Chris's history of BT40-12.

Actually you are both wrong and both right!

It is Barrie Dutnall.

Chris Townsend · 9 Mar 2007, 14:27 (Ref:1862364)

Not so much of MY day job!! I deal with pure art...

I will, however, ask one of my colleagues, who specialises in American TV [she has a PhD on Buffy the Vampire Slayer for G**'s sake] if she can be of any help in identifying useful names in HBO's early days.

Chris

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