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Barrett's #75 - Solved- Hrubon Gordini 1300 1967
« on: November 02, 2010, 08:58:54 PM »
What's this car, what engine does it use and what was it doing in this photo?
« Last Edit: November 04, 2010, 05:09:17 PM by barrett »

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Re: Barrett's #75
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2010, 07:07:34 AM »
I think this is the first Hrubon which was the brainchild of Frenchman Jean-Claude Hrubon. It had a 1.3-litre Renault-Gordini engine and was entered for the 1967 Le Mans 24 Hours test day which I hope tallies with the photo. It certainly didn't make the race as it was painfully slow. A slightly more conventional-looking version was entered for the following year's race but failed to qualify. I seem to remember future F2 champion and Grands Prix winner Jean-Pierre Jabouille had a go at making it work, obviously without success...

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Re: Barrett's #75
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2010, 05:08:49 PM »
Another perfect answer, well done!