Solved: GTE 374 - 1969 Berta LR prototype

[gte4289]

Identify this car for a point.

[Edgardosomoza]

Berta LR Cosworth 1970

[gte4289]

Berta LR Cosworth 1970

Close enough. This is the Berta LR in its earliest prototype stage, being tested for the first time at Autódromo Oscar Cabalén in December, 1969. (During the testing, Oreste Berta lost control of the car and crashed.)

[Edgardosomoza]

That is right. The car was tested in the Autódromo Oscar Cabalén of Cordoba in december 1969 and was driven by Luis DiPalma and Carlos Marincovich in january 1970 in Buenos Aires when the Sport Prototypes race was disputed. Begore the 500km race, the Berta had another accident, this time driven by Oscar Mauricio Franco and Oreste and his team rebuilt it in the LA RAZON newpaper workshop. LA RAZON was the property on Patricio Peralta Ramos, who backed finnancialy the project. After that, the car took part of the Nuerburgring 1000km the same year, again with DiPalma & Marincovich at the wheel.
During 1971 Oreste Berta worked on his own V8, but, although three cars and six engines were built, the project sunk during 1972 because of lack of money.