Topic: SOLVED: si_253 - Sigma Grand Prix - 1969

[sichel]

This seems to be a very special racer?
What is its name? Which people were involved in the project? What was the point of this project? Who was the coachbuilder? Who built the powertrain? When did the presentation take place? For all questions there is a whole point.

[HGraber]

Name: Sigma

People Involved: The boys at Pininfarina

Purpose: Safety car concept

Coachbuilder: Pininfarina

Powertrain: Ferrari 312

Presentation: Geneva 1969

[sichel]

Partly correct, but not entirely.

Name:               Something is still missing here.

People Involved: Of course the guys from pininfarina were involved.
                        But in the development of this project various specialist lights were involved. 
                        The idea was born at a trade journal, this resulted in a working group with five members.
                        At least three should be mentioned here, for all five there is still a 'siche-bee'.

Purpose:           What exactly should security be increased for?

Coachbuilder:    Yes, it is Pininfarina

Powertrain:       Yes, Ferrari

Presentation:     Geneva Salon 1969

Locked for you.

[HGraber]

The journal's name is Automobil Revue

[sichel]

Yes it was the Automobil Revue from Bern, CH. Now only the other gaps need to be filled.

[sichel]

Up to Experts

[Alfa_Japan]

Name: Pininfarina Ferrari Sigma?

Support of Enzo Ferrari, Fiat and Mercedes among others.

Is that what you're looking for?

[sichel]

Name: No. Sigma is a part of the name, supplemented by the area of application of this safety vehicle.
I asked for involved people, not for invilved factories.
Next try!

[Rusty Chrome]

Name:The Sigma Safety Car or Pininfarina Sigma Grand Prix monoposto F1
Which people were involved in the project? Professor Ernst Fiala, Paul Frère, Battista Farina, Enzo Ferrari
What was the point of this project? To develop a prototype F1 car whose priciple design elements could then be used to improve safety throughout motor sport.
Who was the coachbuilder? Carrozzeria Pininfarina
Who built the powertrain? Ferrari
When did the presentation take place? Geneva Salon 1969

[hermanoto]

1969 Sigma Grand Prix, built by Pininfarina
Showed at Zandvoort-Circuit, the Netherlands, 1969.
Built for safety purposes for proposals to the CSI (Commission Sportive Internationale).
People involved a.o.: Prof. Ernst Fiala, Dr Michael Henderson, Paul Frere, Enzo Ferrari, Alberto Morelli (aerodynamics)
3000cc Ferrari engine

[sichel]

@ hermanoto: sorry for you, but Rusty Chrome was first with a correct answer.
@ Rusty, your answer is correct and has sufficient content because with #2 I increased the number of the working group members to three. Other members were Robert Braunschweig, Editor-in-Chief of 'Automobil Revue' and Michael Henderson, racing doctor and trade book author.
The innovations of this development vehicle included among others foamed safety tanks, an automatic fire extinguishing system, helmet belts, telescopic steering column and electrical system with self-triggering inertia switch. Much of this is taken for granted in racing cars today
Rusty, this is your next point, congratulation 

[Carnut]

When I first saw your post I (obviously mistakenly) thought you were looking for all the other companies which co-operated with Pininfarina in this concept (I'm thinking particularly of numbers 4, 5, 6 and 8 in the below extract):

[sichel]

@ Carnut: Thank you for these detailed informations. My first question was perhaps not precise enough, but with reply #2 everything should have become clear.

[Carnut]

It did!
I was just pointing out there was lots more info you could have asked for to make the answer absolutely complete..

[sichel]

...then the answer would probably have turned into a novel. I found it fascinating enough what luminaries were involved in the project.