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I forgot this bit if info ---- it seems the car was raced in the year 1976 Doug

...and 1977 > I forgot this bit if info ---- > it seems the car was raced in the year 1976 > Doug

here's a good one for ya.....ever see a blue ferrari?....heh heh...in F1?

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> ...and 1977 > > I forgot this bit if info ---- > > it seems the car was raced in the year 1976 > > Doug

And it wasn't a dog at all. It won the Swedish GP Mark >I forgot this bit if info ---- > it seems the car was raced in the year 1976 > Doug

>And it wasn't a dog at all. It won the Swedish GP A 1-2 finish IIRC. This comes up almost every week on rec.autos.sport.f1 :-) http://members.xoom.com/IanHill http://members.tripod.com/~IanHill

Ferrari was white/blue in the US GP and Mexico GP in 60's, but I don't remember the exact year... >here's a good one for ya.....ever see a blue ferrari?....heh heh...in >F1?

> Ferrari was white/blue in the US GP and Mexico GP in 60's, but I don't > remember the exact year... 1964, I think... - Antti Salmi -

it actually was 1969...and for 2 races only....in the states....they ran 2 gran prix's there that year.a blue ferrari....go figure....heh heh > > Ferrari was white/blue in the US GP and Mexico GP in 60's, but I don't > > remember the exact year... > 1964, I think... > - Antti Salmi -

In 1964, John Surtees and L. Bandini drove blue and white Ferraris, #s 7 &8, but not in all the races - usually the cars were red with blue wheels. Surtees won the Championship that year. in 1976, Jody Scheckter and Patrick Depalier drove 6 wheel Tyrrell P34s. Scheckter drove the car to victory at the Swedish GP that year. Any other questions? Ric >I forgot this bit if info ---- > it seems the car was raced in the year 1976 > Doug

I seem to remember that the year the Ferrari's were blue was because Enzo was mad at the F1 officials in Paris and the cars were entered at the Glen (anyway) by something called Ferrari North America (of NYC, I think).

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> In 1964, John Surtees and L. Bandini drove blue and white Ferraris, #s 7 &8, > but not in all the races - usually the cars were red with blue wheels. > Surtees won the Championship that year. > in 1976, Jody Scheckter and Patrick Depalier drove 6 wheel Tyrrell P34s. > Scheckter drove the car to victory at the Swedish GP that year. > Any other questions? > Ric > >I forgot this bit if info ---- > > it seems the car was raced in the year 1976 > > Doug

Sorry, meant to say WHITE/blue.

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> I seem to remember that the year the Ferrari's were blue > was because Enzo was mad at the F1 officials in Paris and > the cars were entered at the Glen (anyway) by something > called Ferrari North America (of NYC, I think). > > In 1964, John Surtees and L. Bandini drove blue and white Ferraris, #s 7 &8, > > but not in all the races - usually the cars were red with blue wheels. > > Surtees won the Championship that year. > > in 1976, Jody Scheckter and Patrick Depalier drove 6 wheel Tyrrell P34s. > > Scheckter drove the car to victory at the Swedish GP that year. > > Any other questions? > > Ric > > >I forgot this bit if info ---- > > > it seems the car was raced in the year 1976 > > > Doug

Mr. Ferrari wanted to race the 250 GT as a production car. The officials at Monza pointed out that not enough of the cars had been produced to classify the car as a production model. Enzo withdrew his entry and proclamed that Team Ferrari would never race in Italy again and when Ferrari's raced outside Italy they would never be red. So for the last 2 GP's in 1964 the Ferrari's were in the blue and white of NART. North American Racing Team. Run by the US Ferrari importer and not as the offical Team Ferrari. In 1965 a new "sports car" class was added to the FIA classifications. The 250 LM (a 250 prtotype with a roof added) was eligable for the class. Mr. Ferrari was happy and Ferrari's were red again! buzard

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> I seem to remember that the year the Ferrari's were blue > was because Enzo was mad at the F1 officials in Paris and > the cars were entered at the Glen (anyway) by something > called Ferrari North America (of NYC, I think). > > In 1964, John Surtees and L. Bandini drove blue and white Ferraris, #s 7 &8, > > but not in all the races - usually the cars were red with blue wheels. > > Surtees won the Championship that year. > > in 1976, Jody Scheckter and Patrick Depalier drove 6 wheel Tyrrell P34s. > > Scheckter drove the car to victory at the Swedish GP that year. > > Any other questions? > > Ric > > >I forgot this bit if info ---- > > > it seems the car was raced in the year 1976 > > > Doug