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If anything the heavily revised Formula 1 aero regulations have forced the designers to start with pretty much a clean sheet. Instead of copying the most successful cars, they now had to come up with new ideas, which resulted in some distinct cars for 2009. The most unusual so far was launched today at Portugal's new Algarve track; the Renault R29. Both the nose and the rear body treatment are unlike all others launched so far. Also unveiled in Portugal today was the Williams FW31 Toyota. Its most unusual feature is the relatively wide nose cone. On Friday McLaren took the wraps off the MP4-24 Mercedes, which will be used by Lewis Hamilton to defend his title. With over two months to go a lot can still change but hopefully all teams will stick to their own distinct designs.
During the past week Scottsdale, Arizona hosted the annual Barrett-Jackson auction bonanza, aired live on SpeedTV. Among the hundreds of lots was the very first Hennessey HPE700 Camaro. By fitting a Corvette ZR1 derived V8 in a Camaro body shell John Hennessey created a proper American muscle car. From today it will be available from select Chevrolet dealers and directly from Hennessey. Among its rivals is the SMS 570 Challenger. Built by Steve Saleen's new company, this Challenger comes equipped with a supercharged version of the HEMI engine.
Amidst all the new releases of the last two weeks we had no room to feature some classic machinery. Today we more than make up for it with three interesting cars. First up is the Tojeiro Bristol Special. Built in a small garage this one-off special was a great success on the race track and would form the basis for the AC Ace and ultimately the Shelby Cobra. The last Aston Martin GT-racer of the classic era is this DP214. Two were built for the 1963 season and the featured example is the only survivor. For over forty years it remained the last Aston Martin GT racer built by manufacturer itself. Rounding off today's news feature is this wonderful Bugatti Type 50 with a Cabriolet body by little known British coachbuilder Brainsby-Woollard. Part of the fabulous collection of the late Dr Peter Williamson, it was shown at Pebble in 2008.
Enjoy the links:
1963 Aston Martin DP214 - Images, Specifications and Information
1931 - 1933 Bugatti Type 50 Brainsby-Woollard Cabriolet - Images, Specifications and Information
2009 Hennessey HPE700 Camaro - Images, Specifications and Information
2009 McLaren MP4-24 Mercedes - Images, Specifications and Information
2009 Renault R29 - Images, Specifications and Information
2008 SMS 570 Challenger - Images, Specifications and Information
1953 Tojeiro Bristol Special - Images, Specifications and Information
2009 Williams FW31 Toyota - Images, Specifications and Information
Regards,
Wouter Melissen
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