1990 Van Diemen Formula Vauxhall Junior Launch car

1990 Van Diemen Formula Vauxhall Junior in The Driven Man, Documentary, 1991

Class: Cars, Racecar — Model origin:

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Author	Message
chicomarx ◊ 2024-05-16 18:58	Formula Ford mini racer? Mainly a UK sport apparently.
dsl ◊ 2024-05-16 20:05	Looks like a dummy - no suspension or brake connections. And I'd be surprised if real racing bodywork could support all that extra weight. Formula Ford or similar budget categories such as VW (using Beetle engines) or Imp-based F4 were popular in 70s, but by 91 film date may have evolved. Very skinny tyres.
993cc ◊ 2024-05-17 02:11	Might be a Formula Vauxhall -possible hint at the back https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/formula-vauxhall.html?sortBy=relevant
chicomarx ◊ 2024-05-17 07:27	Serious motor show going on with Ferraris and stuff, I don't think they would bother with a dummy @dsl
dsl ◊ 2024-06-05 12:23	Traced at last - it's Stirling Moss launching the Formula Vauxhall Junior championship at the 1990 Motor show, with an engineless chassis commissioned by Vauxhall from Van Diemen. Race cars (91+) used Nova GSi engines with 112bhp.
chicomarx ◊ 2024-06-16 07:12	That looks like it took a long time to dig up.... Here's an appreciative smiley That's not Stirling Moss in the car though?