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TYPE
39
TASMAN
FORMULA
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TYPE 39
1966
Tasman Formula
Engine: Coventry
Climax FPF 2495cc-----------------------------
Gearbox: Hewland
5 speed-------------------------------------------
Chassis: Monocoque
based on two side pontoons--------
constructed from
16-guage aluminum alloy sheet, with -
welded
steel cross-member fabrications front and rear.---
Front Suspension:
Upper cantilever rocking arms,---------
lower wishbones,-&
inboard coil spring / damper units.--
Rear Suspension:
reversed lower wishbones, top links,-
twinradius
rods, and outboard coil spring & damper-------
units.------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wheelbase: 7
ft. 7.5 in.---------------------------------------------------
Maximum Track:
4 ft. 8.25 in.------------------------------------------
Length: 11 ft.
8 in.---------------------------------------------------------
Weight: 890 lbs.------------------------------------------------------------
This was a Type
33 modified by Maurice Phillippe.------
The 39 used a
space frame subframe to carry a 2.5 liter
Climax
FPF bolted to the main monocoque chassis to--
win a Tasman
Championship for Jim Clark.------------------
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