1968 Tecno Formula 2 Roller

Serial Number: TO0288 (no chassis plate as on all Tecnos, number stamped on the chassis) Logbooks: FIA papers dated March 1991 Condition: restored rolling chassis Price: 115,000 FRF (approx. 19,300 USD) Location: France
Description The car was restored in 1990 but only used occasionally in testing. Originally configured and homologated with a Cosworth FVA it is offered without engine but otherwise complete.

History

The inevitable move upmarket brought the F2 car for 1968, which contested the championship through two teams. These were tough, chuckable cars, in the manner of karts, and complimented the character of the men who drove them, like Reutemann and Regazzoni, who took the F2 Championship in 1970.

As with many small concerns, the final upmarket move to F1 proved the last, with the resources of the team consumed through '72 and '73 in an unsuccessful attempt to compete at that level. The cars for the lesser formulas, however, proved some of the best of the late 60s, winning championships in F3, F2, and even US Formula Ford, with a works-modified F3 car at the hands of none other than Skip Barber.

This is the ex-Ron Harris Tecno which was entered in the 1968 European Formula 2 championship. It's period race results are listed below:

Hockenheim 16 June 1968 Richard Attwood 9th Monza 23 June 1968 Eric Offenstadt 5th Zandvoort 28 July 1968 Eric Offenstadt 5th Reims 15 September 1968 Jonathan Williams 10th Albi 20 October 1968 Richard Attwood retired Temporada Argentina Buenos Aires 01 december 1968 Carlos Reutemann retired Temporada Argentina Cordoba 08 december 1968 Carlos Reutemann retired Temporada Argentina San Juan 15 December 1968 Carlos Reutemann retired Temporada Argentina Buenos Aires 22 december 1968 Oscar Franco retired

Recent Competition History

Engine

• No engine.
• FIA papers were issued with a Cosworth FVA 1600 engine.

Fuel System

• The three original aluminium fuel tanks are fitted to the car.
• One of them is equipped with a tailor-made fuel cell.
• The other two tanks are not connected.

Oil/Water System

• Restored.

Electrical System

• New harness.

Gearbox

• Rebuilt 5 speed Hewland FT200.

Final Drive

• Hewland, integral with transaxle.
• LSD.

Body

• Restored fibreglass bodywork.
• Painted yellow with black stripe.

Chassis

• Spaceframe chassis
• Restored and powder coated (grey).
• Dampers: Koni
• Front Suspension: Double wishbones, new shock absorbers and springs.
• Rear Suspension: Lower inverted wishbone. New shock absorbers and springs.
• Steering: Tecno proprietary rack and pinion
• Brakes: Alloy calipers. Rebuilt.
• Wheels: Original Tecno magnesium wheels. Painted black, Avon tyres.

Interior

• Electronic rev counter.
• Steering wheel with new leather rim.
• New 6 point harness.

Spares

• None.