1969 Sbarro Formula 5000

1969 Sbarro Formula 5000 1969 Sbarro Formula 5000 1969 Sbarro Formula 5000 Noted Swiss designer and car constructor Franco Sbarro created his Formula 5000 prototype at the dawn of the famed racing series, incorporating daring and innovative aerodynamics with a spare GT40 drivetrain from his collaborators Scuderia Filipinetti. The result features the recognizable nose of a '60s formula car, but with a dramatic integrated rear wing, shielding the engine bay in the flared rake of its form. Soon after its creation the F5000 was invited to the show 'Bolide,' a collection of aesthetically groundbreaking competition cars on display at the Louvre in 1970. It appears in the show's book alongside such landmark shapes as the Pininfarina Sigma concept. The car disappeared for several decades, kept in a private Swiss collection. The car resurfaced intact and well-preserved in 2007 at the Musee National de l'Automobile in Mulhouse, France. Since then, it has undergone a complete mechanical freshening, and will soon be able to compete in historic Formula 5000 racing.

1969 Sbarro Formula 5000 Vehicle Profiles

Recent Vehicle Additions

Related Automotive News

Coys Bring Their Traditional Selection Of Excellent Motor Cars To Fontwell House

Coys Bring Their Traditional Selection Of Excellent Motor Cars To Fontwell House

Coys bring their traditional selection of excellent motor cars to Fontwell House for their Goodwood Motor Circuit Revival Race Meeting Sale. Coys, the International Auction House will once again be packing the sumptuous surroundings of Fontwell...

A Record 65,422 Visitors Celebrate Motorsports History at Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion

MONTEREY, Calif., August 25 2015 - For four beautiful sun-drenched days visitors to the Monterey coastal community bore witness to one of the finest collections of historic race cars competing in the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. A record...
Formula 5000 Series Talk at IMRRC May 10; Series Driver Sam Posey Honored Guest

Formula 5000 Series Talk at IMRRC May 10; Series Driver Sam Posey Honored Guest

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (April 21, 2014) – No one outside the racing world seemed to know F5000 existed, Sam Posey reminisced in Road %26 Track magazine a few years ago. On May 10, Posey, who would drive to second place in the Formula 5000 series...
FORMULA 5000 FEVER AT THRUXTON EASTER REVIVAL

FORMULA 5000 FEVER AT THRUXTON EASTER REVIVAL

Feast of formidable Formula 5000 machinery a highlight of Thruxton Easter Revival Formula 5000 and Formula 2 drivers face-off in Derek Bell Trophy races Super Touring and Classic Formula 3 ensure plenty of variety at popular event The unmistakeab...

RACE FOR HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE RESEARCH BACKED BY AC/DC'S BRIAN JOHNSON AND CHAMPION DRIVERS AT SEBRING

SEBRING, Fla. (Oct. 11, 2013) - Seven champion race-car drivers and one rock star racer will compete in a Porsche 935 JLP HD1 on Dec. 8, 2013, in Sebring, Fla., to help raise funds and awareness for Huntingtons Disease (HD). The 4-hour endurance...

Vehicle information, history, and specifications from concept to production.