What is this car? Chassis, engine and country this version is from?
Experts?
I'll be away from my computer for a day or two so please be patient if you think you can identify this hybrid.
Not a nibble from the Rookies or the Experts. How about the Pros?
It looks for all the world like an Indy car but your questions suggest it's otherwise. Is it American ?
Nothing to do with the USA
South America ?
Found it - 1968 Berta Tornado MAF1 of Eduardo Copello.
Well done! You're getting there.
South America - Yes
1968 - Yes
Berta - NO!
Tornado - Yes
MAF1 - NO!
Eduardo Copello - Yes
So, all I need now is the chassis and the country (South America is too general)
Righto - it's in Argentina ( MAF1 translates as Mecanica Argentina Formula 1 ) and it's a Cooper chassis, believed to be an ex-Rindt T86.
Success! Congratulations.
The information I have is: In 1967 IKA in Argentina acquired a Cooper T81 chassis - chassis F1-6-66 - was the final winner of a World Championship Grand Prix for Cooper actually winning two races in succession; the 1966 Mexican for John Surtees and the 1967 South African with Pedro Rodriguez. They re-engined it in Argentina with a Tornado engine. It was driven by Eduardo Copello to win the 1968 Argentine Championship.
The car was later cannibalised and many parts were used to make the Berta-Tornado MAF1.
Thanks. Interesting - there's nothing about this in Doug Nye's splendid Cooper history. He covers a lot of "what happened to the cars" so I'm surprised this was omitted.
Great puzzle.