South African Formula 1 series, Champions and Challengers

Some progress on the Champions and Challengers of the South African Formula 1 series. Most of the cars are depicted in the colours and race numbers they carried in that years South African Grand Prix. As I complete each car, I try and finish a custom box or crystal display case for them with custom photos and specific details of each car. Some of the photos show the added info on the box.

John Love - Cooper T55 Climax - 1965 Rand Grand Prix. (ex works "slimline" - chassis F1-11-61)

John Love - Cooper T79 Climax 2.7 - 1967 South African Grand Prix. (ex Bruce McLaren"s Tasman 2.5 litre car - based on the F1- Cooper T73)

John Love - Brabham Repco BT20 - 1968 South African Grand Prix (ex Jack Brabham - chassis F1-2-64)

Basil van Rooyen - Brabham Repco BT24 - 1968 South African series (ex Jack Brabham - chassis BT24/1. Repco 720)

Basil van Rooyen - McLaren M7A Cosworth - 1969 South African Grand Prix (ex Bruce McLaren - chassis M7A/1)

John Love - Lotus 49 Cosworth - 1969 South African Grand Prix (ex Graham Hill - chassis 49/R3 - 1st privately owned Lotus 49)

Dave Charlton - Lotus 49C Cosworth - 1970 South African Grand Prix (ex Graham Hill, Tasman 2.5 litre, converted to DFV April 69 - chassis 49/R8)

Peter de Klerk - Brabham Cosworth BT26 - 1970 South African Grand Prix (ex Jack Brabham - chassis BT26 A/1)

John Love - March 701 Cosworth - 1971 South African Grand Prix (chassis 10 - delivered new to John Love)

John Love - Surtees TS 9 Cosworth - 1972 South African Grand Prix (ex Mike Hailwood - chassis 003)

Willie Ferguson - Brabham Cosworth BT33 - 1972 South African Grand Prix (ex Graham Hill & Carlos Reutemann - chassis BT33 / 1)

Dave Charlton - Lotus 72 Cosworth - 1972 South African Grand Prix (ex Reine Wisell & John Miles - chassis 49/R3)

Eddie Keizan - Tyrrell 004 Cosworth - 1973 South African Grand Prix (ex Jackie Stewart - chassis 004)

Ian Scheckter - Lotus 72D Cosworth - 1974 South African Grand Prix (ex Dave Walker & Ronnie Peterson - chassis 49/R6)

Dave Charlton - McLaren M23 Cosworth - 1975 South African Grand Prix (ex - Peter Revson - chassis 23/2)

The Champions and Challengers grid so far ----

If you have made it this far, thanks for looking.