This race winner was formerly owned by Jody Scheckter, and on May 11, it is up for auction in Monaco.
The only six-wheeled car to enter an F1 race, the Tyrrell P34 was as successful as it was odd.Winning first and second place at the 1977 Grand Prix in Sweden was a highlight for this instantly recognizable machine.This example is up for auction in Monaco and has previously won its series at the Monterey Historic Automobile Races.What has six wheels and wins F1 races? No, it's not Lando Norris going on holiday with his McLaren pulling a tent trailer.
At the time, F1 had become something of a level playing field, with nearly every constructor using Cosworth V-8s, Hewland gearboxes, and Goodyear tires. Gardner's genius stroke was figuring out that nobody said how big or how many of those tires were to be used.Using a concept he'd first thought about as an IndyCar application, he designed a six-wheeled racer with four steerable wheels up front, small enough to tuck inside the bodywork.
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