We intend to restore and provide support for the fantastic machinery that has raced in the Formula One World Championship.
Our current projects are all Tyrrells; one, the type 017--as raced in 1988 and early 1989, will be vintage raced this year; the other two, both 018 chassis', will be our next projects, as raced in 1989 and early 1990.
For Sale:1988 Tyrrell 017
About our Tyrrells....
Special Thanks to:
Without the help of incredibly creative and dedicated people like these, 017/4 would have never made it out of the private collection where we found it. We owe them a tremendous debt of gratitude for helping make 017 the great car it is.
Mike Torino: TMR Racing, Orange, California
Project Manager. Total restoration, with tremendous attention to detail. We could not have done this without Mike and his crew.
John Nicholson: Nicholson McLaren Engines, England
A magnificent powerplant and a fantastic individual
All American Racers: Santa Ana, California
Dan Gurney's men fabricated wings, uprights, and other spares to F1 specs.
Phil Stratford: Former owner of Tyrrell 017/2
Comrade in the struggle for the right parts
Steve Bryant: AP Racing, England
Brakes and Clutches
Neil Davis: Tyrrell Racing Organisation, England
Historical perspective, Blueprints for needed parts
Scott Elkins: Pi Research, Indiana
Data Acquisition hardware and software
Ted Waibel: T.A.W. Vehicle Concepts, Colorado.
Convinced Technomagnesio to make wheels from Tyrrell blueprints
Jeff Heywood: Coast Fabrication, California.
Perfect headers to Nicholson McLaren specs. These are just gorgeous.
Mike Goebel: EFI Technology, California
New wiring harness
Stuart Barron: formerly at Steve Goode Fabrications, England
Header flanges
Brian Lisle: Newman-Haas Racing, Indiana
The car’s designer, now Newman-Haas' race engineer
Jonathon Palmer: England
Former driver
Rob Collings: Collings Foundation, Stow, Massachusetts
Former owner
Harry Mendel: Mendel Auto Sport, England
Junior engineer for Tyrrell, much of the initial restoration
The 017/4
Provenance: The 017/4 was raced by the Tyrrell Racing Organisation during the 1988 and 1989 seasons. The 017-type cars raced a full season in 1988 and, in 017B form, ran the Brazilian Grand Prix (chassis #4, this car, finished 7th in that race) and the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola, where Jonathan Palmer qualified chassis #4, but raced chassis 018/1 when Michele Alboreto failed to qualify. Chassis # 4 was a spare for the Monaco Grand Prix and still carries the FIA inspection sticker from it's final World Championship event.
After the car's final season, Ken Tyrrell sold #4 (with two other 017's) to Adrian Hamilton, who subsequently sold the car to Rob Collings. I bought the car from Rob in 1996, and it's been restored to better-than-grid appearance by the folks on the home page.
The Car:
1988-89 Tyrrell 017
Designer: Brian Lisle (now with Newman-Haas), Maurice Phillippe and Harvey Postlewaithe
Chassis: number 4 of 5
Engine: 3.5 liter Ford Cosworth DFZ V8, built by Nicholson McLaren.
Wheelbase: 106 inches
Weight: 1113 lbs
Results: (1988)
Montreal: 6th—One World Championship point
Detroit: 5th—Two World Championship points.
Some accounts say that 017/1 was the chassis that scored here.
Paul Ricard: Spare car
Silverstone: Spare car
Hockenheim: Spare car
Hungaroring: Spare car
Spa: Spare car
Monza: Spare car
Jerez: Spare car
Suzuka: 12th
Adelaide: DNF (Ring & Pinion)
Some accounts say that 017/5 was the chassis that participated in the last two races.
1989—configured as 017B (with the 018's six-speed gearbox, revised rear suspension)
Brazil: 7th
Imola: Palmer qualified the car here but then raced the 018/1 that Alboreto did not qualify, finishing 6th.
Monaco: Spare car
The 1988 Tyrrell Grand Prix Team:
This is my car, 017/4, with Phil Stratford's car, 017/2. Note the dramatic differences between the high-downforce setup (017/4) and the low-downforce setup (017/2). With Phil's 017/2 returning to England, this is the only 017 chassis in the United States.
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