Greatest F1 cars of all time

[Chris56]

Sorry if this has been discussed before, but what are your favourite F1 cars (from any era).
Remember this is a discussion of the cars themselves and not necessarily the people who drove them.

Here are some of mine:

http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/images/williams_fw14b2.png
Williams FW14 - love the colour scheme

http://www.newsbomb.gr/images/sized/articles_new/1981%2082%2083%20McLaren%20MP4-1.jpg

McLaren MP4 - Last of the "turbo" era

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3638/3335929035_2004e4a9a2.jpg

Ferrari 412 - Last of the V12s, possibly the best sounding F1 car ever made

These are some of mine, but what are yours?

[peetbee]

My choices include the MP4/4 as above and I'm quite keen on Lotus!:

Lotus 25
http://lotuselan.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/lotus25_f1.jpg?w=324&h=250

Lotus 49
http://www.andrewnoakes.com/images/stories/2010/1967chapman-lotus49-524.jpg

Lotus 72 (Raced for 5 seasons and won 3 constructors titles!)
http://shop.simonlewis.com/ekmps/shops/simonlewis/images/lotus-72-ronnie-peterson-brazil-gp-1975-large--1562-p.jpg

Lotus 78
http://www.f1technical.net/f1db/cars/images/1978/lotus79.jpg

[hazeandfizz]

My top 3,

Williams FW14B
http://f1vietnam.com/forum/images/modimages/cars/williams/FW14b_Renault_Mansell_Imola.jpg
Lotus 49.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Lotus_49-1.JPG/800px-Lotus_49-1.JPG (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Lotus_49-1.JPG)
Tyrrell P34.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3057/2927508528_223852cc9b.jpg

Cheers,
James.

[Ross]

Red 5's alive baby :wub:cool::cool::cool:

http://f1vietnam.com/forum/images/modimages/cars/williams/FW14b_Renault_Mansell_Imola.jpg

[dave g]

matra f1 ms 120 v12

just looks both brutal and beautiful at the same time.

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn270/davegee_album/13_97-1.jpg
http://www.f1-info.cz/f1foto/f1-historic-races/2008_hfo_hockenheimring/HFO-MatraMS120-1.jpg

[Nick Goodall]

Purely looks wise....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3024/2901493962_cdac15a5b0.jpg

http://www.racecarsdirect.com/photos/1989_b189_benetton_f1.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2131/2171094071_a79724c990.jpg

http://www.f1wolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/1991-Leyton-House.jpeg

http://www.f1wolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/1993-lotus.jpg

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/1286/9432inoues941forjap03.jpg

[Pip Squeak]

Non, I hate F1:thumbdown:

[hazeandfizz]

Needs to be a top 5!
Brabham BT48
http://rpmedia.ask.com/ts?u=/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/2001_Goodwood_Festival_of_Speed_Brabham_BT46B_Fan_ car.jpg/120px-2001_Goodwood_Festival_of_Speed_Brabham_BT46B_Fan_ car.jpg

Williams FW08B
http://www.motorsportretro.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Jonathan_Palmer_Williams_FW08_6_wheeler.jpg
My top 3,

Williams FW14B
http://f1vietnam.com/forum/images/modimages/cars/williams/FW14b_Renault_Mansell_Imola.jpg
Lotus 49.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Lotus_49-1.JPG/800px-Lotus_49-1.JPG (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Lotus_49-1.JPG)
Tyrrell P34.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3057/2927508528_223852cc9b.jpg

Cheers,
James.

[Chris56]

My choices include the MP4/4 as above and I'm quite keen on Lotus!:

Lotus 25
http://lotuselan.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/lotus25_f1.jpg?w=324&h=250

Lotus 49
http://www.andrewnoakes.com/images/stories/2010/1967chapman-lotus49-524.jpg

Lotus 72 (Raced for 5 seasons and won 3 constructors titles!)
http://shop.simonlewis.com/ekmps/shops/simonlewis/images/lotus-72-ronnie-peterson-brazil-gp-1975-large--1562-p.jpg

Lotus 78
http://www.f1technical.net/f1db/cars/images/1978/lotus79.jpg

Im with you on that one - anything driven by Jim Clarke or painted in black/gold is a awesome!

[Bagman]

Let's not forget the guy who designed the Lotus 97T should also be remembered for the monstrosity that was the Ligier JS5. Google it but you may have to remove your filters first.

[Nige]

Let's not forget the guy who designed the Lotus 97T should also be remembered for the monstrosity that was the Ligier JS5. Google it but you may have to remove your filters first.


You're not a big fan of the Ligier JS5 then, the air intack reminds me of a Smurf hat :lol:

http://www.histomobile.com/dvd_histomobile/usa/124/1976_Ligier_JS5.htm

[Bagman]

I don't know how the team could've let it get as far as a race. Someone must have realised it was wrong, in so many different ways.