Announced in early
1966 in Brazil, the Willys-Gávea
was claimed to be suitable
for F3, F2 even F1, the spaceframe chassis was built from 1.25 inch tubing
and was fitted with a Renault engine and gearbox, outboard discs and Dunlop
tyres were also included. The car raced in F3 guise in the 1966 Temporada
series without much success, the best finish was ninth at the second round
held at Parque Independencia in Argentina, and any F1 or F2 versions would
seem to have been non-starters. The driver of the Willys-Gávea
was Wilson
Fittipaldi, later to enter F1 with the Brabham and Copersucar teams in
the mid-seventies, he was of course also brother of Emerson and father
of Christian who drove for Minardi and Arrows in F1 before moving to CART
and NASCAR.
Thanks to José
Alberto Parise for additional information. |