BRABHAM ALFA ROMEO BT46 DOCUMENTATION [1]
Motor
Racing Developments Ltd. presented
the original version of the Brabham
Alfa Romeo BT46 in autunm 1977.
The car was still in the livery of their title sponsor Martini & Rossi and . . .
. . . had got lateral heat exchangers instead of normal oil and water radiators.
The
regular version, here the BT46/6 with Nelson Piquet in the
cockpit, has got the
water radiators in the nose scone, the oil coolers were hidden in
the winglets ahead
of the rear tyres.
The
BT46/6B fan car in action with Niki Lauda behind the wheel. The
water radiator had
been transferred into the back with a big ventilator behind the
gearbox. The oil coolers
remained in the little wings.
Reigning
world champion Niki Lauda with the BT46 fan car ahead of his team
mate
John Watson. The nose has got normal front wings.
Graphics: project * 2000
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