Falck Special N60089 Rivets
Falck Special N60089 Rivets formula one racer; race number 92 pre 1954 - Information: Powered by an 85hp Continental C85; span: 17'8"; length: 17'0". Originally designed to be flown from the prone position, the Goodyear race rules demanded conventional seating. "Rivets" was also re-configured to T-tail in 1954. Much modified, this racer, with the most career wins of any at the time, including 24 firsts, was destroyed in a crash on 9/3/77, killing Falck
Picture No
13100207
Media ID
47749073
Size
5906px x 3005px
(6.4MB)
Credit
© The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed Photograph - original negative acquired from the WILL BLUNT collection
Date
circa 1949
