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The Brabham BT 46B ‘Fan Car’ took a standard Alfa Romeo and added a large fan at the rear of the car. While the car was confirmed as legal, Brabham did remove it in order to avoid a confrontation with other team owners.
The 1978 Swedish Grand Prix saw the debut, and only race, of one of the most outlandish ideas in Formula One history. The Brabham BT 46B ‘Fan Car’ took a standard Alfa Romeo flat 12 powered BT 46 and added a large fan at the rear of the car, this drew air through the engine water radiator before using an even more effective version of ground effect, pioneered by the Lotus 79, to create a partial vacuum under the car. This created an enormous amount of downforce, that saw Niki Lauda able to cruise away at the start of the race.
The form car for the rest of the season, the Lotus 79, was also a ground-breaking car, its skirts along the side of the bodywork helped generate high levels of downforce, sucking the car to the track and immediately moving the goal posts of performance for the other teams. The Fan car generated tremendous controversy upon its unveiling, with Brabham insisting that it was for cooling the engine, not downforce purposes. While the Brabham’s did not qualify on pole (they deliberately sand bagged to avoid controversy) Lauda lined up second behind Andretti. At the start the two fought for the lead, before a problem removed the Lotus and Lauda cruised to a 34.6 second victory.
After the race, the car was confirmed as legal, but was removed by Brabham, in order for the owner Bernie Ecclestone to avoid a confrontation with other team owners. The designer, Gordon Murray went on to design numerous race and championship winning cars. The fan car is today an important legacy of one of the most innovative periods of F1 history and makes a perfect pair with the otherwise dominant Lotus 79.
Item Scale: 1:32 Scale
License: Yes
License line: The 'Brabham' name and trademarks are protected in the UK, EU and elsewhere. They are used here under license from Brabham BrandingLtd. Approved and licensed by CLASSIC TEAM LOTUS LTD. www.classicteamlotus.co.uk
Release type: New tooling
Colour: Various
Car Number: Various
Drivers: Mario Andretti + Niki Lauda
Race: Swedish GP
Year: 1978
Compatible with ARC AIR/ARC ONE: Yes
Compatible with ARC PRO/Digital: Digital chip required
Compatible with Spark Plug: Yes
360 Guideblade: No
Decal Sheet Included: No
Digital Plug Installed: No
Theme: Single seater
Super Resistant: No
DPR: No
High Detail: Yes
Magnatraction: Yes
Front Lights: No
Rear Lights: No
Siren: No
Digital Plug Type: C7005
Flashing Lights: No
Easy Change Guide Blade: Yes
 
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Situated in Melbourne, Metro Hobbies is a foundation of the Australian hobby scene. For more than 36 years we have been helping enthusiasts of every age enjoy everything awesome in the world of hobbies, from Plastic Model Kits, Model Trains, Slot cars, Gundam Models, Radio Control Cars, Boats and Aircraft, to Hobby Tools, Paints and Supplies.
We have a wide range of products available in store and online. If what you are after is not in stock, we will go above and beyond to source it from our current supplier's catalogue. Our pricing is very competitive, and in addition we have a storewide price match system where we can match any Australian competitor's price on an item as long as it is in stock and not on sale/special.
A bit of history...
Metro Hobbies has been trading for over 35 years in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. Formally known as Metropolitan Model and Hobby Centre, the business established itself as a specialist in radio control cars. Radio control cars are still very prominent in Metro Hobbies today although the shop has broadened the product range to include radio control helicopters, planes, boats, slot cars, train sets, model kits & Lego.
In April 2012 Metro Hobbies joined forces with Victorian Hobby Centre. Found on Swanston Street, right at the heart of the Melbourne CBD, the Victorian Hobby Centre was a foundation of the Australian hobby scene. For more than 35 years they have been serving enthusiasts of every age enjoy everything awesome in the world of hobbies, from plastic model kits, model trains, slot cars, Gundam models, RC cars and aircraft, hobby tools and supplies, and everything in between. Victorian Hobby Centre's strength was always its knowledge of new and old plastic models as well model rail.
Due to the closure of the city store, we have transferred all that knowledge, passion over to our much larger Box Hill store, where we continue to share our enjoyment of hobbies with all hobby enthusiasts. Metro Hobbies today is one of the larget specialist hobby retail groups in Australia. Our goal is to provide our customers with amazing customer service and technical knowledge. Our staff are all keen hobbyists themselves, and we are modestly proud of being a shop of people who do enjoy what they do.
We have a wide range of products available on the shop floor, and yet we can still order in items not in stock for customers, if it is available from a current supplier's catalog. We pride ourselves in ensuring new release product is avaliable to our customers quickly. Our pricing is very competitive, and in addition we have a storewide price match system where we can match any domestic competitor's price on an item as long as it is in stock and not on sale/special.
Ask us anytime for any advice regarding your hobby, and we will try our best to point you to the right direction so you may enjoy your hobby even more!
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