Equipment
Bolt on 6-spoke Brabham alloy wheels, Avon tires, electric starter, slide throttle fuel injection, 2,996cc Cosworth-Ford V-8, Hewland DG-300 5-speed, fire system.
Condition
1969 Canadian GP winner driven by Jacky Ickx, this year's Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance honoree. Several podium finishes in 1969, and a year earlier in BT26 configuration. Powered by an original Cosworth-Ford DFV. Later raced in the L&M Continental Championship by Gus Hutchison for owner Doug Champlin with two 1970 wins at Sears Point and Dallas. Restored in the early 90's and vintage raced. Very good cosmetics and mechanical presentation. Professionally and thoroughly restored and competition prepared with scant evidence of use. A superbly usable DFV-powered Formula One car with exceptional history when new.
Market commentary
In today's F1 world when the cars racing at the end of the season, supported by teams of hundreds of engineers, data specialists and elite fabricators, are bare shadows of the cars that open the season in Australia the multi-year success of cars like this Repco-Brabham BT26/26A is hard to fathom. But therein lies their fascination: simple, progressive, analog development, thoughtful concept and design by the likes of Brabham's Ron Tauranac and determined, talented drivers like Jacky Ickx. Bought on Thursday at Bonhams, this Jacky Ickx Repco Brabham was at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance on Sunday, as it deserved to be, instant gratification for the new owner who didn't pay a lot for the car, for the gratification of its Amelia display or for the enjoyment of driving it.