De Sanctis

1966 De Sanctis Source

De Sanctis

1968 De Sanctis Fitted with a 1 liter Ford engine , at the Targa Florio in 1968 and 1969.

Although better known for their single seaters, including Formula 3, De Sanctis also produced some 'road' cars, really meant for sportscar racing. One such car was presented at the Turin Motorshow in 1966 and had a mid-mounted engine with a choice of capacities, from 1000, 1600 or 2000cc. The Colotti transmission could be fitted with five or six ratios.

De Sanctis himself won his first Italian Championship titles in 1952 and continued to take many until 1957 when he decided to suspend his career as a driver in order to concentrate on his growing tuning and preparation business. Formula Junior, F2 and F3 cars followed, before in 1964 he turned more to sportscars. Engines included Alfa Romeo, OSCA, ATS and Ford units in bodies similar to the one pictured. From the late 1960's his attention again turned primarily to single-seaters, continuing until he ceased to do business at the end of the 1970's. Source

De Sanctis F.Junior 1958 - 1960

Technical card draft from the book “Junior Formula” of L.Orsini

1959 De Sanctis Formula Junior

EDITION 1958:

Tubular chassis. Step 200cm. Front track 122cm. Rear track 118cm. Front suspension with inferior oscillating trapeze, advanced cross-sectional crossbow, telescopic shocks-absorber. Rear suspension with inferior oscillating trapeze, oscillating axle shafts, advanced cross-sectional crossbow, longitudinal struts of reaction, telescopic shocks-absorber. Motor Rear Fiat 600. Bore 60,4mm, run 65mm. Piston displacement 746 cm3. Power 50 CV to 6.000 turns/min. Feeding with a carburetor double Weber body invert. Change of derivation Fiat 600, to 4 marce + RM. Drum brakes on the four wheels. Front tires 5,20x12. Rear 5,20x14.

EDITION 1958 - 1959 - 1960:

Tubular chassis. Step 200cm. Front track 122cm. Rear track 118cm. Front suspension to inferior and advanced oscillating trapezes, telescopic shocks-absorber and coaxial cylindrical motivatings force. Rear suspension to inferior oscillating trapeze, oscillating axle shafts, advanced cross-sectional crossbow, longitudinal struts of reaction, telescopic shocks-absorber. Motor Rear Fiat 1,100/103. Bore 68mm, run 75mm. Piston displacement 1,098 cm3. Power 72 - 83 CV to 6.200 - 6,500 turns/min. Feeding with two horizontal carburetors double Weber body. Change of derivation Fiat 600, to 4 marce + RM. Drum brakes on the four wheels. Front tires 5,20x12. Rear 5,20x14.

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