Foglietti Race Car
Another Italian F3 constructor whose roots lay in Formula Junior. They built an FJ car in 1958 and continued to use it in 1959, although it was already outdated compared to cars like the Cooper at the time of its announcement. An F3 car was produced in 1964 and the name Foglietti continued to appear on the Italian F3 grids until 1971, but many of these cars were likely updates of an earlier chassis rather than a new car. In 1958, Mr. Ernesto Foglietti worked on his first Formula car for the new Formula Junior at his Fiat workshop on Via Montegani, just a few hundred meters from the city center of Milan and the famous Duomo. His first design was quite unconventional, featuring a tubular chassis and an offset-mounted Fiat 1100 engine and gearbox that allowed the drivetrain to pass to the right of the cockpit. The next generation of Foglietti Formula Juniors already had a rear engine, used Fiat or DKW engines, and was successfully raced in the Italian Formula Junior Championship.
Another Italian F3 constructor with roots in Formula Junior. They built an FJ car in 1958 and continued to use it into 1959, although it was already dated compared to cars such as the Cooper when announced. An F3 car was produced in 1964 and the Foglietti name continued to appear on Italian F3 grids until 1971, but many of these cars were probably updates of earlier chassis rather than a new car.+Mr Ernesto Foglietti was working on his first Formula car for the new Formula Junior in 1958 at his Fiat workshop on Via Montegani, just a few hundred metres from Milan city centre and the famous Duomo. His initial design was rather unconventional, using a tubular chassis and an offset-mounted Fiat 1100 engine and gearbox to allow the drivetrain to pass to the right of the cockpit. The next generation of Foglietti Formula Juniors already had a rear engine and used Fiat or DKW engines and were successfully raced in the Italian Formula Junior Championship. Up to 6 Foglietti cars took part in the races of the 1961 and 1962 seasons. +For the 1963 season Foglietti developed a new, quite revolutionary car. The combined tubular chassis with centrally mounted tank was provided with a very tight and aerodynamic body, largely made of materials modern for that time. The front suspension was a revolutionary system with reaction arms and internal springs and shock absorbers. This reduced the frontal area and the unsprung mass. Brakes where there is a state-of-the-art Girling Lockeed mix. The most shocking (for a Fiat “Concessionare like Foglietti) was the choice of a Ford Cosworth engine. But Foglietti knew well that this was a must to build a frontrunner in Formula Junior. Only two cars were built. Foglietti then built a number of Formula 3 and Formula Ford cars, but stopped in the late 1964s. +In 3 a tidy, if conventional, Ford-engined FXNUMX chassis was built (although the front suspension appeared to be a push-rod) and was driven by Antonio Ascari Jr. (son of Alberto). A number of top six finishes were achieved during the year.