Vanwall
The Vanwall name is a very special one in the extraordinary history of Formula One. The winner of the first official ‘Formula One World Constructors Championship’(WCC) it is forever the first name on the magnificent Trophy.
The list of winners is an amazing grid of illustrious names.
The Vanwall race team story is remarkable, built around one man’s vision to ‘put the ‘great’ back into Britain and beat ‘those bloody red cars’, especially the mighty Ferrari! That man was Tony Vandervell of the ‘Vandervell Products Company’. His team initially raced repainted ‘Thinwall Specials’ which were Ferraris under their green livery, then set out to build his own cars under the new ‘Vanwall’ marque.
In 1958 they won the inaugural WCC with drivers’ Sir Stirling Moss, Tony Brooks and the late Stuart Lewis-Evans. Thereafter a combination of factors including Tony Vandervell’s personal failing health led the to the team withdrawing from full time racing and only competing in ad hoc events until it’s last race in 1961.
Vanwall Price
Lotus powered 162,000€ // V8 Jaguar Powered 174,000€ // V12 Jaguar Powered 180,000€
The list of winners is an amazing grid of illustrious names.
The Vanwall race team story is remarkable, built around one man’s vision to ‘put the ‘great’ back into Britain and beat ‘those bloody red cars’, especially the mighty Ferrari! That man was Tony Vandervell of the ‘Vandervell Products Company’. His team initially raced repainted ‘Thinwall Specials’ which were Ferraris under their green livery, then set out to build his own cars under the new ‘Vanwall’ marque.
In 1958 they won the inaugural WCC with drivers’ Sir Stirling Moss, Tony Brooks and the late Stuart Lewis-Evans. Thereafter a combination of factors including Tony Vandervell’s personal failing health led the to the team withdrawing from full time racing and only competing in ad hoc events until it’s last race in 1961.
Vanwall Price
Lotus powered 162,000€ // V8 Jaguar Powered 174,000€ // V12 Jaguar Powered 180,000€