SPARK-MODEL - SHADOW - F1 DN8 N 16 SWEDEN GP 1977 JACKIE OLIVER

Scale: 1/43
Carmodel code: CAR173881
Manufacturer code: S2758
Colour: WHITE
Material: resin
Year: 1977
EAN: 9580006927583

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For the 1976 F.1 season, Tony Southgate developed the Shadow DN8 project but the lack of funds meant that the first example was only ready for the summer and the second even for the following year. In the meantime, Southgate had already left for Lotus and it was up to Dave Wass to develop the project, which still highlighted the main characteristics of Southgate's typical concepts, who returned to Shadow in 1977 and then left again with the rest of the group of Arrows founders . At the end of the 1977 season, the DN8 was slightly modified and also won the Austrian GP with Alan Jones, the only F.1 victory for the Shadow, which that year took seventh place in the constructors' championship.

The British Jacky Oliver, who had debuted in F1 in 1967, took part in only one GP in 1977, with the Shadow. In Sweden, at Anderstorp, he qualified in 16th place, finishing 9th. That was also the last F.1 GP of his career.

By David Tarallo

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