Tojeiro EE
| Category | Sports car |
|---|---|
| Constructor | Tojeiro |
| Designer(s) | John Tojeiro[3] |
| Technical specifications | |
| Chassis | Steel-reinforced tubular space frame covered in aluminium panels |
| Suspension | Double wishbones, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar (front) De Dion axle, Watt linkage (rear) |
| Axle track | Front: 50.5 in (1,280 mm) Rear: 51.5 in (1,310 mm) |
| Wheelbase | 89.5 in (2,270 mm) |
| Engine | Mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, 3.0 L (183 cu in), Jaguar DOHC I6, NA Mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, 4.7 L (287 cu in), Ford OHV V8, NA Mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, 3.5 L (214 cu in), Buick OHV V8, NA Mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, 2.5 L (153 cu in), Coventry Climax DOHC I4, NA |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual |
| Weight | 865 kg (1,907 lb) |
| Competition history | |
| Notable entrants | Ecurie Ecosse |
The Tojeiro Ecurie Ecosse is a sports racing car, designed, developed and built by British designer John Tojeiro, and raced by the Scottish racing team Ecurie Ecosse, between 1958 and 1963.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
References
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- ^ "1963 Tojeiro Ford".
- ^ Poeschl, Robert (August 13, 2021). "poeschl on cars : Forgotten Classics: Designed by John Tojeiro".
- ^ "Learning to fly with Jackie Stewart and the Ecurie Ecosse Tojeiro-Ford". www.classicdriver.com.
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- ^ "This Enigmatic Buick-Powered Race Car Was Way Ahead of Its Time | Automobile Magazine". MotorTrend. October 18, 2019.
- ^ "Bonhams : 1962-63 Tojeiro EE-Buick Endurance Racing Coupe Registration no. TSU 719". www.bonhams.com.
- ^ "Tojeiro EE - Complete Archive". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ^ "1958 Tojeiro Jaguar - Sports-racing Car ex-Ecurie Ecosse". www.classicdriver.com.
- ^ "1958 Tojeiro Jaguar: Its story and that of its creator". April 3, 2022.
- ^ "Bonhams : 1959 Tojeiro-Jaguar Sports-Racing Prototype Registration no. MFF 342/ RSF 301". www.bonhams.com.