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Tadek Marek, straight 6 cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine, located front longitudinally
3996cc, 96.0 x 92.0 mm
9.5:1
327 bhp (244 kW) @ 6000 rpm
cast R.R.50 aluminium alloy block and head
2 valves / cylinder, DOHC
aspiration: natural with 3 Weber 50 DCO carburetors
twin plugs/cyl
David Brown CG537 5 speed Manual
single plate clutch 229mm diameter
Separate steel platform type with tubular steel frame chassis with 4" x 2" 16 swg steel channel. Drilled box section frame with aluminium flooring, Magnesium and aluminium bodied coupe, NACA ducts by front headlights
Front suspension double unequal length wishbones, coil springs over dampers
Rear suspension double unequal length wishbones, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar
rack and pinion steering
'Girling' 12 inches (304.8 mm) discs front, 11.7 inches (297.2 mm) rear
Length 4420 mm (174")
Width 1676 mm (66")
Height 1219 mm (48 in)
Wheelbase 2388 mm (94 in)
Track (fr/r) 1397 mm (55 in) / 1362 mm (53.6 in)
Wheels (fr/r) 6 x 15 / 6.5 x 16
tires, 6L/6.5L x 16 with R5 and R6 'Dunlop' tyres up to 7.00 x 16 R5 on the rear
1000kg
Results in WSCC
| Car entry, chassis number | Car number/ result | |||||||||||
| Sebring | Targa Florio | Nurb | Rossfeld | Le Man | d' Auvergne | Freiburg | Ollon | |||||
| Team | 12h | 1000km | Hill climb | 24h | Hill climb | Hill climb | ||||||
| David Brown, DP215/1 | in entry list | #18, gear box | ||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||
| Works Starts/finishes 1/0 | 1/0 | |||||||||||
| Drivers | Team entries and car number | |||||||||||
| David Brown | ||||||||||||
| Bruce McLaren | + | |||||||||||
| Phil Hill | 18 | |||||||||||
| Lucien Bianchi | 18 | |||||||||||
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Weber 50 DCO carburetor
Source| KEY NO. | QTY | DESCRIPTION | PART NUMBER | KEY NO. | QTY | DESCRIPTION | PART NUMBER |
| 1 | 1 | Jet Inspection Cover | 32376.003 | 34 | 1 | Throttle Stop Screw 'O' Ring Cap | 58000.006 |
| 2 | 9 | Screw | 64700.001 | 35 | 3 | Mixture Screw Spring | 47600.007 |
| 3 | 1 | Jet Inspection Cover Gasket | 41550.009 | 36 | 1 | Throttle Stop Screw | 64625.015 |
| 4 | 1 | Carburetor Cover-50 DCO SP | 31734.193 | 37 | 1 | Pump Plunger | 58602.003 |
| 4 | 1 | Carburetor Cover-50 DCO 1/SP | 31734.194 | 38 | 1 | Pump Rod | 10410.015 |
| 5 | 1 | Carburettor Cover Gasket | 41715.011 | 39 | 1 | Throttle Shaft Lock Washer | 55520.004 |
| 6 | 1 | Float Pin | 52000.001 | 40 | 1 | Pump rod Spring | 47600.068 |
| 7 | 1 | Float | 41030.034 | 41 | 2 | Mixture Screw | 64750.058 |
| 8 | 2 | Emulsion Tube Holder | 52580.001 | 42 | 2 | Mixture Screw 'O' Ring | 41565.015 |
| 9 | 2 | Air Corrector Jet | 77401.160 | 43 | 2 | Vacuum Take-Off cover | 61015.009 |
| 10 | 2 Emulsion Tube | 61450.091 | 44 | 2 | Pump Jet Gasket | 41535.021 | |
| 11 | 2 | Idle Jet Holder | 52585.006 | 45 | 1 | Stud | 64955.007 |
| 12 | 2 | Idle Jet | 74821.xxx | 46 | 1 | Pump Exhaust Valve | 79701.xxx |
| 13 | 2 | Main Jet | 73401.xxx | 47 | 2 | Pump Jet | 76801.xxx |
| 14 | 2 | Auxiliary Venturi | 68820.500 | 48 | 2 | Pump Jet Cover 'O' ring | 41565.009 |
| 15 | 2 | Venturi (Choke Tube) | 72136.460 | 49 | 2 | Pump Jet Cover | 61015.008 |
| 16 | 4 | Screw | 64840.003 | 50 | 2 | Pump Demand Valve Ball | 58300.003 |
| 17 | 1 | Throttle Spindle Nut | 34715.017 | 51 | 2 | Pump Demand Valve Weight | 52730.001 |
| 18 | 1 | Throttle Lever | 45041.270 | 52 | 2 | Pump Demand Valve Cover | 61015.006 |
| 19 | 2 | Air By-Pass Screw Cover | 61030.008 | 53 | 1 | Needle Valve | 79503.250 |
| 21 | 5 | Spring Washer | 55525.010 | 54 | 1 | Needle Valve Gasket | 83102.100 |
| 22 | 5 | Support Bracket Fixing Nut | 34705.004 | 55 | 1 | Fuel Union Gasket | 41530.031 |
| 23 | 1 | Support Bracket Stud | 64955.104 | 56 | 1 | Fuel Union | 10354.019 |
| 24 | 1 | Bottom Cover Gasket | 41640.066 | 57 | 2 | Fuel Union and Filter Cover Gasket | 41530.024 |
| 25 | 1 | Throttle Shaft | 10020.240 | 58 | 1 | Fuel Union Bolt | 12715.008 |
| 27 | 1 | Inspection Cover Gasket | 41640.065 | 59 | 1 | Fuel Filter | 37002.002 |
| 28 | 2 | Inspection Cover Fixing Screw | 64570.009 | 60 | 1 | Fuel Filter Cover | 61002.010 |
| 30 | 2 | Throttle Plate | 64005.135 | 61 | 1 | Throttle Lever | 45041.269 |
| 31 | 4 | Throttle Plate Fixing Screw | 64520.027 | 63 | 4 | Stud | 64955.101 |
| 33 | 1 | Throttle Stop Screw 'O' Ring | 41565.002 | 62 | 2 | Air Horn | 52845.015 |
| 64 | 2 | Air By-Pass Screw | 64595.012 | ||||
| 1 | Repair Kit | 92-1462-05 | 65 | 2 | Progression Hole Inspection Cover | 64590.008 | |
| 66 | 1 | Lever and Spring | 45082.016 | ||||
Original Specs Weber 50 DCO SP
Main Jets: 180mm
Air Corrector Jets: 160mm
Idle Jets: 0.65mm
Pump Jet: 045mm
Pump Exhaust Jet: 100mm
Emulsion Tubes: F7
Venturis: 46mm
Aux Venturis: 5.00mm
Needle Valve: 2.50mm
Float Measurement: 12mm