Stanguellini also made very successful formula (open wheel) cars that were quite unbeatable in their day. Saw a Stanguellini formula car at a vintage sportscar race at the Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach. The great thing about this car was the way it was brought to the track. An old Citrion sedan pulled in next to us with a home made single axle trailer in tow, both the car and the trailer were somewhat ratty looking. On the trailer was a vehicle covered with an old army hospital tent converted into a tarp (even had the faded red cross on it). Two men got out of the car, both in their 70's, one wearing a beret, the other a greek fisherman's cap. Both had cigeretts hanging out of their mouths. They took the "tent" off the car which also had a regular car cover on it. After tthe cover came off there sat a pristine red Stanguellini formula car. The men looked like they just walked out of a 50's photograph taken at some european race track. Through-out the weekend they tinkered with the car, hollered at each other in Italian and were never seen without the proverbial lit cigerett in their mouths. Kept us entertained all weekend.
