Safir Engineering
Encyclopedia
Safir Engineering is a British racecar engineering firm.
In 1975, they purchased the Token
RJ02 Formula One
car, renamed it the "Safir" and raced it in the 1975 Race of Champions
and BRDC International Trophy
.
Later, Safir purchased the rights to the Ford GT40
and made continuation GT40s during the 1980s.
In 1975, they purchased the Token
Token (Racing team)
Token was a Formula One constructor from the United Kingdom. They participated in four Grands Prix, entering a total of four cars.The Token was intended to be the car with which Rondel Racing, the successful Formula Two team founded by Ron Dennis and Neil Trundle, would graduate to F1 racing...
RJ02 Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
car, renamed it the "Safir" and raced it in the 1975 Race of Champions
1975 Race of Champions
The 1975 Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One race held at Brands Hatch on March 16, 1975. Weather conditions were unusually inhospitable, with strong winds, heavy rain and even snow showers during the weekend....
and BRDC International Trophy
1975 BRDC International Trophy
The 27th BRDC International Trophy was a non-championship Formula One race held at Silverstone on April 13, 1975.- Classification :-References:*...
.
Later, Safir purchased the rights to the Ford GT40
Ford GT40
The Ford GT40 was a high performance sports car and winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans four times in a row, from 1966 to 1969...
and made continuation GT40s during the 1980s.