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An F1 1979 Alfa Romeo Tipo 1260 V12 Engine No. 22, together with Transaxle by 
																	 Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo

( Italian, Founded 1910)

An F1 1979 Alfa Romeo Tipo 1260 V12 Engine No. 22, together with Transaxle

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An F1 1979 AlfRomeo Tipo 1260 V12 Engine No. 22, together with Transaxle

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Provenance – Upon its historic Win at the 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans Renault announced its immediate withdrawal from the World Sports Car Championship in order commit all resources to the Formula One World Championship. This left the Mirages without motors and the Mirage Brain Trust scrambling for a new Engine Supplier. One of the potential engine suppliers who knocked the team's door was Alfa Romeo's Autodelta Ing.Carlo Chiti who was kind enough to supply this Tipo 1260 (engine number 22) complete with transaxle for our feasibility studies. It was purchased directly from Carlo Chiti designer of these units that powered the Alfa 179 series of cars.

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