This particular P34 wasn’t raced in-period but was built from chassis number 8, an original monocoque that was never used at the time. It’s being sold by Jody Scheckter, the F1’s 1979 World ...

So the P34 is truly a one-off unicorn design. 1977 Tyrrell P34, chassis number 8 (photo via RM Sotheby's) The car up for auction—chassis number 8—comes from Scheckter's own collection.

The P34 wasn't the only six-wheeled F1 car of the era. Both Ferrari and McLaren experimented with the cars, but Tyrrell's effort was the only one to actually race, ...

The six-wheeled P34 was a pet project of designer Derek Gardner, RM says. ... Ferrari provided the 12-valve, 2.4-liter Dino V-6, fitted transversely, and the recipe was complete.

If you don’t have that kind of money, you can bid to own one of the most unusual cars in the history of motorsport, the Tyrrell P34 six-wheeler. This example was built in the 2000s using a ...

Tyrrell P34 - 1976-77. Poor Ronnie Peterson drove more than one weird F1 car in his career (Image: ... With very few exceptions, Ferrari make some of the most beautiful F1 cars.

Dubbed P34 and powered by a Ford-Cosworth V8, the innovative race car was unveiled at the Heathrow Hotel in late September 1975. Those in attendance were astonished to see six wheels instead of ...

The Tyrrell P34 was the only six-wheeled car ever to make it into Formula One. Other constructors like March, Williams and Ferrari designed six-wheeled cars, but none ever made it to the grid.

Like any Ferrari, however, it won ... can still race something approximating Lauda’s vintage open-wheeler—and it doesn’t have to be a homebuilt Tyrrell P34. It can still be a Ferrari—or ...

Read this car news article from 2009-11-20. The curious 6-wheel Ferrari Formula 1 car ...