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“Featured in Bernard Cowdrey’s newly revised book, “Formula Junior: The Complete A-Z,” The Bandit is a unique survivor of post-war American formula car racing history. The car was built in 1959-60 by active SCCA racer and engineer, George Barnard of Birmingham, Alabama. He based his design on the Lotus 18 and other factory-built Formula Juniors, but fabricated and built the chassis and suspension himself. The original drive train was a Ford 1100cc engine coupled to a Fiat 600 transaxle. He also handcrafted the aluminum and fiberglass body. George raced the Bandit in SCCA competition at Elkhart Lake and several locations in the southeast before selling the car to Bob Winslow also of Birmingham. Bob raced it often in the southeastern U.S. throughout the mid 1960s. Extensive documentation of the car’s origins and racing history is available. The car had been in storage for many years when the seller acquired it as a roller in January 1999 from Bill Wiswedel, a machine shop owner and racecar collector from Holland MI. The restoration was begun at Alan Christian Motorcars of Holland, Michigan soon thereafter with the goal of racing the Bandit in vintage competition.

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These front engined cars were built in Period from 1959 to 1962. and powered by a Fiat 1100 power unit tilted 15 degrees and used twin Weber carburettors. During 1960 the one and only rear engined Bandini was produced.

Michele Orsi Bandini, grandnephew of Ilario Bandini (brother of his grandfather) and nephew of Dino Bandini whom has just associated to FJ (2007) has written the Bandini story in Italian, a more in depth Technical specification can be found at this link:  Bandini formula junior – Wikipedia

Our thanks to Michele for allowing us to link to his pages

More Bandini information can be found at Cliff Reuter’s great site Click Here .Thanks also to Cliff for allowing this link to his site.