1977 Ensign N177 for sale: Anamera

Ensign N177

We have the pleasure to offer for sale this gorgeous 1978 Ensign N177 chassis MN09. Ensign was a Formula One constructor from Britain. They participated in 133 grands prix, entering a total of 155 cars and scored 19 championship points. The best result was a 4th place at the 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix by Marc Surer, who also took fastest lap of the race. Ensign was founded by Morris Nunn (hence the MN in the chassis number) who also carried out design duties during the first two seasons of the team's existence. Nunn would later go on to be a prominent chief engineer in the American-based Champ Car series, winning championships with drivers Alex Zanardi and Juan Pablo Montoya in the late 1990s. Four Ensign N177 were build and chassis MN09 was the very last one with 15 race starts in the Aurora FX Championship (1978 to 1984) driven by the likes of Val Musetti, Geoff Lees, John Goss, John Cooper, Tiff Needell and Mike Littlewood. This N177 is a well known and class winning car on the historic F1 scene with the prior owner achieving podium finishes at Monaco Historic GP in 2008 and 2010. The current owner has continued to campaign MN09 successfully during the past few years whereby it has been looked after by Mirage Engineering wh..... for more information visit www.RMD.be

Reference Number 397428

as of 1/15/2016

Overview
Car		1977 Ensign N177
VIN		MN09

Race

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Result

Aurora AFX Championship Round Brands Hatch - 28 Aug 1978