{"id":498816,"date":"2020-07-17T12:09:50","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T19:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=108465"},"modified":"2024-09-06T18:27:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T18:27:15","slug":"brabham-ralt-designer-ron-tauranac-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/brabham-ralt-designer-ron-tauranac-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Brabham\/Ralt Designer Ron Tauranac Passes Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/rt90-45-e1595012649845.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-819498 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/rt90-45-e1595012649845.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"622\" height=\"1005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/rt90-45-e1595012649845.jpg 622w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/rt90-45-e1595012649845-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/rt90-45-e1595012649845-62x100.jpg 62w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/rt90-45-e1595012649845-293x473.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Famed racing car designer Ron Tauranac has passed away at the age of 95.<\/p>\n<p>Tauranac first came to fame in 1962 when he teamed up with World Champion Jack Brabham to create the later&#8217;s eponymous Formula One car, which would eventually win the World Championship in 1966 and 1967.<\/p>\n<p>Tauranac would continue on with Brabham until 1972, when he sold the team to Bernie Ecclestone and then briefly retired, before founding the Ralt brand in the late \u201970s.<\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Famed racing car designer Ron Tauranac has passed away at the age of 95. 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