Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 9:54AM Now that the Elf Scan series is over, I thought I would supply fans of the series with my Saul Bass-inspired wallpaper showing the whole series. Below is an 800px wide version in full color, and in Black and White. Click on them for a 1200px version to load.;)
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 9:40AM ;)
The MS 7 was Matra's highly successful F2 car, which dominated the 1968 and 1969 F2 seasons before new regulations ended its run in 1970.
This photo of an airborne Henri Pescarolo at the Nurburging marks the final installment of our weekly Elf Scan series here at Automobiliac. I hope you enjoyed all the wonderful period imagery and learned new facts--as I did!--about Matra, Alpine and the French racing scene of the late 1960s.
Elf, Formula Two, Henri Pescarolo, Matra in Elf Scans Friday, July 1, 2011 at 9:56AM This amazing shot of Patrick Depailler in action is our penultimate Elf Scan. Notice the faint whiff of blue smoke from his right front tire, which is juuuust at the threshold point of lockup! Click to enlarge this awesome shot!;)
Obviously, the Alpine team was more well known for their A110 Rally program as well as their assaults on Le Mans in their own sports prototypes. But under the generous financial umbrella of Renault, Alpine also ran a successful Formula 3 program throughout the mid to late 1960s. Alpine eventually even designed and constructed a Formula 1 car, but sadly it never raced.
Elf, Formula 3, Patrick Depailler, Renault Alpine in Elf Scans Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 9:50PM 
After a solid season in 1968 with the MS 10, Matra-Ford went all the way in 1969 with the Championship-winning MS 80, piloted by Jackie Stewart. In the great action shot above, he's shown airborne at the Nurburgring.
Elf, F1, Ford, Grand Prix, Jackie Stewart, Matra, V8 in Elf Scans Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 10:54PM The MS 10 was the first true F1 car designed by Matra. The French team was actually managed by Englishman Ken Tyrell, with Jackie Stewart as lead driver. Matra were in the midst of developing their own proprietary V12 engine, but sourced the Ford Cosworth DFV as an interim powerplant. In the end, the Ford V8 was to prove itself a reliable workhorse, powering Stewart to his championship the following season, in 1969.
