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Technical identity
Honda's first Grand Prix winner: a light, high-revving machine whose transverse V12 was unlike anything else on the 1965 grid.

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1965
Honda's first Grand Prix winner: a light, high-revving machine whose transverse V12 was unlike anything else on the 1965 grid.
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RA272 · 1965
Interactive 3D model · Honda RA272
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Honda's first Grand Prix winner: a light, high-revving machine whose transverse V12 was unlike anything else on the 1965 grid.
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Transversely mounted V12 and six-speed transmission. Victory in the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix.
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Honda RA272
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The source names the same car as this exhibit. The geometry is the creator's reconstruction, not an official scan.
This non-official historical visualization uses Eccemania's model under Sketchfab Editorial. Its geometry is the creator's reconstruction rather than an official scan; the displayed marks belong to their respective owners.