A little Formula trivia
 

I've often wondered what the "SR1" moniker of the late '80's Formulas stood for. I was going to call Formula to find out but it'll be more intersting to see what everyone here thinks it stands for. I have no idea.

Not sure but believe it dates back to '82 with the 302 as a trim offering vs the LS...interested myself

I didn't know it went that far back. Interesting.

I agree it was first a trim or option level badge. For instance, the 242LS was a 242SR1 when it came with twins and bolsters.

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T'sup? Nobody has any witty ideas for what it stands for? My fellow Bird-Brains are letting me down.

I too am very curious, maybe it means Semi-Race :bigbird:

Super Retro?

Stable Ride?

Super Rich?

Sport Racing?

Stupid Retard? :D

Gotta be one of the two! :D

I'll be carefull here!:drink:

I would think the LS would have been Luxury Series, and my guess would be that the "SR1" would be Sport & Racing, in that the bolsters would have been in line with that back in the era.

With the "1" indicating it's percieved ranking amoungst those in the fray. :party-smiley-004:

according to one of the many insurance companies I talked to when trying to insure my 272SR1, it stands for "super racing class 1" and makes the insurance triple:confused:

Needless to say I took my business elsewhere.

Intersting replies. We'll let this go for a bit then if no one is absolutely sure, I'll contact Formula to see who was right.

I think I'll go with Zupman, Super Racing 1 sounds plausible.

As for you Ragged, the only "perception" is that your boat is actually 35 feet long. :drink: