The AGS JH21C was the first

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car used by the French AGS team. It was designed by

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and Michel Costa and entered into two races of the

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, in

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and

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, driven by Italian

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. The single JH21C was built around a 1983

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monocoque that had been acquired by team owner

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. Its chassis number was 031. It was fitted with a

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engine and

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tyres, and painted in the white livery of the team's main sponsor El Charro, an Italian fashion company. Before the car made its Grand Prix debut, it was tested at

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, driving an F1 car for the first time since his leg-breaking crash at Hockenheim in 1982. However, Pironi saw this test as a one-off and thus did not compete for the race seat with Capelli. In both races the car was entered into, Capelli qualified 25th and retired - suffering a puncture at

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after 31 laps, and a gearbox failure at

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after six laps. For AGS's first full F1 season in , the JH21C was replaced by the JH22. The car is now on display at the Manoir de l'Automobile in the commune of

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