I'm really liking the idea of this topic.
Autobot team of G1 characters
-Ironhide
-Kup
-Trailbreaker
-Hoist
-Brawn
-Cliffjumper
-Hound
-Swerve
-Outback
-Hardhead
Kind of the old guard in a way. You have a team of some of the oldest and most experienced, daring, and rugged autobots working together. Ironhide and Kup would be natural leaders with their ages of experiance while Brawn, Cliffjumper and Trailbreaker add some more tough bots (and forcefields) to the mix.
Hound and Outback would work well off of each other as scouts and trackers. Hoist and Swerve would serve as the team's field medics and scientists while Hardhead would fit in very well since he's all soldier and tough as they come, giving some heavy artillery support to round out the team.
