The car’s Goodwood triumph stands as its only significant achievement as it became a costly, and rather large, footnote to BRM’s grand prix history.
Since then though, the once largely unloved machine has garnered a reputation as a cult competition car, so much so that the Owen family, whose company took over the team in the 1950s and still owns the rights to the name, decided to relaunch the brand with faithful reproductions of the V16.
“We have been very clear from the start of the project that the final three MK1 P15s are to be built so that they can be seen and be heard,” said John Owen, son of Sir Alfred Owen, who lead the original takeover.
“They form an incredibly important part of British Motor Racing and British engineering history and it is vital that this is not forgotten. What better way to demonstrate this to the next generation by actually racing?”
The car will be driven by respected historic racer Rob Hall, competing in the Revival’s oldest trophy and going up against other such early grand prix machinery that competed at Goodwood when it first opened, such as Maserati 6CMs, Alfa Romeo P3s and ERAs.
“Other than upgraded magnetos, this car is totally original,” said Owen. “In the spirit of Goodwood, the Chassis IV V16 has not been modified to go faster or tweaked to handle better – it is fundamentally the very same car that raced in the Goodwood Trophy 70 years ago.”
Other classic BRMs will also be on display across the weekend as part of the marque’s 60th anniversary celebrations.
Tickets to the Goodwood Revival are on sale now and be purchased here.