BRM In The Beginnings

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Collection SummaryStart where it all began in 1946HistoryThe country has not long seen the end of the global conflict of the Second World War when Raymond Mays, a successful and patriotic pre-war Racing driver starts sending out letters across the country regarding the venture that he and Peter Berthon had conceptualised; a British grand prix team to stand against the established European monopoly.

Some of the first companies to sign up for the proposal were Lucas, who made electrical Components and Rubery Owen, a large engineering and manufacturing business. The British Motor racing research Trust was formed to fund the new team and its' research and eventually more than 40 separate companies from the motor and accessories industries agreed to back the project in 1947 , the headquarters of which were in the Lincolnshire market town of Bourne in a factory next door to Mays' family home.

The British Motor racing research Trust was formed to fund the new team and its' research and eventually more than 40 separate companies from the motor and accessories industries agreed to back the project in 1947 , the headquarters of which were in the Lincolnshire market town of Bourne in a factory next door to Mays' family home.
December 15th 1949

The first car, the V16 P15 is displayed and tested by Mays. It produces more than 600BHP, more than any of its' rivals, and is the first racing car engine to rev more than 10,000rpm. The first bespoke racing car since the 20s, the press launch of the V16 was held in building 355 of the Folkingham Aerodrome and driven by Raymond Mays himself.

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"Support The BRM" Stand

BRM In The Pits

Spenlove Spenlove Archive

Type 25

V16

V16 Mk I

V16 Mk II

Young Raymond Mays And Quick Silver

Collection

The BRM Car Collection

The Spenlove-Spenlove Archive

Cars

V16 Mk I

Connections

CarsV16 Mk IV16 Mk IIType 25DriversMaurice TrintignantHarry SchellJean BehraRoy SalvadoriTony BrooksPeter CollinsRaymond SommerKen RichardsonReg ParnellRon FlockhartPeter WalkerMike HawthornSir Stirling MossJuan FangioFroilan GonzalezKen WhartonPersonnel Sir Alfred OwenRaymond MaysPeter Berthon