1964 BRP Formula 1 Reproduction
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Serial Number: reproduction of destroyed 3/64
Logbooks: tbd
Condition: Excellent
Price: NZ$60,500 NZD (approx. $31,600 USD)
Location: Aukland, New Zealand
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Description
This is a reproduction of the privateer team BRP Formula 1 chassis, which was a Lotus 25 clone
built for the 1.5 litre Formula 1. This car is outfitted with a non-original
Ford non-crossflow and early Hewland Mark box. It is an exact and authentic reproduction as the builder
had previously restored one of the original BRP cars with the assistance of original designer and
team mechaninc Tony Robinson. While some original BRP parts were used in the
construction of the car and other original but unusable parts accompany the car, it is almost entirely
of new construction and does not claim the provenance of any original BRP car. It is configured as was
BRP 3/64 in the last days of it's life when used as a crash car in the film "Gran Prix". BRP 3/64
is known to have been scrapped at that time.
For the enthusiast who covets a Lotus 25 this is about as close as you can get to the real thing without
spending megadollars. The car is accompanied by all the sheet metal patterns used in it's construction.
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History
The BRP (British Racing Partnership) concern was formed as a team to run cars for Stirling Moss by his
father, Alfred Moss, agent Ken Gregory, and Tony Robinson, designer and chief mechanic. Stirling Moss
was often not able to accept offers for team drives because of personal sponsorship conflicts, hence
the need for a privateer team. Initially using other constructor's cars BRP
produced their own car for 1963 and 1964, "designed" by Tony Robinson, it was a Lotus 25 copy with
thicker tub skins. The team almost certainly used the corner parts from their now-retired UDT-Laystall
Lotus 24s. Depending upon your source, BRP had varying degrees of unofficial cooperation from
Lotus ranging from drawings to quality private time with a works car. The cars were outfitted with
BRM V8s and Colotti-Francis 5 and 6 speeds and driven by Innes Ireland and Trevor Taylor.
A well-known New Zealand fabricator and constructor located one of the original BRP chassis
which had been languishing after a backmarker career in New Zealand as a Ford-powered Formula 5000.
He then located an original BRM V8 which had been yanked from a Lotus 33 in New Zealend after attempts
to keep it running in period had bankrupted the owner. He performed a complete restoration on the pair, combining
them to produce the original BRP configuration. That restoration was sold and returned to the UK.
Using the in-depth knowledge of the BRP design he had acquired in performing the restoration, he then
constructed the complete reproduction BRP offered here. The exact reproduction chassis was outfitted with a
1.5 litre non-crossflow Ford and early Hewland Mark box. There is some historical precedent for this
configuration as BRP 3/64 was run this way when it was used in the filming of John Fankenheimer's movie
"Gran Prix", in which it was destroyed in a crash scene and written off. The builder has campaigned this
car successfully for a number of years now in New Zealand.
Recent Competition History
The car has been running successfully in
New Zealand for several years, accumulating nearly 30 starts with no DNFs and 21 class wins.
Engine
- Ford "Kent" 1580cc non-crossflow
- developed by Lynn Rogers
- steel crank
- twincam rods and pistons
- 30 degree layover configuration
Fuel System
Oil/Water System
- exact replica combined front oil/water rad
Electrical System
Gearbox
- Hewland Mk3, 5 speed and reverse, Mk4 rear casing, Mk5 gears
- gearshift relocated to RHS but attached to dash so monocoque is untroubled.
Final Drive
- Hewland in unit with gearbox
Body
- glassfibre, integral nose cone and cockpit cowling, tail cover, painted alloy side skins
- painted in original BRP colors of Palmolive Soap Green
Chassis
- aluminum monocoque to original pattern
- original front lower wishbone mounts
- great care has been taken to preserve the monocoque in exact original configuration with no holes, etc. being made
- the rollover bar, of a more modern and safe design, has been mounted in the original hole locations
- Dampers: original, one front reproduced from an original by Barr Eng. York.
- Front Suspension: rocker, inboard spring/damper, original front hubs
- Rear Suspension: top link, lower reversed a-arm, dual trailing rods, original track rods, dampers
- Steering: rack and pinion, original wheel, column, universal, and pinion
- Brakes: 4 wheel disc, original rear calipers and adapters
- Wheels: reproduction Lotus 6 spoke 7"x13", 9"x13"
- Weight: tbd
Interior
- original brake and throttle pedals, balance bar
- safety harness
- original specification intruments
Spares
- 1 set Lotus wobbly web reproduction wheels, 6-1/2"x13" and 8"x13"
- The following spares are original components but not considered usable for the reproduction on safety grounds
- front uprights
- front stub axles
- steering rack
- front wheel studs
- drive shafts
- rear axle yokes
- rear uprights
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