Historic motorsport team British Racing Motors has commissioned three 1950s-specification V16 cars.
The grandson of one of Britain's Formula One pioneers is leading a project to revive an iconic racing car.
It is hoped one of the V16s will race at the motorsports event in September to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Graham Hill's 1962 F1 World title win.The late engineer and industrialist Sir Alfred Owen helped found a consortium put together by pre-war racing driver Raymond Mays to build a world-class racing car.
"It's one of the reasons we've commissioned the car so that the sight, and particularly that sound, can be shared with others," he added.Paul Owen was joined by members of his family and engineers from Hall & Hall at Goodward Revival 2021 The suspension mechanism was made from aircraft landing gear; the first time that had ever been done in a racing car.
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