BRM V16: How Britain’s Auto Makers Built a Grand Prix Car to Beat the World

If a racing car could disappoint an entire nation, that was the dramatic fate of Britain’s BRM .Few cars of any kind have a more exotic and exciting reputation among enthusiasts than the first BRM, a 16-cylinder wonder machine, heralded as a certain race winner and backed by the nation’s motor industry,it was British Racing Motor's bid to put the UK at the top of the Grand Prix series. It did come good — producing more than 500 horsepower — but only after the Formula 1 for which it was built had expired.