The BRM P83 was a Formula One racing car designed by Tony Rudd and Geoff Johnson and built by British Racing Motors for the new engine regulations of 1966.

The BRM P75 was a 3- litre (183 cu. in.) H16 motor racing engine, developed by BRM. The engine was relatively competitive but highly unreliable, and was used in Formula One from 1966 to 1968.

A BRM P75 H16 engine, the final, 1968, 64-valve incarnation of the design. BRM found the H16 (2.75 x 1.925 in, 69.85 x 48.895 mm) attractive because it was initially planned to share design elements and components with the successful 1.5-litre V8.

BRM decided to develop their existing 16 valve 1.5 litre V8 into a 32 valve 3 litre H16 (effectively two flat 8s one on top of the other and geared together) while also developing a new 48...

Feb 27, 2025 · The BRM H16 engine is one of the most unique and ambitious racing engines ever built. Developed by British Racing Motors (BRM) in the 1960s, this 16-cylinder powerhouse pushed the boundaries of Formula 1 engineering.

Jun 7, 2021 · Despite the more complicated design of the latter, BRM eventually decided to go with the H16. Featuring eight camshafts, four ignition systems, and a separate radiator, distributor, and water...

BRM H16 engine at the Caister Castle Car Collection. This engine is reputed to have been used for the type's only ever Grand Prix victory at the US GP 1966, Watkins Glen in the back of Lotus Type 43, chassis 43/1.

Jun 19, 2018 · The BRM H16 made around 420 hp, but it was much heavier than any of the V8s and V12s on the grid, and 16 cylinders meant that it required a lot of fuel and fluids to run.

Jul 7, 2014 · Or was it really just another 16-cylinder disaster for BRM that raked open all the old wounds of the infamous V16? Opinion will always be divided on Tony Rudd’s gorgeous looking and sounding, but ultimately woefully unsuccessful, challenger for the new three-litre formula of 1966, the BRM H16.

Jun 28, 2015 · The Lotus 43 was the car that gave BRM’s unorthodox Type 75 H16 engine its only Grand Prix victory, in Jim Clark’s hands in the 1966 United States Grand Prix.