{"id":461107,"date":"2007-04-01T05:00:26","date_gmt":"2007-04-01T12:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=65717"},"modified":"2024-09-07T00:14:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T00:14:32","slug":"product-reviews-72","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/product-reviews-72\/","title":{"rendered":"[Book Review] BRM V16"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">BRM V16<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">By Karl Ludvigsen<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/PR200704-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-651398 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/PR200704-p1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/PR200704-p1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/PR200704-p1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/PR200704-p1-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/PR200704-p1-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/PR200704-p1-770x507.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/PR200704-p1-293x193.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>The history of motorsport is rife with exotic machines and spectacular flops, but few cars can lay claim to as much technical sophistication and unrealized potential as the BRM V16. The brainchild of British racer Raymond Mays, the BRM V16, or \u201cThe Mays Project\u201d as it also came to be known, was created as a way of syndicating the production of a world-class Grand Prix car for Great Britain. Mays convinced Oliver Lucas of (Lucas electric fame) and Alfred Owen (of Rubbery Owen) to contribute money, materials and expertise to the creation of a cutting-edge racing car under his leadership, as well as that of Ken Richardson and Peter Berthon. The result of this ambitious endeavor was a fantastic-looking, and sounding, car that featured a 1.6-liter, supercharged V16 engine, that for the first time in racing history, revved over 10,000 rpm and generated 600 horsepower. If the car\u2014in sight and sound\u2014was spectacular, its results were anything but. Due to the incredibly complicated nature of the V16, the BRM never realized anything close to its promise, going down in history as one of the greatest Formula One flops of all time. However, it did ultimately spawn the BRM marque, which would go on to become a World Championship-winning manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In BRM V16, award-winning author and historian Karl Ludvigsen examines the background, genesis and eventual demise of this spectacular automobile. With over 160 rare photos and illustrations, Ludvigsen creates not only a detailed, technical analysis of the V16, but also an insightful look into the many strong personalities that made this dream a reality. A fascinating look at this often- misunderstood machine. Available for <strong>US$32.95<\/strong> (<strong>\u00a317.99<\/strong>) at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.veloce.co.uk\">www.veloce.co.uk<\/a> (44) 01305 268864 or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motorbooks.com\">www.motorbooks.com<\/a> (800) 458-0454.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRM V16 By Karl Ludvigsen The history of motorsport is rife with exotic machines and spectacular flops, but few cars can lay claim to as much technical sophistication and unrealized potential as the BRM V16. The brainchild of British racer Raymond Mays, the BRM V16, or \u201cThe Mays Project\u201d as it also came to be known, was created as a way of syndicating the production of a world-class Grand Prix car for Great Britain. Mays convinced Oliver Lucas of (Lucas [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":651398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16908,263,11339],"tags":[2942,7050,21703,17152,17940,3297],"class_list":["post-461107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brm","category-car-culture","category-product","tag-car-books","tag-british-racing-motors","tag-brm-featured","tag-car-culture","tag-product-reviews","tag-products"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>[Book Review] BRM V16<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Casey Annis of Vintage Racecar reviews books about BRM V16, Formula One star Elio DeAngelis and Amilcar.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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