BRM's brand new car is a family dream ending in a 1.5-litre V16 F1 car | Goodwood Revival

[@1991julez]

My dad chose to have the soundtrack of this going round goodwood play him out at his funeral as his casket was rolled away. Has to be one of the most iconic noises ever!

[@avatar94100]

awesome story

[@5thgearouttahere]

That's cool of your Dad 🙂

[@scotti_wan_kenobi]

Sorry for your loss. What an incredible send off that must have been.

[@1991julez]

@@scotti_wan_kenobi thanks. It was really funny watching peoples reactions to it because everyone expects a sad song and he chose that. Was really cool

[@1991julez]

@@5thgearouttahere Yer, never seen that done before so was really nice

[@rootsmanuva82]

1.5 liter 600 bhp V16. 12,000 rpm. 82 psi of boost from the Rolls-Royce two-stage centrifugal supercharger. DOHC, alloy block and crankcase. ***IN 1947***

[@adoreslaurel]

Yes, and with pistons the size of thimbles. How can you produce a V16 with such a small capacity.

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

When the descendants of the original builders use the original drawings that they still own, it is no longer a Replica or Recreation, it is simply the next chassis number in the production run.

[@stephenscholes4758]

Don't know about that...I agree it is more than a replica, but shouldn't be linked to the ones that actually raced...I haven't looked specifically but I would be surprised if they could match things like alu-alloy formula's, crankshaft hardening, bearing materials....I suspect there would be a fair amount of CNC work where castings were originally used. If it is just another of the production run, it would be similar market value - absolutely no chance of that.

[@Nick_Parau]

more like a continuation car. built the same but different era.

[@Toxic2T]

You're so right!

[@vanwandererx852]

Not exactly.they can't build the car %100 original.for example,the metal used on the engine back in the day doesnt exist today.materials used today better than the original.its a continuation.

[@howardosborne8647]

I regard it as an evolution of the original. Nothing unusual about progressive evolution in the development cycle of any competition vehicle.

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

Note to the Editor - we would all appreciate a raw onboard and track action video, sans commentary or backing soundtrack, just the car, the driver and the noise. Edit (2 years later) : For those of a like mindedness, check out Top Gear channels new Tunnel Run series, this BRM is in the second episode.

[@santer111]

Please don’t speak on my behalf.

[@grahamjenkin2882]

@@santer111 Pedantic.

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

Votes by likes on comments running at 20 to 1 ratio.... I just typed what the majority are thinking.

[@thesmallerhalf1968]

@@PiDsPagePrototypes Presumptuous.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Yeah, loud music while people are talking is HORRIBLE ! As is smart asses talking over glorious engine noises !

[@Ecosse57]

it's wonderful to know there are craftsmen with the skills to accomplish this and that there is still a desire to carry it out.

[@TucsonDude]

Very true. We westerners seem to have lost the art of craftsmanship and now we all just sit in cubicles.

[@ghomerhust]

i wonder if there's footage of some of the work being done. i'd LOVE to see this car being made. amazing engineering

[@oldmate484]

@@TucsonDude All by design to destroy us

[@TucsonDude]

@@oldmate484 So much to your story. Maybe, even the fall of Western man.

[@arkhsm]

plus the VERY DEEP pockets !!

[@giantrobot9000]

That flyby at 4:58….brings tears to the eyes…the most amazing noise I’ve ever heard from a motorcar

[@DRMET]

That moment was indeed special--what I hoped to hear!

[@longshot7601]

Wow. 16 busy little pistons jumping up and down for all they're worth.

[@arkhsm]

@@longshot7601 Aircraft Carriers AND BRM V16's, both require some great engineering...cheers !!

In my mind the car with the most beautiful sound ever. I get goosebumps every time I hear it!

[@hoost3056]

There is nothing like it, short of a NASCAR small block with boom tubes. The BRM changing pitch as the boost rolls in is iconic.

[@ghomerhust]

the old recordings of the flyby still give me goosebumps after hearing them for over 20 years. absolutely astounding little engine

[@Marc180sx]

From listening to the nick masons sound clip almost every day and hearing it actually rev out now gives me all sorts of joy. Really can’t fathom that they built another one from scratch just so that could give that sound to us just like it was in period. Amazing job guys this is what we’ve all been waiting for!!!

[@Talon173]

Just stunning. It’s nice to know that level of craftsmanship still exists in the modern era. An absolute credit to its builders and owners.

[@paulfitzgibbon4110]

Years ago I bought a copy of Nick Masons 'Into the Red' book. The CD track of his V16 BRM was played, replayed & played yet again. The change of pitch as the engine revved out, plus the sheer volume was unbelievable. It became a game to play that track for people with a 'guess what engine this is'. Not one correct answer. That little in-car scene was just starting to make noise. Thank You.

[@pretendmechanic8697]

I clipped the fly by where he was giving it the beans on the straight and made it into the notification sound on one of my old phones. One of, if not the greatest noise ever made by a car.

[@HarryHipster]

I also own a copy of this marvellous book accompanied by the CD you mentioned. Terrific sounds of several racecars e.g. Bugatti or Ferrari 12-cylinders. But yes, the V16 BRM was king!

[@olspanner]

Read all about the BRM V16 as a boy. Now 83yo and so pleased to see and HEAR this fabulous re-creation. Thank you from Oz.

[@dembrowi_n_c.5111]

I discovered a dream of mine has come true. Someone was crazy enough to ressurrect this beast new and improved!

[@liamcarroll1993xx]

That engine is absolutely beautiful and the sound....... simply stunning!!! Brilliant job

[@TheKiltedYaksman1]

Such a glorious, hard-edged, ANGRY sound from a wee little 91.5ci.

[@martynhulland6252]

Goodwood...the sound of Merlin engined Spitfires and this BRM V16...it doesn't get much better than that! Wonderful British Engineering.

[@andyharman3022]

The BRM V16 actually was related to the Merlin in a way. They had a Rolls-Royce designed 2-stage centrifugal supercharger. War-winning technology that was transferred in order to win races. Unfortunately it didn't quite work out that way. But the BRM V16 was a provocative concept.

[@zeddboy46]

Yes but be careful with comments like that these days, someone who isn't British might be offended....

[@Pac-man292]

If there was ever a sound to stir the soul!! Everytime I hear that sound, every single hair stands to attention - there is nothing, and likely never will be, that will ever sound like a BRM V16!

[@probablygraham]

I like the interview with John Owen where he talks about seeing the museum cars trundling along at 50mph blipping their throttles and saying how people should have seen the real thing when it was running properly. I think exactly the same thing when talking about V12 Ferraris and V12 Matra-Simcas from the 70s. It's incredible to go to historic weekends and see how the drivers treat cars that are often unique and priceless, but watching the cars being driven in anger in a Grand Prix by drivers like Rindt and Stewart was something I will never forget.

[@landhopper4296]

Wow! Why are these old cars so beautifully made? Lift the bonnet and it’s pure art under there, not just trim panels!

[@generally_good_guy]

WOW! That is automotive art, pure in form and sound. Truly amazing. 🏁

[@rossbrough6198]

That noise as it picks up each gear.........wonderful

[@ghomerhust]

i first learned of this engine over 20 years ago when i was stationed in germany with the us military, and ive been a fan of brm ever since. this is incredible that theyve fabbed a brand new from scratch car, imo one of the coolest looking racing vehicles ever made, and by far the best sounding. excellent work!

[@iansheppard9736]

I heard these a few times in the late 1960s early 1970s. At Oulton Park Gold Cup in about 1967 Jackie Oliver demonstrated one. Fantastically deafening. Best quote ever, BRM Chief Mechanic, Wilkie Wilkinson I think, in the paddock, spat on each of the sixteen stub exhausts and then declared 'It's only bloody firing on fourteen'. Loved it. This engine at full chat is also my phone ring tone.

[@makaizo]

This is one of the greatest revival ever in the automotive history. Love to listen to the beautiful, gorgeous music from those legendary masterpieces!

[@sheeeene7]

I used to work in a small garage in Bourne in the latest 60's early seventieth as a mechanic. BRM were just round the corner and now and then a BRm would be driven round the block! Also they used to rev the engines outside in the yard and I'll never forget the sound! Ironically I used to look after a couple of the workers cars!

[@paulmatschull1923]

It’s a testament to the skill and craftsmanship that an incredibly complex and fickle engine like this V16 could be built today . They did it with The Flying Scotsman called Tornado so hats off to Hall & Hall for building this amazing sounding engine. British Engineering at its finest.

[@15DEAN1995]

Each cylinder is less than 100cc? Absolutely mental for a car for that time

[@AtheistOrphan]

Compare with the Fiat S76 ‘Beast of Turin’!

[@MrGaryGG48]

It must have pistons about the size of a quarter... a whole bunch of them bouncing up and down! The closest comparison I can think of is the Japanese GP motorcycles of the 1960s. The sound of that car at Goodwood is really surprising. It sounds much larger than you would expect.

[@TucsonDude]

Yes. I hate the trend of relatively large 4-cyl turbo cars doing what flat-6's, V6s and V8s used to do. More cylinders = more soul.

[@dickfitzwelliner2807]

@@TucsonDude gotta thank fuel economy for that one. Well production time and parts cost too. Life would be more joyous with little v10's 12's and 16's in sports cars. A 2 to 2.5l V16 in an s2000 would be magic

[@jean-charlesweyland129]

@@TucsonDude Now it's down to 1.2 liters 3 cylinders turbo for most european cars. They need dampened 2 pieces flywheels, balancing shafts and harmonic balancers to keep the engine from wobbling itself out of the car XD For comparison, 45° et 135° V16 don't even need counterweights on their crankshaft !

[@Diarake]

the most iconic vintage f1 sound ever. the best in my opinion

[@paulbfields8284]

That has to be the most beautiful race car I have ever seen or heard. Chilling…

[@bravofoxable]

wow! What an achievement... It sounds... well, like nothing I've ever heard before, absolutely bloody glorious !

[@jackwilson8651]

That noise! My favourite sounding car. I love this story. Bravo to all in involved

[@chrisp6290]

Goosebumps every time

[@bobcitizen1149]

I've always loved cars, some of them just sound delicious. But this is the most beautiful mechanical symphony I've ever heard! I would love to hear one of these in person. I can't imagine it, but it probably sounds even better. I watched this last night, and I'm back to hear it again.

[@wassup404]

Been looking for this car ever since Revival 2022. Epic sound in real life, heard nothing like it before. Ear drums were trembling, just wow!!!

[@madt7873]

This is a musical instrument, like an organ in a cathedral beautifully played......Why F1 isn't F1 no more

[@scotti_wan_kenobi]

What an incredible noise. Bravo to all involved 👏

[@bestleyg]

One of the finest sounding motorcars ever made. Fact!

[@howardosborne8647]

You'll hear no argument from me.

[@tymiklic6463]

that clip which shows raymond sitting next to the car is amazing..i have seen all of that footage and the films of stirling driving the car..the sound in those films is beyond belief...its a shame that they didnt have the funds to get that car reliable...i know it really frustrated stirling no end...what an amazing thing to see this all the way over here in oz...thanx so much for posting this

[@davidbeattie4294]

This is what happens when vast wealth meets motoring enthusiasm. A super yatch would be nice but this is something you share and enjoy with so many people. The greatest thing is that whats been created will live on for decades to come.

[@tylerduncan8687]

I get goosebumps every time I hear that sound. Incredible! one day I would love to hear it in the flesh.

[@donjones4719]

To recreate a car is one thing, but to recreate an engine with its myriad precisely machined parts - unbelievable. What an ambitious thing to attempt - and yet they succeeded. Wow.

[@richardcarr6493]

THAT S FANTASTIC what a great project that is and to hear it after FABULOUS SOUNDS . WE can all agree it sounds as great as it looks !! THANK YOU

[@anderspedersen7488]

Music starts at 4:48.

[@arkhsm]

Bloody Marvelous, I say !!

[@bensonarizona7820]

I've got goosebumps and my eyes are welling up. This is such wonderful news in these crazy times!

[@LIEGELEAF1]

Remember the International Trophy race when Graham Hill pipped Jim Clark despite shedding exhaust trumpets! I was in the stands.

[@user-wc1ey9is1k]

Best sounding race car EVER !

[@scottimusgarrett15]

I absolutely adore people who are crazy enough to pull stuff like this off. Just to allow people to be able to see and hear the car "used in anger" is amazing. Kudos! ✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦

[@ChazDraycott]

It's an unreal bit of kit. I had the pleasure of interviewing Rick Hall and Paul & Simon Owen on-stage at Race Retro a couple of weeks ago and they're all fantastic people.

[@trob1731]

Absolutely marvelous. BRM engineers were some of the best of their time. The V12s had a pleasant but aggressive sound. The V16 is just raw aggression!

[@wedge4hire]

As a lover of the ICE, and having read several books on modern 6 and eight cylinder engines, starting with the small block Chevy, I'm trying to wrap my mind around a 1.5 liter, (which is approximately 90 cubic inches) 16 cylinder powerplant!! Valve sizes, piston diameters, crankshaft stroke, etc. must be nearly microscopic when compared to modern engine specifications and dimensions! The engineers who designed, built and maintain these engines are absolutely amazing!

[@lowtech81]

Best sound ever.

[@joe5boost]

this is amazing well done to all involved, thanks for sharing

[@leyn39]

It is one of my possessions I treasure most. The CD with race car sounds that came with an issue of Motorsport. It includes the BRM V16. What a sound!

[@paulp96275]

I had a recording of that engine on full song through the gears and after a bad day at work I would play it a couple of times over and believe it or not it was fanbloodytastic and rejuvenated my mechanical spirit thanks for bringing it back to life 👍👨🏻‍🏭🇬🇧

[@threehulls]

When I was a boy, my parents would often go to Folkingham Airfield for a picnic on a Sunday afternoon in the hope that Raymond Mays would take the V16 for a test ride. I think we saw (and heard) it only once or twice in the early fifties.

[@bencezavarko7312]

Doing god's work. What a beautiful human being who revives this car just so everyone can hear it

[@jonrobinson8005]

A symphony with a seat, a steering wheel and four tyres.😊

[@zlover7777]

Still the best sounding race car for me!

[@iAPX432]

This sound, and this incredibly beautiful British Racing Green, I want to drive it, shine or rain!!!

[@aarongrattafiori617]

Would be amazing to see an in depth about how it was built and different challenges, see inside the motor some, etc.

[@turdferguson4124]

Wow. What a beautifully turned out machine. Just magnificent.

[@DM01710]

i have heard real audio and played Grand Prix Legends with real audio samples but nothing does justice to this, and the fly by was a fantastic unique sound. Alot of respect and thanks to all involved.

[@Joshualbm]

What a beastly beautiful package of style, technology and performance.

[@mirrorblue100]

What a beauty and amazingly cool project - thanks.

[@AdamAdamHDL]

Am I supposed to believe a 1.5L engine designed in the 40s actually made 600BHP?... This ..... this is .... What?

[@bikeme218]

That's only 91.5 cubic inches?

[@NZMOPAR]

600hp @ 12000 rpm with 40psi of boost

[@SANDSCORCHER]

My face just did this ➡️😮 for nearly six minutes. This is the best news I’ve heard in years. 👍🏻

[@ihopetowin]

What a wonderful and fascinating project.

[@davidtillson729]

Amazing and brilliant to have it running

[@mreckes9967]

Magnificent in every way, shape and form, oh and not to forget that special treat for the ears.

[@tadroid3858]

Oh my! Thanks so much for doing that!!

[@Toxic2T]

Sounds like a Gen4 NASCAR with X pipes. Lovely, a piece of art!

[@brokeafengineerwannabe2071]

May the love never disappear

[@parrotraiser6541]

It's great to see recreations of historic machines, even if they are a concatenation of model aero-engines (1.5 litres in 16 cylinders means 93cc/cylinder).

[@stephenscholes4758]

What is the power output of a model engine, 5bhp? 5 x 16 = 80bhp....this makes 500bhp +

[@NBSV1]

@@stephenscholes4758 If it’s naturally aspirated that engine doesn’t make near 500hp. With forced induction it might, but more likely to be about 300hp. It’s only 1.5L and built to basically the old specs so you can’t expect modern levels of performance. Which even with modern stuff 500+hp from 1.5L is difficult.

[@stephenscholes4758]

@@NBSV1 ?? by the time it finished racing in 1953 the original was producing 580bhp - well documented and commonly known...yes, courtesy of a two-stage superchager. Other examples of miniaturisation around then, maybe the Quad Cam Guzzi v8 at 500cc - naturally aspirated - 80 bhp in 1957. so 240 bhp at the BRM's size. (But such an engine would never have been considered under that formula)

[@dingrey]

​@NBSV1 550 bhp what i read. They were using special fuels which are illegal now.

[@denneraraujo6813]

Sounds awesome

[@gabehowe2778]

That sound 😍😍😍 truly unbelievable engineering for the time

[@fredsshed266]

I cannot think of a better sounding engine.

[@markhirsch1782]

WOW ,THAT'S A MASTERPIECE

[@gryfandjane]

Mightily impressive!

[@daviddjerassi]

Thank you a Great History .

[@cconnon1912]

1.5L V16? I had to double take. Lol Awesome. Really cool car with crazy sound. Tiny Pistons giving 100%.

[@paulhall170]

Wow!! I remember this car so well from my youth, always hoping it would do better, but almost always disappointed. It would be nice to know those dyno figures, and a time-lapse build video would be fantastic, plus a look at the drawings, so much more to explore here. But that sound.....

[@jmfleureau8662]

Superbe ligne et moteur incroyable !

[@tonyb9735]

A thing of beauty indeed!

[@jiveturkey9993]

Holy c%@&!!!! That is an exact duplicate made from scratch?? Every component and part?? Absolutely mind-boggling and amazing!!!!

[@onemantwohands5224]

Incredible work and dedication 👍 thank you so much for doing this for us all WOWWW ❤️

[@JB-dy2sq]

What a thing of beauty, the car looks gorgeous and the sound of that big V16 WOW 😵😍

[@Nick_Parau]

"big"....it's a 1.5litre engine :)

[@JB-dy2sq]

It sounds big, 16 cylinders is quite alot but it does sound amazing

[@1258-Eckhart]

A huge thankyou to the Owen family for bestowing this finest of all engines ever to an appreciative public! I hope it finds a lot of use! I have the Nick Mason CD, it's mental.

[@garyshotter8802]

The sound of heaven

[@ronniescott5179]

My Congratulations to all for this great achievement.

[@sofalugger]

Just Bloody Brilliant!! Well Done....Hope its at Goodwood this year?..

[@shemmac4700]

Wow that is phenomenal they could completely build a new one.

[@lawrencemarocco8197]

Sterling Moss said the BRM V16 was the worst racing care he'd ever driven. And he drove some real stinkers during his career. Though it had a scary amount of power it was in such a high limited power band to be virtually unmanageable. The handling was even scarier along with a myriad of other design and mechanical problems. Fangio also tried to make it work but quickly walked away in disgust. Car designed by a committee.

[@90MinutenLang020Damsko]

BRM did create some special and crazy engines back in the days.

[@howardosborne8647]

The 'H'16 was another of their mechanical marvels.

[@jcgabriel1569]

Well, the V16 is probably both special and crazy. Special, because of the detail, specifications, and engineering involved in it, and crazy, because, at work, that car is quite a handful. The centrifugal superchargers meant that as the engine revs increase the boost, and consequently, engine torque, rises. That means every driver back in the day, those who raced those in anger had to prepare for an ultra wild ride every time they put the throttle down. It is such a crazy thing to drive that Peter Collins claimed that the 1937 Mercedes W125 that he demonstrated (read: drove fast) at a race meeting is much easier to drive than the BRM V16 that he had driven few years back...

[@90MinutenLang020Damsko]

@@jcgabriel1569 exactly👍 the V16 and H16 and only thing they tried to do, is to invent something to be faster than the others and it ended up in something brilliant.

[@briangriffith3985]

one of the best sounding engines ever made

[@buggerall]

Goose bumps. A lot of them.

[@davidbarrett1487]

Superb. For all those who love machined metal, petrol & oil.👍👍👍.

[@ATomRileyA]

That is something really special so glad they built another one to go out and use, if i was a rich man i would get them to make two for myself :)

[@englishmaninfrance661]

Fabulous :) Well done Hall & Hall

[@richardquebec5850]

Bravo elle est merveilleuse cette voiture 💯

[@donnycorn3086]

the engine sounds like it had waaayy too much beef for a body half as skinny as the tires themself. this is amazing.