Airportable wrote:

For me the most hallucinogenic V engine ever made was / is the BRM 1.5 litre V16 engine of the mid ‘50’s. It was designed just after the war & it would rev up to 12,000 rpm & make 600bhp.
The change in formula to 2.5ltr (?) brought its development to a holt.
A firm in Lincolnshire will build you a new one it you can rustle up the money.
The sound they make is sublime, again YouTube will help you appreciate what these V16 powered cars would do.
M
 

It was lost long ago but I had a 45 EP (remember them) that was a recording of a BRM 1.5 V16 going through it's paces..........what a glorious noise!

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