This is a photograph that I
took at the Donington Park Museum in October 1989 when the Collection was not displayed as well as in later days.
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It's the 1954 BRM P30, V16 Mk2
No2, alternatively known as V16/05. This car competed in Formula Libre races
for a few years, and the only time I saw one in competitive action was in the
Formula Libre race at the 1955 Aintree 200 meeting when Peter Collins won the
race in this car. The Mk2 is a shortened and lighter version of the original
V16 BRM P15 but has the same 1,496cc V16 supercharged engine which was claimed
to produce 600bhp at 12,000rpm. The car was owned by Nick Mason before joining the
Donington Collection, then by Bernie Ecclestone who bought the whole collection
when the Donington museum closed. All of Bernie Ecclestone’s cars were later acquired
by Mark Mateschitz.
