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Chassis:
The original P578 prototype, chassis 5781 is commonly referred to as 'Old Faithful' as it served BRM so well and for so long. It was used for testing and development work before being driven to a debut victory by Graham Hill at the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix. Hill would win two more Grands Prix in this car before it was set aside near the end of 1962 in favour of a newer and slightly lighter car. In 1963, it was sold Mimmo Dei's Scuderia Centro Sud, who fielded it for Lorenzo Bandini finished in Italian Racing Red. At the start of 1964, it was returned to BRM and re-painted green for Richard Attwood's F1 debut at Goodwood. It was subsequently painted French racing blue and fielded by Maurice Trintignant during the 1964 World Championship. Following a singular outing in 1965 Centro Sud, 'Old Faithful' was finally retired from contemporary racing.
Instrumental in BRM's World Championship winning 1962 effort, the car was, not surprisingly, bought back by BRM and restored to its works colours. It remained at the factory until the assets of the bankrupt team were sold at auction in October of 1981. It was acquired by Alexander Patrick and displayed at the Patrick Museum in Birmingham. Sold again in 1990, it was briefly owned by Anthony Maymann and was then acquired by South African collector David Cohen. He had it prepared for racing and it appeared at the inaugural Monaco Historic Grand Prix in 1997. It was also campaigned at the Goodwood Revival before it was acquired by American collector Miles Collier in the early 2000s. Still in full running order, it has since been shown and raced at select events, usually with Brian Redman at the wheel.
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