The Brabham BT43 was the only Formula 5000 racing car built by Motor Racing Developments, the company behind the Brabham name. Initiated by Ron Tauranac and designed by Geoff Ferris, it was one of the last cars produced by MRD before Bernie Ecclestone closed it. It was based on the Formula Two BT40 and used a modified monocoque with the triangular cross section pioneered by the BT42, which also provided a crushable structure for the 1973 fuel tank rules. It used a Chevrolet 302 cubic inch engine with a Hewland DG300 gearbox. Rolled out in October 1973 and first tested at Silverstone by John Watson, it did not make its debut until 30 June 1974, when Martin Birrane drove it at Monza.
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it was one of the last cars produced by MRD before MRD was closed by the then new Brabham owner Bernie Ecclestone
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The Brabham BT43 was the only Formula 5000 racing car built by Motor Racing Developments (MRD).
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Rolled out in October 1973
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it was one of the last cars produced by MRD before MRD was closed by the then new Brabham owner Bernie Ecclestone
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