Brabham BT5

The Brabham BT5 was a sports racing car built by Brabham in 1963, the company's first car with covered wheels and intended for private entrants. Two were made. It used many parts from the open-wheel cars: a multi-tubular spaceframe chassis under a fibreglass body, double wishbone suspension, a 140 hp Ford-Cosworth 116E 1.6 litre engine, a four-speed Hewland gearbox and four disc brakes. It took a class victory at Snetterton with Frank Gardner and Paul Hawkins, and again at the Guards Trophy at Brands Hatch. In 1964 it was enlarged to take bigger engines and renamed the BT8, which won the 1965 Tourist Trophy with Denny Hulme.