November 2016

Here’s a nice shot taken in the pits at Brands Hatch before the non-championship F1 Race of Champions on March 20, 1977. This was the first appearance of the Mike Pilbeam-designed F1 car—entered as a LEC but often referred to as a Pilbeam—for David Purley. Purley would finish 6th, one lap down. LEC referred to the Purley family refrigerator business, Longford Engineering Company.

Photo courtesy of:  THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION