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Brabham BT8 chassis #SC-1-64 is the prototype built for the 1964 season and exhibited at the Earls Court show. A total of 12 BT8's were constructed between 1964 and 1966 (9 in '64). BT8's were immediately competitive, exquisitely well constructed, good mannered and reliable, and easy and rewarding to drive.

SC-1-64 was originally sold to Bill Knight and Arthur Owen who scored a 2nd place finish at the Singapore Grand Prix in March of '64. Races in the UK followed with a win at the 2nd UK outing. The car was sold to Robs Lamplough who ran it at Goodwood and then brought it to the US. In the fall of '64, Lamplough, ran it at the LA Time Grand Prix at Riverside and and the Monterey Pacific GP at Laguna Seca, followed by the Canadian GP at Mosport. Lamplough sold the chassis less engine in 1965 to racer Judy Kondratieff (later to marry Howden Ganley of F1 and Can Am fame) to be converted for the USRRC series with a 289ci Ford Cobra V8, ZF transmission, beefier suspension, wider wheels and tires and flared bodywork. It was raced by Bart Martin who won several races with the converted car. Martin crashed heavily and was killed at Candlestick Park in August, '65 and the car was mostly destroyed.

In 1990, Judy Kondratieff-Ganley sold the rights to chassis #SC-1-64, along with the damaged chassis to Philippe de Lespinay who at that time, also owned BT8 chassis #SC-7-64. de Lespinay was able to locate the original engine and transmission as well as some of the original chassis bits from Lmplough and others. de Lespinay contracted for the period correct restoration of the car by Cavaglieri Resrorations. Caviglieri and Jack Smith,had extensive BT8 restoration experience as well as access to de Lespinay's chassis SC-7-64 during the project. They performed the reconstruction between 1990 and 1991 using what original components still existed and re-constructing those needed including a new frame. The reconstruction cost was about $275,000. Following the reconstruction, the chassis was signed by Jack Brabham. In 1995, de Lespinay was invited to show the car at the Pebble Beach concours, placing 3rd in class, and it was raced by its former driver, Robs Lamplough and de Lespinay at the Monterey Historics. It was raced by de Lespinay between 1995 and 2003 including multiple Monterey appearances.

In 2003, vintage racer Mark Simpson purchased SC-1-64 and raced it extensively in US events. He and co-driver Bob Bondurant raced the St.Jovite and Mt. Tremblant enduros together. The car was shipped to the UK where it competed at Goodwood and then competed at Spa in Belgium. Prior to the Europen tour, an FIA Historic Vehicle Identity Form was approved by the FIA for competition.

The current owner acquired the car in 2011 and after several sorting events, raced it at the 2013 and 2014 SVRA National Championship events at COTA. The engine currently in the car is a 2.5L version of the FPF Coventry Climax. The car has been in climate controlled storage since 2014 but will be delivered in fully re-commissioned condition. The car comes with extensive spares including spare wheels,13 gear sets, and miscellaneous chassis bits. For more information call us at (765) 335-2057 or email us at: info@indycompetition.com.