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Coventry Climax announcedthat they would not be building a suitable engine

Coventry Climax announced
that they would not be building a suitable engine

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Coventry Climax announced that they would not be building
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a suitable engine.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:46:57
Uploaded
Jun 01, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, sport
Production
Aurora Films (AU)

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The tale of a racing dynasty and the price of immortality, BRABHAM reveals the forgotten godfather of modern Formula 1 - Jack Brabham, and a son's quest to defy the odds in the competitive world of international motor-sport once m...
So we had to produce a Formula One car in a hurry. - Brabham 00:04
So we had to produce a Formula One car in a hurry.
DOUG: And few people were willing to supply them - Brabham 00:07
DOUG: And few people were willing to supply them
Jack was racing in America and he heard about these. - Brabham 00:04
Jack was racing in America and he heard about these.
JOHN: He saw opportunity in 1966, I guess, - Brabham 00:06
JOHN: He saw opportunity in 1966, I guess,
DOUG: The new engine that he chose - Brabham 00:07
DOUG: The new engine that he chose
RON: Repco agreed to support Jack. - Brabham 00:04
RON: Repco agreed to support Jack.
TONY: Phil Irving was charged with drawing - Brabham 00:06
TONY: Phil Irving was charged with drawing
BERNIE: Drivers and teams were delighted - Brabham 00:05
BERNIE: Drivers and teams were delighted
No Formula One engine had ever been built in Australia. - Brabham 00:04
No Formula One engine had ever been built in Australia.
JACKIE: Who would have gone to Australia - Brabham 00:05
JACKIE: Who would have gone to Australia
JOHN: Betty cooked me a steak for lunch at home with Jack - Brabham 00:04
JOHN: Betty cooked me a steak for lunch at home with Jack
And the idea was that I was gonna work on the Repco engines. - Brabham 00:04
And the idea was that I was gonna work on the Repco engines.
[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING] - Brabham 00:12
[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]
JOHN: There was no test bed, - Brabham 00:08
JOHN: There was no test bed,
One particular practice we went to, - Brabham 00:05
One particular practice we went to,
And this Australian-developed engine - Brabham 00:10
And this Australian-developed engine
HUGHIE: There was a moment there before we went to Reims - Brabham 00:16
HUGHIE: There was a moment there before we went to Reims
Hang on, this engine that no one is taking seriously, - Brabham 00:05
Hang on, this engine that no one is taking seriously,
ANNOUNCER: It's also the first time that a driver - Brabham 00:07
ANNOUNCER: It's also the first time that a driver
And all of a sudden, we were King Kong - Brabham 00:05
And all of a sudden, we were King Kong