While it all started with an unofficial experiment, the Rover-BRM eventually became the first gas turbine car to race at Le Mans as an official entry, and it actually came close to winning the 2.0 ...

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It wasn't the first turbine-powered car, being preceded by Rover's own JET1 and myriad other prototypes, but it was the first turbine-powered Le Mans car.

Author: Richard Heseltine Photography: Manufacturers / Darin Schnabel Rover-BRM Rover’s turbine-powered Le Mans weapon raced in 1963, although it wasn’t allowed to compete for position. It ...

In the post-war years Rover had a reputation for making dependable but starchy cars, like redoubtable maiden aunts made metal. By the 1960s, though, changes were afoot. The Rover-BRM racer burnt ...