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British racing car company
Pilbeam Racing Designs is a British company which designs and constructs racing cars, based in the Lincolnshire town of Bourne. The company was founded in 1975 by Mike Pilbeam.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Pilbeam Racing Designs is a British company which designs and constructs racing cars, based in the Lincolnshire town of Bourne. The company was founded in 1975 by Mike Pilbeam.2
Early career
Previously Pilbeam worked in Formula One for several teams, having latterly been Chief Designer for BRM (also based in Bourne), producing the P201. An early project was the BRM P67 from 1964. Pilbeam also worked on the Lotus 7X Clubman's car. He designed the LEC Formula One car for David Purley to race in 1977.
From Wikipedia’s article on Pilbeam Racing Designs, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
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