The LEC CRP1, one of many forgotten Formula 1 cars of the golden Cosworth DFV era. The era of the underdogs. An era that saw new teams and cars born and die in the space of a few races. The LEC was David Purley's F1 dream, designed by Mike Pilbeam and basically assembled by good fabricators and machinists at Pureley's LEC Refrigeration factory. The CRP1 took part in 5 pre-qualifying sessions during the 1977 season, managing to qualify in only 3 rounds. At Silverstone, Purley suffered a serious a

1985 Dutch Grand Prix: Niki Lauda Takes His Final Win

17K views · 177 reactions | On August 1, 1976 reigning Formula One...