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BT18
Brabham BT18 single-seater of 1966, built in BT18, BT18A and BT18B forms.
Still being researched: why it matters, identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- Not yet verified
- Engine
- Inline-four (twin-cam Ford) · 1,600 cc / 1.6 LFactory: 1.6 L
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Brabham BT18 (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
Brabham BT18 (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: TOM at Picassa. · CC BY-SA 3.0
Brabham BT18 (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: GTHO · CC BY-SA 3.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
A surviving BT18 was raced in British hill climbs and in circuit, Formula Libre and Formula 2 events in the 1970s and 1980s; it carries a 1.6-litre twin-cam Ford four with a Hewland Mk 9 five-speed gearbox.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard BT18.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Inline-four (twin-cam Ford)1 Independently researchedDescribes one auctioned car (chassis F2-12-66), not a type-wide specification. |
| Cylinders | 41 Independently researchedSingle auctioned car, as above. |
| Displacement | 1,600 cc / 1.6 LFactory: 1.6 L1 Independently researchedSingle auctioned car (chassis F2-12-66), not a type-wide figure. |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Manufacturer | Hewland1 Independently researchedSingle auctioned car, as above. |
|---|---|
| Gearbox | Hewland Mk 9 five-speed transaxle1 Independently researchedSingle auctioned car, as above. |
| Gears | 51 Independently researchedSingle auctioned car, as above. |
| Driven wheels | Rear1 Independently researchedSingle auctioned car, as above. |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Four-wheel disc brakes1 Independently researchedSingle auctioned car, as above. |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
1966 Brabham BT18 for sale on BaT Auctions - closed on October 15, 2021 (Lot #57,399) Level C Bring a Trailer · 2021-10-15
- 1.6-liter twin-cam Ford inline-four
- powered by a 1.6-liter twin-cam Ford inline-four
- Hewland Mk 9 five-speed transaxle
- Power is sent to the rear wheels
- four wheel disc brakes with Lockheed LD19 and LD20 calipers
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