Charles Lucas and Roy Thomas decide that the union between a crashed Lotus F2 chassis and the Martin V8 Engine could be the basis of a competitive F1 car. The Martin V8 was widely lauded at the time for it's compact size - forked connecting rods made the engine very short - and all alloy construction made it very light - potentially a racecar with a favourable power to weight ratio...

Roy Thomas undertook the engineering of the car and Roy Pike debuted the car in the wet Formula Libre event at the 1966 Mallory Park Boxing day meeting - finishing in 3rd place.

The car undertook a test at Goodwood in 1967 before the start of the season - where the car's diminutive size and lightweight V8 powerplant proved a match for the Weslake powered Eagles down the Lavant Straight - prompting a Mr Gurney to ask the question - "Just how much power do you have?." (275 bhp was the answer given by Roy Thomas - in case you are wondering..)

The car then qualified 14th for the 1967 Brands Hatch Race of Champions F1 race with Piers Courage at the wheel - but sadly the engine blew and the car did not make race day.

The next outing was Snetterton for testing - where Piers shot past Jackie Stewart's BRM H16 on the straight - only to leave his braking far too late and subsequently crash comprehensively - the car catching fire and being written off.

Roy Thomas decided Charles Lucas' racing funds could be expended better elsewhere - and with the forthcoming advent of the DFV probably made the right decision - and so that was the end of that - well for 40 years anyway...