From little things do big things grow!
Cosworth Engineering Ltd was established on September 28, 1958 and originally operated from this modest facility in Shaftesbury Mews, London W8.
Mike Costin was the Technical Director of Lotus by day and Cosworth partner by night, while Keith Duckworth worked on the new enterprise full time.
The firm’s rate of growth can be gauged from moves to larger London premises in Friern Barnet in 1959 and then again to Edmonton in 1961.
Their first projects in 1959-60 were the Mk1, a modified Ford Anglia 105E engine design, the Mk 2, a production Formula Junior race engine based on the learnings of the Mk1, and the Mk3, an improved version of the Mk2 using their A3 cam, with a stronger bottom end and optional dry sump.
Cosworth were up and running…
Credits…
Cosworth Engineering
Cosworth’s Bill Brown, Keith Duckworth, Mike Costin and Ben Rood with the almighty, most successful racing engine of all time, the Ford Cosworth DFV 3-litre V8 F1 design. More about the engine here: https://primotipo.com/2016/05/12/me-an-my-dfv/
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