1979 | Brooke 245 S

The Brooke 245 is a tandem two seat car designed to hark back to the hay days of Formula 1. With a snug 'racing' cockpit, space for weekend luggage and a passenger seat which is exposed when the rear head faring is removed. Superbly balanced with a torsional rigid and strong space frame chassis produced in 16-gauge square and tubular steel, suitably reinforced. Independent double wishbone suspension with adjustable shock absorbers and torsion bar spring support the front of the car and independent swing arm suspension again with adjustable shock absorbers are to the rear. The GRP fibreglass body helps keep the weight to a minimum. Powered by a 1397cc Renault Gordini engine, the Brooke 245 brings the unique single seater driving experience to the road.

Bought by the vendor's father in the 1990's directly from Tony Sutton, this example was the only example fully built by Mr. Sutton. An ex-demonstrator, this car was uprated to S-Specification which included oil cooler, camber adjustable front top wishbones, adjustable anti-roll front and rear bars and a stainless steel exhaust. Fed by twin Weber 40 carburettors, the 1397cc Gordini engine is a perfect match to this lightweight sportscar. Incredibly rare, this fantastic sportscar is reported by the vendor to run and drive very well attracting attention wherever it goes.

Supplied with a V5C registration document and previous MoT test certificates, an abundance of paperwork, correspondence and magazine articles of this rare British piece of automotive history. A rare opportunity to own a fabulous British sportscar that harks back to the golden era of Formula 1 racing. Consigned by Will Penrose

Lot details
Year: 1979
Make: Brooke
Model: 245S Gordini
Registration: IUI 924
Chassis No: BR2455003
Engine No: 36020
Mileage: 9,220


* Rare piece of British automotive history

* Uprated to S-Specification

* The only Toby Sutton fully built example