After many years dreaming of finding this car, and thousands of hours of research, it ended up being a chance encounter that led to us finding Nigel s lost 1986 British Grand Prix winner.

No record at Williams, no articles, nothing since 1987.

But there it was sat in front of us.A car with a truly special history - Not only was it Nigel s first ever British Grand Prix win, but he did it in Nelson s spare car with no drinks bottle in front of Frank Williams attending his first Grand Prix since his horrific car crash.

It was because of Frank s injuries that his wife Virginia would become the first ever woman to collect the Constructors Trophy at a Grand Prix.

It was the last ever Grand Prix at Brands Hatch, in a year that became Honda s first ever championship-winning campaign.

All in front of the biggest ever crowd at a British Grand Prix (estimated at 150,000 but impossible to know, such was the chaos).

Added into the mix was the ferocious rivalry between Mansell and Piquet...

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