Editing Repco (section)

== The double-camshaft 32-valve ==
The new Ford engine, which was made available to other teams in 1968 also, convinced Brabham that more power was needed. With hindsight Brabham commented that the single cam motor's reliability may have been enough to supplant the more powerful Cosworths as late as the 1968 season. A new version of the Repco V8, with gear-driven double-overhead camshafts and four valves per cylinder, was produced for 1968 to maintain its competitiveness. A figure of {{cvt|400|bhp|kW PS|0}} at 9,500 rpm was targeted but only about {{cvt|380|bhp|kW PS|0}} at 9,000 rpm was achieved. The season was a disaster as it proved very unreliable due to insurmountable valve gear unreliability. There was also a 4.2-litre derivative for the [[Indianapolis 500]]. [[Jochen Rindt]], who had moved to Brabham at the wrong time, managed to score two poles and two podiums that year, while Brabham himself collected only two points. The Repco project had always been hindered by the lengthy lines of communication between the UK and Australia, which made correcting problems very difficult. Repco, having spent far more money than originally envisaged and having sold very few customer versions of its engine, stopped the project.

For 1969, the works Brabham team and most of the private Brabham entries also used the ubiquitous Cosworth powerplant. A pair of older Brabham-Repcos were entered in the season opening [[1969 South African Grand Prix]] by local drivers [[Sam Tingle]] and [[Peter de Klerk]], but no points were scored on the engine marque's last appearance in the world championship.

Also, [[LDS (automobile)|LDS]] fitted with Repcos were used in the [[South African Grand Prix]] in the late 1960s, as well as in the national F1 series there.