Stirling Moss was curious. Up against the sleek 'Sharknose' Ferrari 156 in this, the first year of the new 1.5-litre F1, England's hero needed a new edge - that unfair advantage desired by all racers.
Rob Walker's Lotus 18 had been enough to overpower the reds at Monaco, but over a season he was up against it. This front-engined Ferguson looked obsolete in the era of the mid-engined revolution. But with four-wheel drive, and on any wet track, just maybe...
Harry Ferguson was an Irish engineer whose eponymous company was best known for its tractors. Having once lost $1million on a coin toss, he was clearly a man not averse to taking chances, and he liked to think big.