Company History 1958 - 1979

1958

• Mike Costin & Keith Duckworth found Cosworth Engineering; first sited in Shaftsbury Mews, London W8, England

1964

• Cosworth Engineering moves to St James Mill Road, Northampton, England

1966

• Keith Duckworth signs the Ford-Cosworth contract for the DFV

1967

• Lotus Cosworth-Ford DFV debuts at Dutch Grand Prox, Zandvoort: Jim Clark wins by 27 seconds

1979

• Castings plant established in Worcester, Englan
• Castings manufacture heads and blocks for F1 and Indy