Following his Formula Atlantic success, Nicholson commissioned Martin Slater of Lyncar to build him a Formula One car, despite, by this time, having established his own engine building business, which meant he was unable to commit to a full grand prix season.
Tralo seu éxito na Formula Atlantic, Nicholson encargou a Martin Slater de Lyncar que lle construíse un coche de Fórmula Un, malia que, a esta altura, establecera o seu propio negocio de construción de motores, o que significaba que non podía comprometerse a unha tempada completa de Grand Prix.