The Lotus 38 was designed by Colin Chapman as Lotus 1965 entry for the Indianapolis 500. It was an evolution of the previous Lotus Indy design, the type 29, powered by a four-cam Ford V8 engine mid-mounted, giving it equal power to the Indy front engined roadsters. Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Colin Chapman Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman (born 9 May 1928 in London - died 16 December 1982) was an influential designer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry. ... Team Lotus was one of Formula 1s most successful teams. ... Indianapolis 500, 1994 The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, frequently shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, is an American automobile race held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ...
The race was a walkover for Jim Clark who led from start to finish in the 38, and won by two laps from Parnelli Jones, an ironic reversal for in 1963, Jones had beaten Clark into second place. Jim (or Jimmy) Clark OBE (March 4, 1936 – April 7, 1968) was a Scottish Formula One (F1) racing driver, still regarded as one of the best and most naturally-gifted drivers of all time. ...
The 38 had shown that mid engined cars could make the grade at the Brickyard, and the days of the front engined roadsters were effectively over.
Design elements in the 38 were eventually worked into the design of the legendary Lotus 49. The Lotus 49 was the first F1 car to be powered by the now-famous Ford Cosworth DFV engine. ...
The road car business was doing well with the Lotus Seven and the Lotus Elite and this was followed by the Lotus Elan in 1962, during which year the entire Lotus enterprise moved to their current facilities at Hethel Norfolk.
Lotus attempted to take ground effects further with the Lotus 80 and Lotus 88 The team was the first team to introduce carbon fibre to F1, when it introduced its all carbon fibre Lotus 91 in 1982.
Former Team Lotus employees Peter Collins and Peter Wright organized a deal to take over the team from the Chapman Family and in December the new Team Lotus was launched with Mika Häkkinen and Julian Bailey being signed for the 1991 season.
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