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The Lotus 43 was designed for the 1966 season by Colin Chapman. The 1966 season was the first season where 3 litre engines were permitted. As a result, Chapman and Lotus made a deal for use of BRM's new H 16 engine as well as using new, wider tyres better able to put the power of the engine down on to the track. 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. ...
British Racing Motors (generally known as BRM) was a British Formula 1 motor racing team. ...
An H engine (or H-block) is an engine configuration in which the cylinders are aligned so that if viewed from the front appear to be in a horizontal letter H. An H engine can be viewed as two flat engines, one atop the other. ...
The engine on paper was technically advanced and powerful, and Chapman had hopes that it would power his cars to another successful season. Alas, it was not to be. The first sign of trouble was when the new engine arrived and it required four men to lift it from the truck. The engine proved to be overweight, unreliable and was unable to produce the promised power. Jim Clark didn't score any points until mid season. Clark was able to turn his fortunes around and won the American GP at Watkins Glen at the end of the season, thereby winning the H 16's only race. In 1967 the 43 made it's final start in the South African GP at the Kyalami circuit, where Clark again retired the car. The 43 chassis was an excellent design let down by a poor powerplant, and Chapman was left to rue his choice as he had been offered Repco engines for 1966, which went on to take the world championship that year for Brabham. Jim (or Jimmy) Clark OBE (March 4, 1936 – April 7, 1968) was a Scottish Formula One (F1) racing driver considered one of the best drivers in motor sport history. ...
Repco was a Formula One engine manufacturer from 1966 through 1969. ...
The Brabham Racing Organisation was a Formula One racing team founded by Jack Brabham and Ron Tauranac. ...
Design elements of the 43 were used in the design of the far more successful Lotus 49 which replaced the 43 in 1967. The Lotus 49 was designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Phillipe for the 1967 F1 season. ...
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Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, England. ...
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Europa S | Elise | Exige New 2006 Lotus Europa S New 2006 Lotus Europa S Side view New 2006 Lotus Europa S Front view New 2006 Lotus Europa S Rear view Lotus Cars Europa S is a GT type two seater automobile designed to complement the very successful Lotus Elise sports car and its derivative...
The Lotus Elise The Lotus Elise is a roadster conceived in early 1994 and released in September 1995 by the English manufacturer Lotus Car. ...
UK-spec Lotus Exige The Lotus Exige is a two-door, two-seat sports car made by Lotus Cars. ...
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 20B | 25 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 49 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 79 | 88 | 97T | 107 | 112 Lotus Mk1 was poriduced in a single copy as a trials car based on the Austin 7. ...
Lotus Mk2 was a trials car. ...
Lotus Mk3 was a single seated sports car built by Colin Chapman as a 750 Racer. ...
Lotus Mk4 was a trials car by Colin Chapman built on a Austin 7 chassis. ...
Lotus Mk5 was a prototype single seater sports car by Colin Chapman that was never built. ...
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Lotus Super Seven The Lotus Seven is a small, simple, lightweight two-seater open-top sports car from Lotus, which has been called a motorcycle on four wheels. It is the most successful inexpensive exotic sports car. ...
The Lotus 17 was built in responce to the Lola Mk1 which was dominat against the previous Lotus model,the 16. ...
The Lotus 18 was designed by Colin Chapman for use by Lotus in F1 and F2. ...
Same as the Lotus 20, but with rear sway bar and in-board Alfin drum brakes in the rear. ...
The Lotus 25, or Type 25, was the Formula One racing car, powered by a 1500 cc Coventry Climax engine, which took Team Lotus driver Jim Clark to his first F1 World Championship in 1963. ...
F2 version of the Lotus 25 F1 car. ...
Colin Chapmans first and only attempt at a Group Seven /Can Am racing machine. ...
The Lotus 31 was a purpose-built driver training car for the Jim Russell school. ...
Developed from the fragile Lotus 27, the 32 had steel monocoque and re-located upper rear suspention pickups on the tub. ...
The Lotus 33 was a development of the earlier 25 model, which was also based on the 1500cc Climax engine. ...
Lotus 38 The Lotus 38 was designed by Colin Chapman as Lotus 1965 entry for the Indianapolis 500. ...
The Lotus 48 was a Formula 2 car based on a 1600cc Ford FVA-engine that was run around 1967. ...
The Lotus 49 was designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Phillipe for the 1967 F1 season. ...
The Lotus 72 was a Formula 1 car designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Phillipe of Lotus for the 1970 season. ...
The Lotus 78 wing car was the car that started the ground effect revolution in Formula 1, in the 1977 racing season. ...
Mario Andretti in the Lotus 79 The Lotus 79 was a Formula 1 car designed in late 1977 by Colin Chapman, Martin Ogilvie and Peter Wright of Lotus. ...
The Lotus 107 brought in a final, frustratingly limited and short-lived period of competitiveness for the legendary Team Lotus in Formula 1. ...
The Lotus 112 was to be the type designation for the model that became the Lotus Elise. ...
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Excel | Eclat | Elite | Elan | Esprit | Europa The Type 89 Lotus Excel, built from 1982 to 1992, was a front engine rear drive car based on the earlier Lotus Eclat, which itself was based on the earlier Lotus Elite II. Toyota engaged Lotus to assist with engineering work on the Supra. ...
The Lotus Eclat, built from 1975 to 1982, was a front engine rear drive coupe. ...
The Lotus Elite name was used for two vehicles from Lotus Cars. ...
1966 Lotus Elan 1990 Lotus Elan SE Lotus Elan is the name of two convertible automobiles and one fixed head coupe produced by Lotus Cars. ...
Lotus Esprit Turbo 1981-1986 1993 Lotus Esprit S4 The back of a 1993 Lotus Esprit S4 1987 Lotus Turbo Esprit HC The Lotus Esprit was a sports car built by Lotus from 1976 to 2004. ...
Lotus Europa (S2 Federal) The Lotus Europa, built by Lotus Cars from 1966 to 1975, was among the first production road cars to feature a mid-engine rear wheel drive design. ...
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APX | M90 The Lotus APX The Lotus APX (APX stands for Aluminum Performance Crossover) is a concept car created by the British automobile marque, Lotus. ...
The Lotus M90 or sometimes referred to as the Lotus X100 is a concept car that was developed by Lotus using many Toyota parts. ...
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Carlton | Cortina | Zytek Elise // Lotus Carlton The Lotus Carlton was a Vauxhall Carlton saloon which had been majorly tweaked by Lotus to go a record 176mph. ...
not A standard Lotus Cortina A GT Cortina The Lotus-Cortina was high-performance car, the result of collaboration between Ford and Lotus. ...
The Zytek Lotus Elise is an electric sports car jointly produced by Lotus and Zytek, from 1998 and continuing as of 2003. ...
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