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The Lotus Mark VI is the first production car by Lotus Cars. It was introduced by Colin Chapman in 1952 after previously building multiple trials and road racing cars. The heart of the Mark VI is a semi- space frame chassis. [ 1 ]
Most of the cars entered that year were sports cars, and they included a large number of Lotus 11s, the definitive Coventry Climax-powered sports racer, led by the Team Lotus entries for Chapman, driven by Cliff Allison and Reg Bicknell. A 1955 Lotus Mk IX Lotus Eleven cars for Le Mans 24 hours, 1956. The following year, the Lotus 12 appeared.
The Lotus Mark IX (1955) was an aluminium-bodied sports racing car manufactured by Lotus Engineering Ltd. About thirty of the Mark IX sports racing cars were made. It was closely related to the Lotus model Mark VIII (1954), of which only about seven cars were made. These cars were largely based on the innovative space frame of the Lotus Mark VI ...
Lotus Mark II Lotus Mark II cockpit. The car that came to be known as the Lotus Mark II was created in 1949, while Colin Chapman was serving with the RAF.For his second car Chapman built on the knowledge gained from building and competing in the Lotus Mark I, so he again used the widely available and inexpensive Austin 7 chassis as a starting point.
Stacey's original Lotus Mk VI was purchased from its owner by the Stacey Family and underwent complete, but sympathetic restoration in the hands of Stacey's schoolfriend, VSCC, Bentley Drivers Club and Historic Grand Prix Drivers Association racer, Ian Bentall, who had originally helped construct the car.
Lotus in Formula One can refer to: Team Lotus, the original Lotus team that competed from 1954 to 1994; Pacific Team Lotus, competing in 1995; Team Lotus (2010–2011) Lotus F1, a team that competed from 2012 to 2015, later purchased by Groupe Renault
Peter John Arundell (8 November 1933 [1] – 16 June 2009) was a British racing driver from England, who raced in Formula One for Team Lotus.He participated in 13 World Championship Grands Prix, scoring 12 championship points.
The 1965 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition staged in New Zealand and Australia for cars complying with the Tasman Formula. [1] The series, which began on 9 January and ended on 1 March after seven races, [2] was the second Tasman Series. [1]