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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.
Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman CBE (19 May 1928 – 16 December 1982) was an English design engineer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry, and founder of the sports car company Lotus Cars. [2] Chapman founded Lotus in 1952 and initially ran Lotus in his spare time, assisted by a group of enthusiasts.
The Lotus 66 is a track day car produced by Lotus Cars. The car is based on three drawings for a Can-Am racing car drawn up by Geoff Ferris of Team Lotus in 1969 [1] but which the company did not build. [2] The model number 66 was never allocated in period [3] but chronologically fits in with the Lotus model numbers.
The Lotus 78 was a Formula One racing car used in the 1977 and 1978 seasons. It was designed by Peter Wright , Colin Chapman , Martin Ogilvie and Tony Rudd , and was the first ground effect car in Formula One.
The Lotus 76 is a Formula One car designed by Colin Chapman, Tony Rudd and Ralph Bellamy and used by Team Lotus in the 1974 Formula One season. Development [ edit ]
Nearly $3.6 billion Canadian (US $2.7 billion) worth of goods and services cross the border each day. About 60% of U.S. crude oil imports are from Canada, and 85% of U.S. electricity imports are ...
The British team Lotus - at that time the second oldest team in Formula 1 - was, in 1991, in a severe economic crisis and went through a restructuring. In 1991, for financial reasons, it was the last team to use outdated Judd eight-cylinder engines (type EV), which were weaker than the DFR engines and, like the DFR, were no longer available in ...