The definitive history of one of the most evocative and successful F1 cars, and the first to use the Ford-Cosworth DFV engine. - From inception and development to the fate of surviving cars.- Includes a racing record and individual chassis histories. - The Lotus 49 is associated with some of the world's greatest racing drivers - Clark, Hill, Rindt and Fittipaldi, to name a few. - A must for anyone who followed Formula 1 in the 60s and early 70s. - Produced in association with the Ford Motor Company.
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Michael Oliver went to his first Formula One race when he was just two weeks old, and contends that he learned to count looking at the number roundels on the sides of racing cars. A professional writer, he has contributed features to a wide range of magazines and websites, including autosport.com, itvf1.com, Motor Sport, Octane, Classic Cars, Vintage Racecar, Victory Lane, Chequered Flag and Motor Racing Australia.
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Like many of Colin Chapman's best creations, the Lotus 49 began life over dinner and on the back of a napkin. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
strengthening baffle, rocker arm fairings, front rocker arms, high rear wing, lotus boss, rear radius arms, feathering system, fourth pedal, nose fins, overlapping skin, regular mount, fire extinguisher system, lap record, piston failure, chequered flag, seat tank, comfortable victory, taking pole, four wheel drive car, front uprights, spare car, build programme, fastest lap, final race, quickest time Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Grand Prix, Ford Motor Company, World Championship, Colin Chapman, Bob Dance, Graham Hill, Jim Clark, Dick Scammell, Rob Walker, South Africa, Watkins Glen, Old Man, Pete Lovely, Jack Brabham, Jackie Stewart, New Zealand, Walter Hayes, Race of Champions, Bob Sparshott, Jackie Oliver, Brands Hatch, Dave Sims, Keith Duckworth, Leo Wybrott, Phipps Photographic New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Like many of Colin Chapman's best creations, the Lotus 49 began life over dinner and on the back of a napkin. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
strengthening baffle, rocker arm fairings, front rocker arms, high rear wing, lotus boss, rear radius arms, feathering system, fourth pedal, nose fins, overlapping skin, regular mount, fire extinguisher system, lap record, piston failure, chequered flag, seat tank, comfortable victory, taking pole, four wheel drive car, front uprights, spare car, build programme, fastest lap, final race, quickest time Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Grand Prix, Ford Motor Company, World Championship, Colin Chapman, Bob Dance, Graham Hill, Jim Clark, Dick Scammell, Rob Walker, South Africa, Watkins Glen, Old Man, Pete Lovely, Jack Brabham, Jackie Stewart, New Zealand, Walter Hayes, Race of Champions, Bob Sparshott, Jackie Oliver, Brands Hatch, Dave Sims, Keith Duckworth, Leo Wybrott, Phipps Photographic New!
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- Sports Car (WHEELIE BOOKS) by DK Publishing in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Team Lotus: The Indianapolis Years by Andrew Ferguson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Monaco Grand Prix by Jetty St. John in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Jim Clark by Doug Nye on page 186
- Rob Walker by Evans Cooper on page 91
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