Following the Presto Park event, Mike Harvey kindly arranged a private visit for Alan Seymour and myself to Classic Team Lotus. We were greeted by Clive Chapman, the late Colin Chapman's son and given a guided tour.
1958 Lotus Type 12 with a Type 94T in the background. The Type 12 was the first Lotus single-seater Grand Prix car:
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Lotus Type 25/R4, Jim Clark's 1963 F1 World Championship winning car:
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The innovative but unsuccessful 1974 Type 76:
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Nigel Mansell's 1983 Lotus Type 94T:
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Type 94T's radical 4-plane wing:
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Type 94T's Renault Turbo engine produced over 1,000bhp in qualifying form!:
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Ayrton Senna's 1985 Type 97T, which he drove in his greatest race, his first GP win in the rain at Estoril:
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1990 Type 102 with Lamborghini V12 engine:
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Original Indianapolis Type 38 drawings by Colin Chapman:
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Lurking in the corner was this South African-built LDS. Inspiration for Colin Chapman?:
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Kind regards,
Russell
1958 Lotus Type 12 with a Type 94T in the background. The Type 12 was the first Lotus single-seater Grand Prix car:
Lotus Type 25/R4, Jim Clark's 1963 F1 World Championship winning car:
The innovative but unsuccessful 1974 Type 76:
Nigel Mansell's 1983 Lotus Type 94T:
Type 94T's radical 4-plane wing:
Type 94T's Renault Turbo engine produced over 1,000bhp in qualifying form!:
Ayrton Senna's 1985 Type 97T, which he drove in his greatest race, his first GP win in the rain at Estoril:
1990 Type 102 with Lamborghini V12 engine:
Original Indianapolis Type 38 drawings by Colin Chapman:
Lurking in the corner was this South African-built LDS. Inspiration for Colin Chapman?:
Kind regards,
Russell
