The Lotus 49 was a Formula One racing car designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe for the 1967 F1 season. It was designed around the Cosworth DFV engine that would power most of the Formula One grid through the 1970s. Conceived by the legendary Colin Chapman, detail-designed by Maurice Phillippe, the Type 49 introduced the 3-litre Cosworth-Ford DFV V8 engine. This power unit—itself designed by another British legend, engineer Keith Duckworth—revolutionized Formula 1 racing. 1967 Canadian Grand Prix, Mosport.
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The Lotus 49 is one of the most famous F1 cars ever created It was in the midst of 'The Summer of Love' when Jim Clark rolled out of pit lane during the Dutch GP to put the first racing miles. Lotus 49 Cosworth Active: 1967 - 1970 Team: Team Lotus The 3 liter Formula was now one year old and after an unsuccessful 1966 season using a variety of engines including the H-16 BRM, Chapman was desperate for a new power source. Car: Lotus-Ford 49 / Engine: 90 0 V8 Ford-Cosworth DFV / Maker: Lotus / Bore X Stroke: 85.7 x 64.8 mm / Year: 1967 / Capacity: 2,998 cc / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 415 bhp at 9,500 rpm /. Specifications User Comments (1) 1967 Lotus 49 Cosworth: 55-shot gallery, full history and specifications
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Few race cars are as celebrated as the Type 49. Yes, it won races and championships, but its real claim to fame is that it marked the debut of the Cosworth-Ford DFV engine. A compact 90 degree V8, it delivered 400bhp at 9,000rpm and would go on to dominate the Formula 1 grid for more than a decade. The Lotus 49 was the first car to use the legendary Ford-Cosworth DFV engine, which also formed an integral part of the vehicle's chassis. It won its first race, the 1967 Dutch Grand Prix, driven by Jim Clark. This car, chassis R3, was built overnight for Graham Hill to drive in the 1967 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. It was sold after. This film tells the story of the legendary Lotus 49, when it won the Zandvoort Grand Prix at its first outing.Featuring drivers such as Graham Hill, Jackie S. Thanks to the power of YouTube, we can enjoy its first laps on the track, with Graham Hill behind the wheel of one of F1's greatest cars, the Lotus 49. Ford—which provided both funding and.
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Photo courtesy Ford Motorsports. Throughout much of the sport's history, the evolution of the Formula 1 racing car has been a gradual process. In 1967, Lotus shattered that perception with the debut of the Type 49, a car (and engine package) that would quickly set a new benchmark for performance in racing's highest tier. The brand-new Lotus-Ford Type 49 had completely re-written 3-litre Formula 1's contemporary performance standards. In the Zandvoort pit lane, engineer Tony Rudd, running the rival BRM team with its super-sophisticated but heavy and fuel-thirsty H16-cylinder engined cars studied these sleek, svelte new Lotus-Fords.
The Lotus 49 was the car that introduced the Ford Cosworth DFV to Formula 1, that was at the cutting edge of those first stumbling experiments with aerodynamic technology, and that blazed the trail for commercial sponsorship. It left Grand Prix motor racing a very different sport from the one it had entered. The Lotus 49, with V8 engine by Cosworth, paid for by Ford, is not new in conception, as regards principles and layout, but it is entirely new in overall design and has set new standards for Grand Prix cars, especially from the point of view of b.h.p to overall weight and compactness.
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The Lotus 49 was a World Championship winning car, renowned for being the first Grand Prix built to use the Ford Cosworth DFV engine. The 49B was driven to the 1968 FIA Formula One World Championship by Graham Hill, while a 49C would be driven by Jochen Rindt to the 1970 title. 1967 Lotus 49 Cosworth: 55-shot gallery, full history and specifications. 1967 Lotus 49 Cosworth: 55-shot gallery, full history and specifications. Ford Cosworth DFV 90º V8 Location : Mid, longitudinally mounted Weight : 168 kilo / 370.4 lbs: Construction : aluminium block and head
