1967 Lotus 49

May 22, 2019 5:55 PM

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We found the wheel nut on the front straight when walking back to the hotel at the end of the day

Monaco

Monaco

Monaco

Clark at Zanvoort

Keith Duckworth, Colin Chapman, Jim Clark, and Graham Hill

Duckworth was the Ford engineer who designed the Ford-Cosworth Double Four Valve (DFV) engine, the most successful engine in Formula 1 history, which debuted in the Lotus 49.

Sears Point, Sonoma, CA

A wheel nut came loose at the 2014 Historic Monaco Grand Prix, and the car went into the wall at Saint Devote. Luckily, the tub was not permanently damaged, and Classic Team Lotus was able to fully repair the car.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8q2D1S9VM8

Zanvoort 1967

Clark meets the car for the first time.

Zanvoort 1967

R2 waiting in the pits at the Dutch Grand Prix

On the Grid

Hill and Clark in discussion

Zandvoort is back on the F1 calendar next year.

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Powered by Ford?

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It's a Ford-Cosworth DFV, and ford liked to put "Powered by Ford" as a marketing deal on some race cars

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King Nuts are king

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