Engine: Coventry
Climax FPF--------------------- Gearbox: Lotus
5-speed----------------------------- Chassis: Multi-tubular
Space Frame------------ Front Suspension:Double
Wishbones with Coil Spring /
Damper Units.------------------------- Rear Suspension:
Strut system with Coil--- Spring / Damper
Units, controlled vertically by hub castings,
forward radius arms, and fixed length
half shafts.----------------------------- Wheelbase: 7
ft. 4 in.--------------------------------- Front & Rear
Track: 4 ft. 0 in.-------------------- Length: 10 ft.
11 in.---------------------------------- Weight: 660 lbs---------------------------------------
The Type 12 was
first raced in 1957.------- This was the
first non- road going Lotus. A single seat
race car, it was a tubular---- space framed
Formula 2 racer.---------------- The car showed
promise and was Lotus' beginning in
what was to become the---- most successful
modern racing team.----- . . This was the
first Lotus to use a "Type" number. .
