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John's
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LOTUS
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TYPE
15
SPORTS
RACER
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.TYPE
15
1958 to 1960
Sport Racing
Car
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Engine:
Coventry Climax FPF 1.5 & 2.0 liter
Gearbox: Lotus
5-speed---------------------------
Chassis: Multi-tubular
space frame-----------
Front Suspension:
Double Wishbones-----
and Coil Spring
/ Damper Units.----------------
Rear Suspension:
Strut system and--------
Coil Spring /
damper units, controlled------
vertically
by hub castings, forward-----------
radius
arms, and fixed length half-shafts.-
Wheelbase: 7
ft. 4 in.-------------------------------
Front Track:
3 ft. 11 in.----------------------------
Rear Track: 4
ft.0 in.-------------------------------
Length: 11 ft.
5 in.----------------------------------
Width: 5 ft.
0 in.-------------------------------------
Weight: 980 lbs.------------------------------------
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Aimed at LeMans,
the sports racing Lotus 15
was based upon
the F2 Type 12.------------------
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