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John's
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LOTUS
Museum
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TYPE
16
FORMULA
CAR
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TYPE 16
1958 to 1960
Formula 1 and
Formula 2
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Engine:
Coventry Climax FPF 2.0 & 2.2 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: 3
ft.11 in.----------------------------
Length: 11 ft.
8 in.---------------------------------
Weight: 1080
lbs.----------------------------------
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The car was a
formula car fashioned after the-
Vanwall, which
was designed by Colin Chapman
for Tony Vandervel.-------------------------------------------
Uprated engined
cars were the first Lotus cars----
to compete in
Formula 1.------------------------------------
The cars were
unreliable and failed to score a F1-
win.--------------------------------------------------------------------
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