Engine: Coventry
Climax FWMV V8 1.5 liter------------------ Gearbox: ZF 5
speed---------------------------------------------------- Chassis: Bath
Tub Monocoque------------------------------------ Front Suspension:
Upper cantilever rocking arms,------- lower wishbones,-&
inboard coil spring / damper units. Rear Suspension:
Upper links, twin radius
rods,----------- reversed lower
wishbones, & outboard coil spring-------- & damper
units.----------------------------------------------------------- Wheelbase: 7
ft. 6 in.---------------------------------------------------- Maximum Track:
4 ft. 5.25 in.---------------------------------------- Length: 11 ft.
10 in.------------------------------------------------------ Weight: 995 lbs.----------------------------------------------------------
The most successful
car of the 1500cc Formula 1 era. It was the first
Formula 1 race car to use a chassis----- based
upon monocoque construction.----------------------- The success of
the Lotus 25 allowed Jimmy Clark ------ to win 14 Formula
One Grand Prix Races and the------- World's
Driver's Championship, and Lotus to win------- the World's
Constructor's Championship in 1963.------
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