1962 F1 Lotus Type 24

Built for then privateer Jack Brabham (3-time F1 World Champion)

• 1.5-litre, V8 Coventry Climax FWMV engine
• Horsepower: 190bhp
• Weight: 455kg
• Top speed: 144mph
• The last triangulated spaceframe Lotus F1 car
• Designed at the same time as the revolutionary Monocoque chassis Lotus Type 25
• Driver reclined to an angle of 33 degrees
• Front bodywork width reduced to increase gap between wheels and bodywork to reduce drag
• Steering arms positioned in wake of rocker arms to reduce drag
• The Type 24 was mainly a customer car for privateer F1 campaigners. They were not happy when the ‘Works’ team Lotus Type 25 was revealed soon after the Type 24
• Compared to the 25, the Type 24 was no slouch; in 1962, around the Aintree circuit, Jim Clark in the Type 25 could not beat his best time in the Type 24