1968 Lotus Type 49B
Chassis identity number 10 (of 13 identities)
Team Lotus raced the Type 49 from 1967 to 1970 in 40 Grand Prix
- The 49 scored 11 Grand Prix wins
- 3-litre, V8 Ford-Cosworth DFV
- Horsepower: 400bhp
- Weight: 501kg
- Top speed: 170mph
- Drivers: Graham Hill, Jim Clark, Mario Andretti, Jochen Rindt, Emerson Fittipaldi
- The 49 was designed for the Ford Cosworth DFV engine which enabled it to realise the greatest ever increase in performance of any F1 car
- Just four bolts attach the engine to the back of the monocoque
- The ‘DFV’ is the greatest ever motor sport engine, racing in F1 from 1967 to 1985
- Fuel consumption is about 4 miles per gallon/1 mile per litre
- Team Lotus constructed nine Type 49s, three of which changed identity numbers during their lives
- This car is 49B/R10 which was the fifth Type 49, originally identified as 49B/R5. It is the only F1 car ever to win the Monaco Grand Prix twice (Graham Hill 1968 & 1969)
Mike Costin and Kieth Duckworth take the Type 49 out for the first time
