1968 Lotus Type 57/58 chassis number 58-1

Engines Ford Cosworth DFY / Cosworth FVA

• Driver: Graham Hill
• Experimental De Dion suspension design
• 2.5-litre, V8 Ford-Cosworth DFW
• Horsepower: 375bhp
• Weight: 450kg
• Top speed: 160mph
• Design objective to enhance grip by optimising tyre contact with track (De Dion suspension keeps the tyres more upright and stable)
• Tested with Ford Cosworth DFY engine as a Tasman car and the Cosworth FVA as a Formula 2 car
• The innovation of wings for aerodynamic downforce rendered the De Dion approach obsolete before the Type 57/58 got to race
• Colin Chapman in the Type 58 at Hethel for its very first run
• The first racing car Clive Chapman got to try for size
• Graham Hill tested the Type 58 at Hethel; mechanics’ overalls indicate it was a big effort to prepare the car
• Clive Chapman’s children Sophie, Arthur and Magnus in the Type 58 at Ketteringham Hall