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1968-69 Lotus-Cosworth Ford Type 49B Formula 1 and Tasman Racing Single-Seater Chassis no. 49B-R8
United Kingdom • 27 Jun 2014
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This is a 1968-69 Lotus-Cosworth Ford Type 49B Formula 1 car, chassis number 49B-R8, with a rich racing history. Originally driven by Graham Hill in the 1969 Tasman Championship and later by Richard Attwood in the Monaco GP, it was also used by Dave Charlton to win multiple South African national championships. The car has been restored and is offered from the collection of the late Hon. John Dawson-Damer.
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6
This vehicle has been restored to raceworthy condition. It was damaged at one point, but has since been repaired. The listing mentions it has been in operational condition and demonstrated in Australia in recent years, but will require inspection and probably overhaul for any historic competition.
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On June 4, 1967, Formula 1 motor racing's entire world was turned upside down by what transpired in the Dutch Grand Prix race on the seaside sand-dune racing circuit at Zandvoort.
The British Lotus team had arrived for that Grand Prix with two brand-spanking new Formula 1 cars in their transporter.
Star driver Graham Hill had immediately qualified his on pole position for its debut race.
On race day he had led before his new Cosworth-Ford DFV engine failed, whereupon his team-mate Jim Clark had taken over, set fastest lap, and ran away to an utterly dominant victory.
The brand-new Lotus-Ford Type 49 had completely re-written 3-litre Formula 1's contemporary performance standards.
In the Zandvoort pit lane, engineer Tony Rudd, running the rival BRM team with its super-sophisticated – but heavy and fuel-thirsty – H16-cylinder engined cars studied these sleek, svelte new Lotus-Fords.
He would later recall his feeling of dismay as he studied the latest concept from Colin Chapman and ...
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