Classic Team Lotus

Team Lotus Type 49

Introduced as a winning car at Zandvoort in 1967. Was fitted with the first Cosworth DFV 3-litre engine. Had five victories with Jim Clark and went on to win Grands Prix with Graham Hill, Jo Stiffert and Jochen Rindt. 1967 to 1970.

 

Type No. I.D. Title Status
49 1 R1/R9 TL Works
  2 R2/R11 sold Works
  3 R3 sold Works
  4 R4 sold Works
  5 R5/R10 sold Works
  6 R6 sold Works
  7 R7 sold  
  8 R8 sold Works
  9 R12 sold  

News
49R1 is relaunched at Hethel
49R1 is relaunched at Hethel

The Lotus Type 49 was built and unveiled at Hethel, the home of Lotus, on May 23rd, 1967. Fity-nine years after the historic day Colin Chapman famously drove the Type 49 down the runway at Hethel and ...

CTL saddened by the passing of George Barber
CTL saddened by the passing of George Barber

Classic Team Lotus is deeply saddened by the news that George Barber has died. Mr Barber established the Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama; a world class centre of automotive endeavour on...

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