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Type 49R2 Takes Best of Show Award at Amelia Island Concours
CTL would like to send huge congratulations to owner of 49R2, Chris MacAllister. Restored by Classic Team Lotus in 2010, 49R2 took the coveted Concours de Sport Best in Show award at the Amelia Island concours held at the oceanfront Ritz-Carlton hotel in Florida last weekend. “To be honest I just came here to have fun. It was huge a surprise but made for a great day," Chris told us.
"The car has such impressive provenance with its design, the introduction and maiden victory of the Cosworth DFV, Jimmy Clark, the introduction of major sponsorship with Gold Leaf, the sprouting of wings and beginning life when F1 was a sport and ending its top line career as the sport evolved to a business!" Chris continued.
“It has always been a complete, running car but over the years it had evolved from 49A, to B, to C configuration, so I had CTL take it back to how it started life in 1967. I own quite a few race cars but the Type 49 is without doubt my favorite race car of all time."
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