1969 Lotus 49B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 [49/R10]

1969 Lotus 49B [49/R10] in Top Gear, Non-fiction TV, 1978-2002 Ep. 1983

Class: Cars, Racecar — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
DeltaGolf ◊ 2011-02-01 13:28	Lotus 49B?
dsl ◊ 2011-02-01 13:45	Yes - a 49B. High wing introduced mid-1968 season, and display looks like a Graham Hill tribute - he was 1968 champion.
dsl ◊ 2011-02-02 14:01	Filmed at Donington motor museum - /vehicle.php?id=371751 - which has Hill's 1969 car according to various sites eg http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~garycr/2001/goodwood_2002/index.htm and Link to "www.crapwagon.com" . Hill's most used car in 69 was chassis R10 (originally built as Tasman racer in Jan 69 - http://www.oldracingcars.com/f1/car.php?CarID=49/R10 ), although there was an unraced show car (#R12) which is a slight possibilty here. -- Last edit: 2012-03-21 00:42:27

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◊ 2011-02-01 13:28

Lotus 49B?

◊ 2011-02-01 13:45

Yes - a 49B. High wing introduced mid-1968 season, and display looks like a Graham Hill tribute - he was 1968 champion.

◊ 2011-02-02 14:01

Filmed at Donington motor museum - /vehicle.php?id=371751 - which has Hill's 1969 car according to various sites eg http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~garycr/2001/goodwood_2002/index.htm and Link to "www.crapwagon.com" . Hill's most used car in 69 was chassis R10 (originally built as Tasman racer in Jan 69 - http://www.oldracingcars.com/f1/car.php?CarID=49/R10 ), although there was an unraced show car (#R12) which is a slight possibilty here.

-- Last edit: 2012-03-21 00:42:27