NAME: 1969 Lotus type 62
If you ever wondered what Lotus did after the type 47, you’re looking in the right place. The type 62 was a race car made for the Group 6 Prototype class, following similar body shapes to the 47 and the Europa. Only 2 instances were made for racing purposes and years later it served as inspiration for the Radford type 62-2, a pikes-peak car. There was also 2 replicas of it made by Europa Engineering: a 62S and a 1/8th scale direct replica.
UPD: The car as seen in the “pre race aero” pics was the first ever iteration which raced in the '68 BOAC 500, whereas the newer aero was added for the '69 race as seen in sources below (now sepparated from the rest of the links)
Below I’ve left the links to every website i used for references, in case the images/info could help.
PICTURES:
Exterior
- Pre race aero
- Post race aero installment
Interior (sorta)
Engine (the car uses a Lotus 904 engine derived as a mix with a Vauxhall 2 litre)
- Engine from the replica
- A “hybrid” test version of the 905 engine, based on the 904, that was put in this chassis for testing. Exhaust system and mount are very similar to the original.
Blueprint (sorta)
SPECS
!! Due to there only being 2 chassis made for racing, and these things serving as test mules for performance parts, there may be inconsistencies on the specs between different sources.
Lotus Type 62: Specification from Twite
| Specification | |
|---|---|
| Engine /Cyli | 4 cylinder , water cooled |
| Bore /Stroke | 95.3mm x 69.9 mm |
| CC | 1992 cc |
| Valve Gear | Twin ohc |
| Comp Ratio | n/a |
| Carburettors | Tecalemit Jackson fuel injection |
| Max.Power | 240 bhp at 8,000 rpm |
| Trans/Gears | 5 speed ZF 5DS 12 gearbox |
| Front Brakes | Girling discs 12 inch diameter |
| Rear Brakes | Girling discs 12 inch diameter |
| Steering | Rack and pinion |
| Front Susp’ | Double wishbone and coil springs |
| Rear Susp’ | Lower wishbones, top links, twin radius rods and coil springs |
| Chassis | Multi-tubular spaceframe |
| Wheel base | 7ft-7 inch |
| Front Track | 4ft-4 inch |
| Rear Track | 4ft-4 inch |
| O’length | 12ft-10 inch |
| O’width.body | 5ft-9 inch |
| Kerb weight | 1250 lbs. |
| Front Tyres | 15 x 12″ |
| Rear Tyres | 15 x 15″ |
REFERENCES / LINKS
- Spec sheet analysis of the model 62 and comparison w/ the 46: The Lotus Type 47& 62: Group Dynamics | Colin Chapman Archive and Resource
- Some more info on the specs: https://www.psychoontyres.co.uk/tag/lotus-62/
- General info on the car: 1969 Brands Hatch 6 Hours | primotipo...
For reference images
- Lotus Type 62 1969 Was... - Classic and Recreation Sportscars | Facebook
- Gallery 5
- Bedford CF2 Van: Lotus powered 1969 Bedford CF
- Lotus Type 900 Engines | primotipo...
BOAC 500 links
- 1968 images of different cars, among which #24 can be seen: BOAC 500 1968 - The Mike Hayward Collection
- 1969 BOAC. Here, the lotus took #71 as its racing nr: BOAC 500 1969 - The Mike Hayward Collection
