The Lotus Type 62 race car was a development of the successful
Type 47 and intended to race in the Appendix J Group 6 Prototype Class. The car was designed by Martin Waide at Lotus Components and had a space frame chassis, and featured the new Lotus 2.0-litre LV240 (Type 904) DOHC engine (in time this engine would become the Type 907 engine, used to power the
Lotus Elite
The Lotus Elite name has been used for two production vehicles and one concept vehicle developed and manufactured by British automobile manufacturer Lotus Cars. The first generation Elite Type 14 was produced from 1957 until 1963 and the second ...
,
Esprit,
Eclat and
Excel
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).
The car had limited competitive success, due mainly to problems with the Vauxhall derived engine block. The car's most successful race was finishing 3rd position at the Tourist Trophy at
Oulton Park
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in 1969.
Legacy
The Lotus Type 62 served as the inspiration for the
Lotus-Radford Type 62-2, designed and built by
Radford, a British coachbuilding firm.
References
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