The Lotus 27 was a Formula Junior version of the Lotus 25 Formula One car for the 1963 Formula Junior season. Its body was aluminium monocoque with steel bulkheads. [1] It was originally designed with fibreglass sides which led to flexing problems, leading …

2025年2月7日 · This Lotus 27 Formula Junior was originally sold to the Jim Russell Racing School and campaigned as a team car for the purpose of promoting the school. It has period competition history in 1963 and 1964.

The Lotus 27 was the first Lotus “customer” formula car to feature monocoque construction. The 27 also sported inboard front suspension, alloy wheels, alloy calipers, disc brakes front and rear, a quick-change Hewland racing gearbox and a very small aerodynamic profile.

Mounted directly behind the cockpit was the tried-and-true Ford/Cosworth 1.1-liter engine that was tuned to produce an impressive 120 horsepower. The power was sent to the rear wheels through a VW-based Hewland MK4 gearbox. The Lotus Type 27 was raced before testing and development had concluded.

Still retaining its original tub (stamped 6330), Lotus 27-JM-7 would be a welcomed front runner on any Formula Junior grid. Details: Engine: Cosworth 1098cc engine with two races as prepared by Jay Ivey.

2017年3月7日 · Lotus 27 Formula Junior No. 27/JM/22 (Tub No. 63-22) was originally purchased from Lotus and imported to the United States by “C. Haas” in July 1963. Carl Haas sold the car to General Motors, which reportedly used it for a study of monocoque engineering and design and then stored it for several years.

1963 Lotus Type 27 technical specifications and data. Engine, horsepower, torque, dimensions and mechanical details for the 1963 Lotus Type 27. CO2, ...

An ex-works Lotus 27 missing for 37 years, a Formula Junior and along with the Lotus 25 the first of the monocoque cars. About 36 were constructed, some had tub replacements later… but allow me to introduce myself.

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2012年6月29日 · 1963 Lotus-Ford Type 27 Racing Single-Seater Chassis no. 27/JM/6. At the Dutch Grand Prix of 1962 Colin Chapman and Team Lotus introduced their stunningly beautiful, stressed-skin chassised Lotus Type 25 upon an unsuspecting Formula 1 world.