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50 Year of Team Lotus
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July 17 & 18, 2004 - Hethel England

Classic Team Lotus celebrated the 50th anniversary of Team Lotus by bringing together a collection of groundbreaking cars from the 50 years of Team Lotus.

Besides the static displays of cars and Team Lotus memorbilia, present were ex-team members and drivers. Over 20 Lotus F1 cars hit the track for demonstration runs to vast pleasure of the huge crowd.

The 2 day event was planned for 5-6000, but despite the damp weather over 12,000 attended.

  The Cars at the 50th Anniversay Celebration of Team Lotus
Car/Type Year Category Driver / Entrant Originally driven by
XI 1956 LeMans Keith Hall / Malcolm Rickets Cliff Allison, Keith Hall
12 1957 F2/F1 Robert Boughton / Alan Baille Cliff Allison, Graham Hill
18 FJ 1960 F Jr Peter Warr / Classic Team Lotus Trevor Taylor, Jim Clark
18 F1 1960 F1 Cliff Allison / Alan Baillie Ireland, Moss, Alan Stacey, Clark
21 1961 F Jr Static / Frank Mountain  
24 1962 F1 Martin Stretton / Dieter Streve-Muhlens Trevor Taylor, Jim Clark
25 1962 F1 Richard Attwood / Cedric Selzer Clark, Taylor, Arundell, Mike Spence
27 1963 F1 Alan Baillie / Alan Baillie Mike Spence
30 1964 Sports Junro Nishida / Junro Nishida Jim Clark
32B 1965 Tasman Malcolm Ricketts / Classic Team Lotus Jim Clark
35 1965 F2 Kevin White / Kevin White Peter Revson, Mike Spence, Jim Clark
49 1967 F1 Rick Hall / National Motor Museum Graham Hill, Jim Clark
49B 1968 F1 John Miles / Classic Team Lotus Hill, Oliver, Andretti, Rindt, Miles
56B 1968 F Jr Static / Classic Team Lotus  
58 1968 F2 Don Hands / Classic Team Lotus Graham Hill
69 1970 F2 Dan Collins / Dan Collins Rindt, Hill, Fittipaldi
72D 1972 F1 Malcolm Ricketts / Classic Team Lotus Rindt, Miles, Fittipaldi, Walker, Peterson
72E 1974 F1 Mark Hales / Alistair Morrison Ronnie Peterson, Jacky Ickx
72/9 1974 F1 Static / Classic Team Lotus  
76 1974 F1 Jim Bennett / Jim Bennett Ronnie Peterson, Jacky Ickx
77 1976 F1 Junro Nishida / Junro Nishida Mario Andretti, Gunner Nilsson
78 1977 F1 Static / Classic Team Lotus  
79 1978 F1 Static / Classic Team Lotus  
79 1978 F1 Steve Hitchins / Classic Team Lotus Mario Andretti, Ronnie Peterson
80 1979 F1 Static / Classic Team Lotus  
86 1980 F1 Static / Classic Team Lotus  
87B 1981 F1 David Coplowe / David Coplowe Elio de Angelis, Nigel Mansell
88 1981 F1 Static / Steve Hitchins  
91 1982 F1 Nick May / Classic Team Lotus Elio de Angelis, Nigel Mansell
91 1982 F1 Dan Collins / Dan Collins Elio de Angelis, Nigel Mansell
94T 1983 F1 Static / Classic Team Lotus  
96T 1984 F1 Static / Classic Team Lotus  
97T 1985 F1 Martin Donnelly / Classic Team Lotus Elio de Angelis, Ayrton Senna
99T 1986 F1 Static / Classic Team Lotus  
100T 1987 F1 Static / Classic Team Lotus  
101 1989 F1 Ben Devlin / Classic Team Lotus Nelson Piquet, Satoru Nakajima
101 1989 F1 Martin Stretton / Classic Team Lotus Nelson Piquet, Satoru Nakajima
102 1990 F1 Static / Classic Team Lotus  
107 1991 F1 Static / Eddie McLurg  
107 1991 F1 Static / Eddie McLurg  


Lotus XI

We can dream!

Type 56B, 4 wheel drive

Type 79, ex-Andretti

Type 97T, ex-Senna

Clive Chapman & Mark Plechaty
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