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by G Walker - 24/08/26 06:52 PM
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![[Linked Image]](https://tm-img.com/images/2025/08/21/lotus-49-1969.jpg) Very dangerous but this was without doubt their finest days with cars such as the 49 and the laconic Graham Hill in action here at the Ring 1969. Just a warning for Taffmog that this post does not contain a Morgan  he thinks that this forum can't mention anything else 
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I thought tyres were desigied to have contact patches. Great picture.
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I thought tyres were desigied to have contact patches. Great picture. The tires are filled with helium 
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Typical Colin Chapman ( make the car lighter) ploy!
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the laconic Graham Hill in action here at the Ring 1969. ... looking in the direction he expected to be going, I assume ...
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That was a classic shot in a classic era, and more than just luck by the photographer. The Lotus 49 was arguably the pinnacle of the pre-aero era with a front radiator. Years ago I built the Tamiya 1/12 Lotus 49 pretty much in that spec. The design looked as it the wings were always part of it. Chapman was a genius, although always fragile engineering.
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Maybe a trick of the camera but looks like reverse ackermann steering in play there which has some benefits in racing.
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