Does anyone know the name of the song starting at 1:06 in the background? It brings out the tremendous nostalgia of this beautiful era. If it is simply a song composed for this video, that would certainly be disappointing.
@tinySHINEY1 Hey buddy, thanx a lot man, thats pretty much what I was wanting to know. Its hectick to think that they were doing speeds like that back then with little or NO driver safety, no driver aids as well as little or no aerodynamic aids!!! I will even go out on a limb and say that they were the TRUE drivers!!!! I would be such a happy chappy if I got the opportunity to driven one of these for a couple of laps!!! WOW
Hey guys, do any of you have performance figures for this car or one from its era? Acceleration, top speed e.t.c I can't find anything on the internet, only the engine power figures
Martin's not quite right with his suggestion that Jim Clark liked the car better with the wings. Clark was gone before the wings were ever fitted. He won the South African GP in early 1968, then the Tasman series in Aus / NZ a few weeks before his death. He never ran the car with any aero setup at all.
@thenicedudejay Yes, it was. Both the Cosworth DFV and the lotus 49 debuted at Zandvoort on June 4, 1967. Lotus has exclusive use of the engine through 1967 and customers started getting engines in 1968.
possibly the best movie about this and these era cars with alot of actual footage and some pretty dam fast drivers views at the old 11.6 mile monza circuit and the 32.4 mile spa circuits before they shortened these race courses. was the movie Gran Prix. i've been to monza in 1973 while in the navy. they were doing practice runs in what looked like old sebring cars from the 50's and they were running on the banking too.
The Elise and Exige are. Closest feeling to an open wheel car you'll get on the street. Oh.... and run 'R' compound. Cars are so light you'll get a year out of them (well 6 months anyway).
bobbyray; As you probably know, Jim Clark was killed in an accident at Hockenheim on April 7th, 1968. The race was for Formula 2 cars. I don't remember what the difference between Formula 1 and Formula 2 was at that time. Perhaps engine displacement. The Lotus 49 made its debut at Monaco in 1967. The first report I can find of a Lotus 49 with any sort of aerodynamic device was at Jamara in '68. Great Big Wings were common by the British GP of '68. So you are right.
F2 cars at the time had half the engine displacement if F1, give or take 100 cc. The 1968 British GP was won by Jo Siffert in a small wing Lotus, entered by Rob Walker. I attended the USGP in 1968, and most cars had serious wings by then. Brabham had the first high mounted front wing. Siffert also qualified on the pole in Mexico that season, and Graham Hill won the championship. The remaining factory Lotus drivers were Jackie Oliver and Mario Andretti.
Partly this is because the physics simulation is very good while you cannot feel the car as much as in reality (wheel feedback, G-forces, bumps etcetera).
I would 'feel' the bumps, cambers and small twitches if it weren't for the steadycam of bobbing head effect, which makes the camera almost totally isolated from the movements of the car. For some reason this effect is not on during replays tho.
you damn right! that was the best era of formula 1, I think. without the wings, and (as I said in the contributory) with the colors of the teams, and not the sponsors
Although I tend to have a fair bit of time for Brundle, God knows where he got his info re Clark preferring the 49 with wings. He was dead before Chapman ever fitted wings to it.
Me too. I am extremely jealous. I absolutely loved this car when I was a little boy and now, more than 40 years later I still absolutely love it. Seeing it being drive literally sent shivers down my spine.
I still think that, compared to the cars of its time, this is the greatest racing car of all time.
Agreed. I adore this car, and I too can say it was one of my favourite cars as a child, despite being born well after this car's heyday. You know you've designed a special car when it still captivates young motorsports fans after 40 years...!
Does anyone know the name of the song starting at 1:06 in the background? It brings out the tremendous nostalgia of this beautiful era. If it is simply a song composed for this video, that would certainly be disappointing.
Gfgoodrichtires 3 weeks ago
@Gfgoodrichtires Led Zeppelin something or other :P Mothership album.
theownzer 3 weeks ago
great video, i enjoy the videos i can find on of jim clark driving. absolutely an amazing driver, very sad how he passed.
MrRothstein44 1 month ago
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LukeLamping 2 months ago
yea this car is coming to iRacing... can't wait to drive this
Wedge4Life 3 months ago
Iracing will have it yeahh
PolariceSwiss 3 months ago
@tinySHINEY1 Hey buddy, thanx a lot man, thats pretty much what I was wanting to know. Its hectick to think that they were doing speeds like that back then with little or NO driver safety, no driver aids as well as little or no aerodynamic aids!!! I will even go out on a limb and say that they were the TRUE drivers!!!! I would be such a happy chappy if I got the opportunity to driven one of these for a couple of laps!!! WOW
sfbassist1 4 months ago
Hey guys, do any of you have performance figures for this car or one from its era? Acceleration, top speed e.t.c I can't find anything on the internet, only the engine power figures
sfbassist1 4 months ago
Don't know why, but this is the most beautiful car....
w00xer 6 months ago
Martin's not quite right with his suggestion that Jim Clark liked the car better with the wings. Clark was gone before the wings were ever fitted. He won the South African GP in early 1968, then the Tasman series in Aus / NZ a few weeks before his death. He never ran the car with any aero setup at all.
gcmc2 6 months ago
was this car the first to get the Ford cosworth engine fitted?
thenicedudejay 6 months ago
@thenicedudejay Yes, it was. Both the Cosworth DFV and the lotus 49 debuted at Zandvoort on June 4, 1967. Lotus has exclusive use of the engine through 1967 and customers started getting engines in 1968.
gcmc2 6 months ago
Nice upload!
hearts76100 8 months ago
WHAT DID CHAPMAN SAY? NOOOOOOO!
FormulaVid 9 months ago
Nothing symbolises Formula One more than Clark and the Lotus 49. Most iconic pairing in the sport's history.
MrSockery 1 year ago 4
mario kart
XxMusclecarsxX 1 year ago
Great video - easily my fave F1 car of all time!
tbtstt 2 years ago
possibly the best movie about this and these era cars with alot of actual footage and some pretty dam fast drivers views at the old 11.6 mile monza circuit and the 32.4 mile spa circuits before they shortened these race courses. was the movie Gran Prix. i've been to monza in 1973 while in the navy. they were doing practice runs in what looked like old sebring cars from the 50's and they were running on the banking too.
34D2234 2 years ago
i wish i could see these, sadly i was born in the age of huge wings, im not complaining but it would have been truly epic
pr3typ0ny 2 years ago
The new F1 Lotus in 2010 looks just like the 49...... the livery anyway.
Sexy car. Both of them.
Lotus T127. Look it up!
ReJ40 2 years ago
what a shame these cars aren't street legal.
AnonymoussourceL0L 2 years ago
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@AnonymoussourceL0L "what a shame these cars aren't street legal."
The Elise and Exige are. Closest feeling to an open wheel car you'll get on the street. Oh.... and run 'R' compound. Cars are so light you'll get a year out of them (well 6 months anyway).
Dyn0Don 1 year ago
this car is truly epic
hmdwgf 2 years ago 26
Bobbyray, Clark did die before wings became big in F1. However, this 49 was raced into '69 as well, with wings added to the chassis.
F1Oversteer 2 years ago
clark died in 1968 though, so he didn't drive cars with wings, another ITV mess up...
although i like what stirling moss said, "if you were good enough, the lotus was quicker", so the cooper must have been a very nice car to drive...
FormulaOneFan4Eva 2 years ago
I remember it at Monza 1967...
demio13 2 years ago
I thought Jim Clark was dead and buried before Lotus put wings on F-1 cars
bobbyray56 2 years ago
bobbyray; As you probably know, Jim Clark was killed in an accident at Hockenheim on April 7th, 1968. The race was for Formula 2 cars. I don't remember what the difference between Formula 1 and Formula 2 was at that time. Perhaps engine displacement. The Lotus 49 made its debut at Monaco in 1967. The first report I can find of a Lotus 49 with any sort of aerodynamic device was at Jamara in '68. Great Big Wings were common by the British GP of '68. So you are right.
zachary1215 2 years ago
F2 cars at the time had half the engine displacement if F1, give or take 100 cc. The 1968 British GP was won by Jo Siffert in a small wing Lotus, entered by Rob Walker. I attended the USGP in 1968, and most cars had serious wings by then. Brabham had the first high mounted front wing. Siffert also qualified on the pole in Mexico that season, and Graham Hill won the championship. The remaining factory Lotus drivers were Jackie Oliver and Mario Andretti.
bobbyray56 2 years ago
Thought the 49's debut was Zandvoort
Suprahampton 2 years ago
me to
stosja 2 years ago
ha black dog was released as part of the led zeppelin IV album in 1971. great song nevertheless
hmdwgf 2 years ago
Awesome!! Combines my two loves in life : Led Zeppelin and Formula One!!!
Slicerer 2 years ago
welcome back lotus!
charlie866returns2 2 years ago
Very driveable? Anyone who has played GPL knows it's nothing like it.
DnylF1 2 years ago 2
Drivers who have raced the machines of that era say that GPL is more difficult than the real thing.
embassyhill 2 years ago 3
It depends on how you set up your car, but I guess I believe them.
DnylF1 2 years ago
Partly this is because the physics simulation is very good while you cannot feel the car as much as in reality (wheel feedback, G-forces, bumps etcetera).
argh1989 2 years ago
I would 'feel' the bumps, cambers and small twitches if it weren't for the steadycam of bobbing head effect, which makes the camera almost totally isolated from the movements of the car. For some reason this effect is not on during replays tho.
nuikaus 2 years ago
thats correct . still playing it after 10 years
antwerpkarting 2 years ago
Gorgeous Gorgeous car - no doubt the best looking ever.
darkarts59 2 years ago 2
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and he said this car is so light and nimble compared to a f1 car of the 50s what a dork!
lamage89 3 years ago
Idiot...he's driven them both.
Bluenoser71170 2 years ago
i know but its sort f stating the obvious dont you think of fucking corse its goning to be beter there ten years apart!
lamage89 2 years ago
driving clarks car i would give my life to race that! i would give both nuts to sit in it and rev it!
lamage89 3 years ago 3
Me too. I would run over burning coal to drive one of those legends of the 50's to 80's.
KillerDreck89 2 years ago
FINALLY! a real soundtrack!
lordieuan777 3 years ago 2
The sounds of the old f1 cars ARE the soundtrack, if you meant this.
KillerDreck89 2 years ago
best F1 car ever .... my opinion anyway......
notlrachtron 3 years ago 2
you damn right! that was the best era of formula 1, I think. without the wings, and (as I said in the contributory) with the colors of the teams, and not the sponsors
Clueso456 3 years ago 3
Although I tend to have a fair bit of time for Brundle, God knows where he got his info re Clark preferring the 49 with wings. He was dead before Chapman ever fitted wings to it.
nutty1957 3 years ago 3
Out of all of Lotus's many GP cars, that one is my fave. The 25 changed it all, but the 49 is the quintessential Lotus car.
F1god04 3 years ago 3
So they fitted seatbelts to that one...?
Ruined it :P
Anyway... what a lucky sod! I'd walk over hot coals, sell my soul and everything I own to drive that car.
EJRocky 3 years ago 20
@EJRocky
I agree, so jealous right now!
Erik2Ammo 1 year ago
@EJRocky
Me too. I am extremely jealous. I absolutely loved this car when I was a little boy and now, more than 40 years later I still absolutely love it. Seeing it being drive literally sent shivers down my spine.
I still think that, compared to the cars of its time, this is the greatest racing car of all time.
Brundle, you're a spawny git.
lotus49a 8 months ago
@lotus49a
Agreed. I adore this car, and I too can say it was one of my favourite cars as a child, despite being born well after this car's heyday. You know you've designed a special car when it still captivates young motorsports fans after 40 years...!
EJRocky 8 months ago
he needs to shut up when he's riding
stosja 3 years ago
I see you got the video feed glitchs starting at 05:02 also. Wasn't just me then.
davepusey 3 years ago
Yeah, bummer that.
bitsmartuk 3 years ago
At least it came out OK when they played it on Sunday.
davepusey 3 years ago