Lotus 62

The Lotus 62 was a Group 6 prototype, which was developed in 1969 at Lotus and used by Team Lotus in sports car racing.

The Lotus 62 was based on the Type 47, which was sold as a Lotus Europa. When engine was the 904 model used. Lotus revised a 4-cylinder Vauxhall engine and furnished him with a new cylinder head with 16 valves and a fuel injection system. The five-speed gearbox was supplied by Hewland. Two copies were built, got the plastic bodies. The 62 had front and rear 12 -inch 15 - inch aluminum wheels.

The first of the two prototypes were in 1969 his debut at the 500 -kilometer race at Brands Hatch with John Miles and Brian Muir at the wheel. Despite some teething problems, the duo reached the end of the race 13th overall and won the class of prototypes to 2 liters. After the race, John Miles said in an interview that the car would have made ​​it through another round more. The second specimen was used only in British sports car race where the 62 almost always won his class. Although the concept of the Lotus 62 was quite successful, was established in 1970 to dispense with further operations.