Lotus 29

The Lotus 29 was a British racing car built by Team Lotus for the 1963 Indianapolis 500, the team's first attempt at the event. It was based on the Lotus 25 and was very similar to it, but slightly larger all round, with offset suspension and quick-change knock-off wheels to speed pit stops. Its power came from a 4195 cc Ford V8 with Weber carburettors, driving through a Colotti gearbox. Dan Gurney had pushed Colin Chapman to build a rear-engined car after testing a similar one, and three cars were made, a prototype and one each for Jim Clark and Gurney. Clark finished second and Gurney seventh, and the cars showed that a rear-engined layout could win at Indianapolis and that the heavy front-engined roadsters were on their way out. The 29 raced in Champ Car events until 1966.