Lotus 49

The Lotus 49 was a Formula One racing car designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe for the 1967 season, after a difficult first year of the three-litre formula with the heavy and unreliable BRM H16 engine. It was the first Formula One car powered by the Ford Cosworth DFV, and it was among the first to use the engine as a stressed member bolted to the monocoque, a layout that virtually all later Formula One cars adopted. Jim Clark won on its debut at Zandvoort in 1967 and took the last win of his career in it in 1968, the year Graham Hill won the drivers' title. The 49B brought aerofoil wings mounted directly to the wheel hubs, which were banned after several breakages. Twelve cars were built, they won twelve races and contributed to two drivers' and constructors' championships before the Lotus 72 replaced them in 1970, and seven of the twelve survive.