1968 IndyCar Images
Silverstone, England.Innes Ireland tests the Lotus 56 Indianapolis car.World Copyright: LAT Photographic.Ref: 35mm Colour Transparency.
Graham Hill (GBR) tests the Lotus 56 IndyCar. The Lotus 56 was designed by Maurice Philippe as the 1968 Lotus entry for the Indianapolis 500. The innovative car was powered by a Pratt & Whitney gas turbine engine and featured four-wheel-drive. It scored pole position at Indy under Joe Leonard (USA) and was leading comfortably until engine failure robbed him of victory. Afterwards, the USAC banned four-wheel-drive gas turbine cars from competing at Indy.
Lotus 56 IndyCar Launch, Hethel, England, 1968.
Graham Hill (GBR) tests the Lotus 56 IndyCar. The Lotus 56 was designed by Maurice Philippe as the 1968 Lotus entry for the Indianapolis 500. The innovative car was powered by a Pratt & Whitney gas turbine engine and featured four-wheel-drive. It scored pole position at Indy under Joe Leonard (USA) and was leading comfortably until engine failure robbed him of victory. Afterwards, the USAC banned four-wheel-drive gas turbine cars from competing at Indy.
Lotus 56 IndyCar Launch, Hethel, England, 1968.
(L to R): Graham Hill (GBR), Colin Chapman (GBR) Lotus Team Owner, Dick Scammell (GBR) Cosworth and Maurice Phillippe (GBR) Lotus Designer, with the Lotus 56 IndyCar.The Lotus 56 was designed by Maurice Philippe as the 1968 Lotus entry for the Indianapolis 500. The innovative car was powered by a Pratt & Whitney gas turbine engine and featured four-wheel-drive. It scored pole position at Indy under Joe Leonard (USA) and was leading comfortably until engine failure robbed him of victory. Afterwards, the USAC banned four-wheel-drive gas turbine cars from competing at Indy.
Lotus 56 IndyCar Launch, Hethel, England, 1968.
The Lotus 56 was designed by Maurice Philippe as the 1968 Lotus entry for the Indianapolis 500. The innovative car was powered by a Pratt & Whitney gas turbine engine and featured four-wheel-drive. It scored pole position at Indy under Joe Leonard (USA) and was leading comfortably until engine failure robbed him of victory. Afterwards, the USAC banned four-wheel-drive gas turbine cars from competing at Indy.
Lotus 56 IndyCar Launch, Hethel, England, 1968.
Graham Hill (GBR) tests the Lotus 56 IndyCar. The Lotus 56 was designed by Maurice Philippe as the 1968 Lotus entry for the Indianapolis 500. The innovative car was powered by a Pratt & Whitney gas turbine engine and featured four-wheel-drive. It scored pole position at Indy under Joe Leonard (USA) and was leading comfortably until engine failure robbed him of victory. Afterwards, the USAC banned four-wheel-drive gas turbine cars from competing at Indy.
Lotus 56 IndyCar Launch, Hethel, England, 1968.
Graham Hill (GBR) with the Lotus 56 IndyCar and a Piper Aztec light aeroplane. The Lotus 56 was designed by Maurice Philippe as the 1968 Lotus entry for the Indianapolis 500. The innovative car was powered by a Pratt & Whitney gas turbine engine and featured four-wheel-drive. It scored pole position at Indy under Joe Leonard (USA) and was leading comfortably until engine failure robbed him of victory. Afterwards, the USAC banned four-wheel-drive gas turbine cars from competing at Indy.
Lotus 56 IndyCar Launch, Hethel, England, 1968.
Silverstone, England.Innes Ireland tests the Lotus 56 Indianapolis car.World Copyright: LAT Photographic.Ref: 35mm Colour Transparency.
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