1/43 Full Detail LOTUS Type49 Ver. A

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Description

Ver.A : Early Type
’67　DutchGP　#5　J.Clark / #6　G.Hill
’67　BelgianGP　#21　J.Clark / #22　G.Hill
’67　FrenchGP　#6　J.Clark / #7　G.Hill
’67　BritishGP　#5　J.Clark　(#6　G.Hill)

The F1 regulation changed in 1966 that the exhaustion limit was changed from 1.5L to 3L, the Team Lotus was in a hard time because of the limitation of the BRM H16 engine.

Then C. Chapman develop the new engine with Cosworth, the emerging company to develop a 3L engine for F1, and with capital support from Ford. The hall-of-fame “DFV” engine, which “DFV” stands for “Double Four Valve”, the 3L 90 degrees V8 DOHC DFV engine is finally completed.

After the engine is completed, the Team and Chapman also starting to design the new F1 chassis, to strengthen the parts that can support the new engine and chassis, and with some of the revolutionary ideas, the light-weight, compact Type 49 is completed and joined the 1967 races from round 3 Dutch GP, and J.Clark won the round with this new car.

Although this year cannot win any titles, the Type 49 had won 4 races in total of this racing season.

*This is an unbuilt model kit that contains parts that need to be assembled. Cement and paint are not included but are required to complete the assembly. Advanced modeling skills are recommended. This model kit contains small parts and is not recommended for small children.