Engine: Ford four
cam V8 4200cc, 500 bhp------------------- Gearbox: ZF 2
speed----------------------------------------------------- Chassis: Stressed-skin
Monocoque----------------------------- Front Suspension:
Upper cantilever rocking arms,------- lower wishbones,-&
inboard coil spring / damper units. Rear Suspension:
Upper links, twin radius
rods,----------- reversed lower
wishbones, and outboard coil spring---- & damper
units.----------------------------------------------------------- Wheelbase: 8
ft. 0 in.---------------------------------------------------- Maximum Track:
5 ft. 0 in.--------------------------------------------- Length: 13 ft.
0 in.------------------------------------------------------- Weight: 1250
lbs.--------------------------------------------------------
Again a full
monocoque single seat race car------------------ built for one
race, the Indy 500.------------------------------------ Powered by a
quad cam V8 Ford, the Lotus 38 used a---
offset chassis similar in design to that of the Lotus 29.------- Jim Clark
dominated the 1965 Indy 500 winning it handily. The Lotus 38
was the first mid-engine car and first----------- British car to
win at Indy.------------------------------------------------ The Lotus 38
returned in 1966 to finish second at Indy.---- .
