After unprecedented demand, our stunning Lotus 72D model is back in stock!
The Lotus 72 is seen by many to be the most beautiful, innovative and iconic Formula One racing car of the 1970s.
Colin Chapman's revolutionary idea of moving the radiator from the front of the car to a pair in side-pods allowed a sweeping change in the looks, handling and ability of Formula One cars. Firstly in Gold Leaf colours and then in the stunning black and gold of JPS, the Lotus 72 swept all before it in the early 1970s, proving to be the class of the field. Powered by a just as legendary engine – the Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 – the Lotus mated the power of this world-beating engine with handling that left the rest of the field behind.
This chassis – identity number 7 (of 9) – was raced at the 1972 British Grand Prix by the soon to be World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi. Around the sweeping confines of the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit, Emerson emerged victorious over the Tyrrell of Jackie Stewart by just 4 seconds as he charged towards that year's crown.
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