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This is 38-01, the car with which Jimmy Clark won the Indianapolis 500 in 1965, and I was lucky enough to have a run in it at Indianapolis a few years ago.
From its first running in 1911, the Indianapolis 500 has been the most prestigious automobile race in the United States.
Dario Franchitti Four-time Indycar champion, three-time Indy 500 winner. Click the drop-down menu below and make your selection.From its first running in 1911, the Indianapolis 500 has been the most prestigious automobile race in the United States. Lotus 38 (IndyCar) 1965. It makes for a lot of moving parts and added weight—neither particularly good for a race car. Jimmy Clark qualified at a blazing 158.828 miles per hour, enough to give him the coveted pole position at the front of the starting grid. But it was truly Clark’s race to lose. It was run by Lotus at Indianapolis from 1965 to 1967; a total of 8 were built, most for use by Lotus, but several were sold for use by other drivers, including A. J. Foyt and Mario Andretti. Ford farmed out the work to Louis Meyer, a three-time Indianapolis 500 winner retired from driving but actively building and servicing race engines. Replicarz is replicating this model in … Henry Ford attended the first two races, in 1911 and 1912, as a spectator. Clark led from the start and although Foyt passed him on the second lap, the Lotus 38 roared past on lap 3 and from then on the only time Clark lost the lead was on lap 65 when he had his first pit stop. Clark led until lap 65, giving up the lead for a pit stop.
1965-67 Lotus 38. The four-cam Ford engine is a great engine and the Lotus 38 is one of the most stunningly beautiful cars I’ve ever seen. They were the first fatalities at the 500 in six years, and officials responded quickly with new rules. In 1964, except for an unfortunate choice of tires, Jim Clark's Lotus-Ford would have won. A section of tread broke away from his left rear tire, and the resulting imbalance caused a chain reaction that destroyed his left rear suspension. The five-year-old " British Invasion " finally broke through as Jim Clark and Colin Chapman triumphed in dominating fashion with the first rear-engined Indy-winning car, a Lotus 38 powered by Ford. The pair found a receptive audience. On lap 75, Clark regained the lead of the race. The evening before pole day time trials, a new blind draw was to be used to establish the qualifying order. They made their pitch, arguing that a light rear-engine car could take faster turns and, being more fuel-efficient and easier on tires, spend less time in the pits. On Monday May 3, On Monday May 10, after adequate improvements, the Lotus-Fords were authorized to return to the track. Ford executive Don Frey and Ford Motor Company had an engine, but no chassis. Only two drivers (At the end of the day, there was only one spot left open in the field. Lithe, rear-engine cars lit up Formula One circuits everywhere, while Indy remained tied to heavy front-engine roadsters not fundamentally changed in a decade. The 1965 Lotus-Ford brought rear-engine Formula One design to the Indianapolis 500—a race where front-engine cars had dominated from the beginning. Clark avoided disaster, coolly ditching his car in the infield, but his race was over. Although in theory this was better suited for the ovals (which have only left turns), for example by evening out tyre wear between the two sides, in practice the handling was sufficiently idiosyncratic that the concept never caught on widely. Between car and driver, America’s premier race took on a decidedly European look in 1965. Formula One design shattered Indianapolis tradition. The broadcast was carried by After visiting the broadcast booth in 1964 for an interview, Absent from the crew was nine-year veteran Jack Shapiro, who died the previous summer at the age of 37. The faster you qualified, the closer to the front you started.) Take a look at some of our resource roundups for past exhibits and special events at The Henry Ford:It’s easy to stay informed! The 38 was specially designed with an "offset" suspension, with the car body situated asymmetrically between the wheels, offset to the left using suspension arms of unequal length. The Scotsman led all but 10 laps and won with only four other cars on the lead lap, with the rest of the finishers all at least 2 laps behind. He was a literal and figurative foreigner at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.By March 1963, Chapman, Gurney and Clark were at Indianapolis with a car ready for testing. Jimmy Clark set a new average speed record for the race at 150.686 miles per hour, and he became the first foreigner to win the Indianapolis 500 in half a century. And Jim Clark’s year kept getting better. Bill Gay, Executive Engineer of Advanced Engines, assembled a team of engineers including Joe Macura and Richard Chen. Jim Clark is considered as one of the best open wheel race car drivers ever.
It was a stunning car to drive.
Jones won, but some fans still nurse a grudge against the Indy officials who could have disqualified Jones’s car out of safety concerns.
Prior to 1965, no draw was used, and the qualifying order was a "first-come, first-served" line-up, queued down the pit lane and usually stretching into the garage area. When he rolled under the checkered flag, Clark was almost two minutes ahead of his nearest competitor.It was a glorious moment. As it turned out, though, winning an actual race wouldn’t prove so simpleThe Lotus-Ford alliance made its first attempt in 1963. Demand for quad cam engines exceeded Ford’s ability to supply them—after all, the company’s main concern was building everyday automobiles. Horsepower tripled, going from 164 in the engine’s stock configuration to 495 in its quad cam Indy form.Other race teams took notice. I … He nearly entered By the early 1960s, though, times had changed.
This is 38-01, the car with which Jimmy Clark won the Indianapolis 500 in 1965, and I was lucky enough to have a run in it at Indianapolis a few years ago.
From its first running in 1911, the Indianapolis 500 has been the most prestigious automobile race in the United States.
Dario Franchitti Four-time Indycar champion, three-time Indy 500 winner. Click the drop-down menu below and make your selection.From its first running in 1911, the Indianapolis 500 has been the most prestigious automobile race in the United States. Lotus 38 (IndyCar) 1965. It makes for a lot of moving parts and added weight—neither particularly good for a race car. Jimmy Clark qualified at a blazing 158.828 miles per hour, enough to give him the coveted pole position at the front of the starting grid. But it was truly Clark’s race to lose. It was run by Lotus at Indianapolis from 1965 to 1967; a total of 8 were built, most for use by Lotus, but several were sold for use by other drivers, including A. J. Foyt and Mario Andretti. Ford farmed out the work to Louis Meyer, a three-time Indianapolis 500 winner retired from driving but actively building and servicing race engines. Replicarz is replicating this model in … Henry Ford attended the first two races, in 1911 and 1912, as a spectator. Clark led from the start and although Foyt passed him on the second lap, the Lotus 38 roared past on lap 3 and from then on the only time Clark lost the lead was on lap 65 when he had his first pit stop. Clark led until lap 65, giving up the lead for a pit stop.
1965-67 Lotus 38. The four-cam Ford engine is a great engine and the Lotus 38 is one of the most stunningly beautiful cars I’ve ever seen. They were the first fatalities at the 500 in six years, and officials responded quickly with new rules. In 1964, except for an unfortunate choice of tires, Jim Clark's Lotus-Ford would have won. A section of tread broke away from his left rear tire, and the resulting imbalance caused a chain reaction that destroyed his left rear suspension. The five-year-old " British Invasion " finally broke through as Jim Clark and Colin Chapman triumphed in dominating fashion with the first rear-engined Indy-winning car, a Lotus 38 powered by Ford. The pair found a receptive audience. On lap 75, Clark regained the lead of the race. The evening before pole day time trials, a new blind draw was to be used to establish the qualifying order. They made their pitch, arguing that a light rear-engine car could take faster turns and, being more fuel-efficient and easier on tires, spend less time in the pits. On Monday May 3, On Monday May 10, after adequate improvements, the Lotus-Fords were authorized to return to the track. Ford executive Don Frey and Ford Motor Company had an engine, but no chassis. Only two drivers (At the end of the day, there was only one spot left open in the field. Lithe, rear-engine cars lit up Formula One circuits everywhere, while Indy remained tied to heavy front-engine roadsters not fundamentally changed in a decade. The 1965 Lotus-Ford brought rear-engine Formula One design to the Indianapolis 500—a race where front-engine cars had dominated from the beginning. Clark avoided disaster, coolly ditching his car in the infield, but his race was over. Although in theory this was better suited for the ovals (which have only left turns), for example by evening out tyre wear between the two sides, in practice the handling was sufficiently idiosyncratic that the concept never caught on widely. Between car and driver, America’s premier race took on a decidedly European look in 1965. Formula One design shattered Indianapolis tradition. The broadcast was carried by After visiting the broadcast booth in 1964 for an interview, Absent from the crew was nine-year veteran Jack Shapiro, who died the previous summer at the age of 37. The faster you qualified, the closer to the front you started.) Take a look at some of our resource roundups for past exhibits and special events at The Henry Ford:It’s easy to stay informed! The 38 was specially designed with an "offset" suspension, with the car body situated asymmetrically between the wheels, offset to the left using suspension arms of unequal length. The Scotsman led all but 10 laps and won with only four other cars on the lead lap, with the rest of the finishers all at least 2 laps behind. He was a literal and figurative foreigner at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.By March 1963, Chapman, Gurney and Clark were at Indianapolis with a car ready for testing. Jimmy Clark set a new average speed record for the race at 150.686 miles per hour, and he became the first foreigner to win the Indianapolis 500 in half a century. And Jim Clark’s year kept getting better. Bill Gay, Executive Engineer of Advanced Engines, assembled a team of engineers including Joe Macura and Richard Chen. Jim Clark is considered as one of the best open wheel race car drivers ever.
It was a stunning car to drive.
Jones won, but some fans still nurse a grudge against the Indy officials who could have disqualified Jones’s car out of safety concerns.
Prior to 1965, no draw was used, and the qualifying order was a "first-come, first-served" line-up, queued down the pit lane and usually stretching into the garage area. When he rolled under the checkered flag, Clark was almost two minutes ahead of his nearest competitor.It was a glorious moment. As it turned out, though, winning an actual race wouldn’t prove so simpleThe Lotus-Ford alliance made its first attempt in 1963. Demand for quad cam engines exceeded Ford’s ability to supply them—after all, the company’s main concern was building everyday automobiles. Horsepower tripled, going from 164 in the engine’s stock configuration to 495 in its quad cam Indy form.Other race teams took notice. I … He nearly entered By the early 1960s, though, times had changed.