The only tripod I took was six inches high, so there were a lot of ultra-low view angles in places where the light was poor. The Allard was one of the first dragsters, its cart springs almost identical to the vintage car in the photo above. The Lotus 49 is for my generation the iconic racing car, the first to use the engine and transmission as part of the 'chassis'. The engine was bolted to the rear of a monocoque tub, and the rear wheels and suspension were attached to the engine. It was very light, and the Ford Cosworth 3 litre V8 turned out 400 bhp; Jim Clark took it to a convincing win on its first outing at Zandvoort in July 1967, and if Graham Hill's engine had not failed, it would have been a one-two for Lotus. It immediately rendered cars like the heavy BRM H-16 [the green car next to the Lotus] obsolete, and the 49 went on to dominate racing for the next four years. Next pic is of the BRM's triple brake pistons. Finally the front axle and suspension of a Routemaster bus.
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