On its first outing, at Zandvoort for the 1967 Dutch Grand Prix, Colin Chapman’s Lotus 49 was steered to pole position by Graham Hill, and went on to take the fastest lap and win the race in the hands of Jim Clark.
This video, from Ford, tells the story of the car and its mighty debut.
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