1962 Lotus 24

I took this photograph in the paddock at Aintree on practice day for the Aintree 200 race in April 1962.

It's the 1962 Lotus 24 driven to pole position and to first place in the race by Jim Clark. The Lotus 24 was intended as a customer car to run alongside the Lotus 25 of Team Lotus and was used by the team in this race as the Lotus 25 was not yet ready. Both cars used the Coventry Climax FWMV 1,496cc V8 engine but the 25 had a monocoque chassis as opposed to the conventional spaceframe of the 24. The other Team Lotus car finished in fifth place in the race driven by Trevor Taylor. Jim Clark's car was chassis 948, which was apparently written-off in an accident at the Belgian Grand Prix later that year when being driven by Trevor Taylor.