The infamous Gold Leaf Lotus 63 Four Wheel Dribe car on 1969.
The design was, along with Matra, McLaren and Cosworth 4WDs which appeared that season, not a success. Rindt, Andretti and Miles raced the car but Miles raced in France and Britain, and I believe at the Italian GP (where his race number was 6...which ties in to the photo) , it was also Rindt at Oulton Park (where he was a distant 2nd in a rather thin entry of F1 cars bulked out with F5000s) but generally it was much slower than the 2 year old 49 and the driver loathed it's handling 'qualities'...much to Colin Chapman's annoyance.
Unusual car in every respect. Amateur photo so please don't expect professional image quality.
10x7 inch (254x178mm)
