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- Lotus_Mark_VIII abstract "The Lotus Mark VIII car was Colin Chapman’s first fully enclosed aerodynamic design. Chapman's basic requirements for the design were for a car of 1100 lbs powered by an 85 bhp engine and a maximum speed of 125 mph. Work began on this design in late 1953, and Chapman was assisted in the design of the body by the aerodynamicist Frank Costin who was the brother of Mike Costin his main collaborator.The spaceframe chassis for the Mark VIII has been described as “the most nearly perfect sports car chassis”. This was Lotus' first true spaceframe and relied on the aircraft experience of Peter Ross and Gilbert McIntosh. Extremely light (the total weight of the frame alone was only 35 lbs) and very stiff, the frame consisted of only nineteen members and was fully triangulated. But from a practical point, however, the frame had limitations, mostly in maintenance. In order to install the engine, it had to disassembled and then reassembled inside the framework.The spaceframe retained the divided front axle independent suspension that Chapman had used on his earlier cars, with a de Dion layout with inboard brakes at the rear. A modified MG 1500 cc engine and transmission were installed, and a stressed undertray further stiffened the chassis.In its first race at Oulton Park, Chapman set the fastest lap of the day in Mark VIII prototype which was designated P3, but had to retire because of a blown head gasket. However, at the next race at Silverstone, Chapman won the 1,500 cc. class outright. It was at a subsequent meeting of the RAC British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 17 July 1954, where the reputation of Lotus cars was made as Chapman in the Lotus Mark VIII and Peter Gammon in the Mark VI beat the works quad-cam Porsche driven by Hans Herrmann again winning the class.The Mark VIII was a precursor to the later aerodynamic cars that would follow.".
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- Lotus_Mark_VIII wikiPageWikiLink Category:Lotus_racing_cars.
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- Lotus_Mark_VIII wikiPageWikiLink De_Dion_tube.
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- Lotus_Mark_VIII wikiPageWikiLink Lotus_Eleven.
- Lotus_Mark_VIII wikiPageWikiLink Lotus_Mark_IX.
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- Lotus_Mark_VIII wikiPageWikiLink Oulton_Park.
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- Lotus_Mark_VIII wikiPageWikiLink Suspension_(vehicle).
- Lotus_Mark_VIII wikiPageWikiLinkText "Lotus Mark VIII".
- Lotus_Mark_VIII wikiPageWikiLinkText "Lotus Mark VIII#Mark X".
- Lotus_Mark_VIII wikiPageWikiLinkText "Lotus Mk.8".
- Lotus_Mark_VIII wikiPageWikiLinkText "Lotus Mk.X".
- Lotus_Mark_VIII wikiPageWikiLinkText "Lotus-Connaught Mark VIII".
- Lotus_Mark_VIII wikiPageWikiLinkText "Lotus-MG Mark VIII".
- Lotus_Mark_VIII wikiPageWikiLinkText "Mark VIII".
- Lotus_Mark_VIII wikiPageWikiLinkText "Mk 8".
- Lotus_Mark_VIII wikiPageWikiLinkText "Mk VIII".
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- Lotus_Mark_VIII comment "The Lotus Mark VIII car was Colin Chapman’s first fully enclosed aerodynamic design. Chapman's basic requirements for the design were for a car of 1100 lbs powered by an 85 bhp engine and a maximum speed of 125 mph.".
- Lotus_Mark_VIII label "Lotus Mark VIII".
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