Historical Lotus Information

Q - What color of seat and steering wheel did Colin Chapman insist was on all Jimmy Clarks cars? 
A - red

Q - When did the green and yellow Lotus nose badge stop being used on Lotus cars? 
A - After April 1968 when Jimmy died. 

Q - What colors of green were used on Lotus f1 cars? 
A - Originally dark brunswick green but after the 24 they used ICI Winchester green. A pine green was used on the 49 and a turquiose dark green on the 29. The 79 had another green. 

Q - What colors of yellow have been used on Lotus F1 cars? 
A - Chrome yellow on all cars except Indy cars which had dayglo yellow or the spectrum yellow 
used from the 49 onward.

Q - When did yellow wheels first appear on Lotus F1 cars? 
A - 1958 on the Lotus 16. 

Q - Are the exhaust colors (yellow) on the Lotus 38 the same as the main body strip?
A - No, they were matt primrose yellow.

Q - What color of dayglo was the Lotus 56 painted?
A - Pink (Not blaze as often depicted)

Q - What were the types of gold and ochre used on the JPS cars?
A - Different ones! 

Q - What colors were the BRP Lotus BRMs?
A - Duck egg green

Q - What colors were Rob walkers Lotus\'s?
A - Navy Blue with white nose band .

Q - What colors were Reg Parnells Lotus BRMs? 
A - Navy with red nose (Red being orangy) 

Q - What colors were the Lotus of DW Racing (1963)? 
A - Grass green with white wheels and stripes

Q - When Jimmy died what color of steering wheels were used and seats on Lotus f1 cars? 
A - Black 

Q - When Jimmy died what was the color of the new Lotus logo and badge?
A - Silver and black

Q - When did the serif Team Lotus give way to the sans serif team Lotus script on the cars?
A - Around 1975.