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| Category | USAC IndyCar | ||||||
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| Constructor | Team Lotus | ||||||
| Designer(s) | Colin Chapman Len Terry | ||||||
| Successor | Lotus 34 | ||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||
| Chassis | Aluminium monocoque. | ||||||
| Suspension (front) | Upper cantilever rocker arms, inboard coil springs over dampers, lower wishbones. | ||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Reverse lower wishbones, top link, twin radius arms, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar | ||||||
| Length | 150 in (381 cm) | ||||||
| Width | 65 in (165 cm) | ||||||
| Height | 30.5 in (77 cm) | ||||||
| Axle track | Front: 56 in (142 cm) Rear: 56 in (142 cm) | ||||||
| Wheelbase | 96 in (244 cm) | ||||||
| Engine | Ford 4,195 cc (256.0 cu in) OHV 90° V8, naturally aspirated, mid-mounted. | ||||||
| Transmission | Colotti T.37A 2-speed manual gearbox. | ||||||
| Weight | 1,130 lb (513 kg) | ||||||
| Fuel | petrol | ||||||
| Tyres | Firestone (Indianapolis) Dunlop (ovals) | ||||||
| Competition history | |||||||
| Notable entrants | Team Lotus | ||||||
| Notable drivers |  Jim Clark Dan Gurney Bobby Marshman Al Miller | ||||||
| Debut | 1963 Indianapolis 500 | ||||||
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The Lotus 29 was a British racing car built by Team Lotus for the 1963 Indianapolis 500. It was their first attempt at the event and the two cars which were entered finished second and seventh in the hands of Jim Clark and Dan Gurney. Although they were not the first rear-engined cars built for the category, they were first to prove that the configuration was definitely a potential race-winner, and that the days of the big and heavy front-engined roadsters were numbered.