Lotus 69 Formula 2

I wonder if anyone can help with a bit of research : -

How many F2 Lotus 69's were made in the 1970/71 period , who were the original purchasers, and the original drivers,who were the cars subsequently sold on to ,with what success, what happened to the cars and where are they now?

I also understand some end of season old stock 59's were also converted in to 69's - or more correctly 59/69's at the end of 1969. Anyone shed any light ?

All replies gratefully received with thanks .

Lotus 69 was basicaly a Lotus 59 with center section of space frame sawn-off and replaced by monocoque so easy to transforma 59 into 69... as to which cars were done , cant help you there , despite having run several 69`s

RTH
Here's what I know about 69s. I'm still trying to sort out the origins of three 69s raced in Irish F.Atlantic
in 1974 and the exact identity of Andy Barton's cars is a bit provisional, not least because he seems to
have had two ex Fittipaldi cars, built in different years, at the same time. If you or anyone else can help
with owners and histories on Atlantic cars that would be great.

1970 build

69.F2.1 Works: Emerson Fittipaldi
1971: Reine Wisell
1972 Johnny Blades
1973 Johnny Blades->Andy Barton

69.F2.2 Tetsu Ikuzawa
1971 John Pollock

69.F2.3 Adam Potocki
1971 Adam Potocki

69.F2.4 Works: Jochen Rindt
1971 Wilson Fittipaldi
1972 Johnny Blades
1973/4 Don Robinson (hillclimbs)

69.F2.5 Works: John Miles/Graham Hill
1971 Pete Lovely [FA]

1971 build

71/69.1.F2 Tetsu Ikuzawa/Roni Rossi (Temporada)
71/69.2.F2 Irish Racing Cars: Alan Rollinson
1972 John Pollock
1973 Paddy Farrelly
1976 for sale in N.Ireland

71/69.3.F2 LIRA: Gerry Birrell/François Migault
1972 Brian Small
1973 Brian Small->Roy Baker [FAt]
1976 Warren Booth (FL)

71/69.4.F2 Richard Scott [F1 Register numbers this car as chassis 18]
1972 Patsy McGarrity
1973 Dermot O'Leary
1974 Dermot O'Leary

71/69.5.F2 Emerson Fittipaldi
1972 Emerson Fittipaldi
1973 Andy Barton
1974 Andy Barton [at some point in 1970 this may have had chassis 14 inserted in it
for that is how F1Register numbers it, but when Barton sells the car in '74 he described
it as chassis 5, the ex Fittipaldi 'Moonraker yachts' car.]

71/69.8.FB Reine Wisell [FB/Atlantic car raced in F2]
1972 Ian Mawby [R50,000]
1973 Ian Mawby [FAt] Badly damaged in accident at Snetterton F.Atlantic race.
Remains to John Bicht
1974 John Bicht [Rebuilt as "Swift"]
1975 John Bicht

I can't help too much on 59s yet.

If you go to the Historic Grand Prix site and go to event photos under
Thunderhill 2002, you will see a nice photo of Pete Lovely's Lotus 69 which
he ran at Thunderhill last spring. He still owns it, I think...

Chris,

Thats a fantastic help, many thanks for all the hard work

David,

Many thanks for the info.