The Mechanic's Gallon

I came upon the phrase ‘the mechanic’s gallon’ a while ago. Lotus in the 60’s were trying to save weight and make the car as light as possible, inc. putting as much fuel in the car at the start of the race so that it lasted JUST to the end. This generally worked but a few times ran out of fuel with a few laps to go. So unbeknownst to Colin Chapman, the mechanics when fuelling the car would add an extra gallon, just to make sure it was enough, hence the ‘mechanic’s gallon’!

Monday, December 23, 2024

Beaky Sims tells us what it was like to work on the revolutionary gas turbine Lotus 56B

Download the audio here, also on the YouTube channel.

Reine Wisell pictured in the 56B in the Silverstone pitlane at the 1971 British GP.

Picture courtesy of the Supercharged Collection.

The Mechanic's Gallon

Monday, December 23, 2024

Beaky Sims tells us what it was like to work on the revolutionary gas turbine Lotus 56B

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