It’s a light week for the automotive history.
April 5, 1923 Firestone introduces balloon tires. Everything we’ve accomplished with our rides has greatly depend and relied on Mr. Firestone’s improvement. It was a combination of cotton cords infused with rubber that allowed for long distance driving without punctures.
 Pneuamtic Tire |
 Balloon tire ad. |
April 9, 1957 – Lotus’ first single seat race car. As far as I’ve researched Lotus had a single seat race car concept either in 1954 or 1955. The 1956 Lotus was a two-seater but usually had a single roll cage on the right side (drivers side). It seems clear that the 1957 Lotus 11 (or Lotus 13 unofficially) race car didn’t actually race in a Grand Prix until 1958.
1955 Lotus MK IX
1956 Lotus 11
1958 Lotus 11
Thanks for reading.
Tim
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