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Chassis modified to accept the Coventry-Climax 1.5 litre flat-16 engine and dubbed the Lotus 39.
Planned to be used in Formula One, but the project fell through and ended up being used in the Australian Tasman series with a Conventry-Climax 2.5 litre FPF engine.
Fitted with a 2.5 litre Repco-Brabham engine under first ownership.
Fitted with a 1.5 litre Ford-Lotus Twin cam engine under second ownership.
Restored to Conventry-Climax 2.5 litre form under fourth ownership.
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1965
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British Racing Green
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Black
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AGP practice. 10 February 1963.
Easter Bathurst Meeting 1970 (pictured R12 going through 'The Dipper' Bathurst, NSW. 15 March 1970
Gold Star meeting, Lakeside, QLD. July 1966
Jim Clark in R12, behind Graham Hill competing in his BRM P261, followed by Jack Brabham in his BT19 Repco. Longford, TAS, 1966
Jim Clark in R12, notably he came 7th. Longford, TAS. 1966.
John Sheppard in R12 circa 1967
Leo Geoghegan in R12, Catalina Park, Katoomba, NSW. 1968
Leo Geoghegan in R12, Tasman Series. Warwick Farm, NSW. 15 February 1970
Leo Geoghegan in R12. Warwick Farm 100 Tasman Series. Warwick Farm, NSW. 14 February 1965
R12 pictured behind Richard Attwoods BRM P126, Surfers Paradise, QLD. 1968.
R12's engine featureing it's 2.5 L carburettor fed engine
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