Oct 1, 2014 6:30 AM

Gallery: The Turbine-Powered Lotus That Was So Good It Got Banned

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Lotus Type 56
The Type 56 was built by Lotus for STP, an oil additive manufacturer, for entry in the 1968 Indianapolis 500.
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Lotus Type 56
The car ran on a turbine engine built by Pratt & Whitney, an aerospace manufacturer.

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Lotus Type 56
The Type 56 also had a state-of-the-art four-wheel drive system that kept it grippy though corners.
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Lotus Type 56
The chimney behind the driver's seat was for exhaust from the engine.

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Lotus Type 56
The car hit a 1968 speed record of 171 mph on the Indy 500 track.
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Lotus Type 56
None of the three 1968 Type 56es finished the race. Two broke down, and the other crashed.

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Lotus Type 56
This Type 56 was owned by Richard Petty and has been restored to original working order, hopefully for vintage racing.

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