Njengoba kunombhalo wokubhekisela ngeLotus Mark IX, ubani owaklama le moto?
Context:ILotus Mark IX (1955) kwakuyimoto yezemidlalo ye-aluminium eyakhiwe yiLotus Engineering Ltd. Kwenziwa izimoto zemidlalo ezingo-30 zeMark IX. Yayihlobene kakhulu nemodeli yeLotus Mark VIII (1954), okwakwenziwe ngayo izimoto eziyisikhombisa kuphela. Lezi zimoto zazisuselwa kakhulu esikhwameni somkhathi esisha seLotus Mark VI (1952). Izakhiwo ze-aerodynamic kakhulu zaklanywa nguFrank Costin futhi zakhiwa yiWilliams & Pritchard Limited.  Phakathi nale nkathi yokuqala, ka-1954<unk>1955, iLotus Engineering yayisengumkampani osanda kuqala, futhi izimoto zahanjiswa ngezimo ezahlukahlukene zokuqedwa kuma-oda akhethekile. Ngokufana ne-Mark VIII, i-Mark IX yayitholakala ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene futhi izinjini ezahlukahlukene, kufaka phakathi i-1500 cc MG, i-1500 cc Connaught kanye ne-Bristol engamalitha amabili. Kodwa-ke, ukubizwa kweMark IX kuvame ukusetshenziswa yinjini engu-1100 cc Coventry Climax. Kubonakala sengathi, kwakunamamodeli amabili kaMark IX - i-"Club" ne-"Le Mans", eyokugcina eyayinezihibe ezinkulu zamabhuleki.
I-Lotus Mark IX yaklanywa nguFrank Costin.