Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Daga gabatarwar sa a cikin 1967 ayyukan Lotus 49s an fentin su a cikin Lotus na gargajiya na Burtaniya mai tsere tare da rawaya mai launin rawaya. A cikin watanni 16 masu zuwa, ƙirar ta sami ƙarin lambobin masu tallafawa da manyan jerin sunayen direbobi, yayin riƙe da tsarin asali na gargajiya. Koyaya, don tseren Tasman Series na 1967-1968 Team Lotus's 2.5 liters engine 49s an fentin ja, cream da zinare <unk> launuka na sigarin Gold Leaf <unk> bayan Chapman ya sanya hannu kan yarjejeniyar tallafawa mai riba. An gabatar da wannan tsarin launi don Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya a tseren na biyu na kakar, Grand Prix na Spain na 1968
, yin Lotus na farko da ke aiki da tawagar da za su zana motocin su a cikin livery na masu tallafawa.