Wobbly-web wheel
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The wobbly-web wheel is a form of metal disc wheel where the disc is 'wobbled' into spokes. This provides a stiffer, lightweight wheel.
Wobbly-web rear wheel of a Lotus 33
Lotus 18
Cosmos car ad, 1919
Bulleid Firth Brown (BFB) railway locomotive wheel
Lotus 22
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The Lotus 22 was a racing car built by Lotus cars in 1962, and a total of 77 cars were built. It was developed from the 1962 Lotus 20, with the major differences that it had disc brakes all round, a t
Wobbly-web wheel
…corrosion. Lotus's main design principle at this time was Chapman's famous maxim, 'Simplicate and add more lightness'. The Formula Junior Lotus 20 and Lotus 22 extended this to their front wheels, which used a 4-stud fastening, compared to the previous 6-stud that was still used on their rear, driven, wheels…
Lotus 22