Radford’s coachbuilders to recreate the 1969 Lotus Type 62 The recently revived company’s first vehicle will be a modern-day interpretation of the Lotus Type 62 racer, based on modern Lotus underpinnings 6 May 2021 Radford has announced that its first vehicle will be a reimagined version of the 1969 Lotus Type 62. The reborn coachbuilding company has also confirmed that its new project will be “built on Lotus technology,” with the finished car due to be fully revealed later this year. Radford announced its plan to recreate the Lotus Type 62 racer in a short video on Jenson Button’s Instagram page. However, other than the project’s concept and this shadowy teaser image, we know precious few details about the company’s first car.