> From: "Jeff Cocking"
> Subject: RE: Chestnut (Was: Re: Magazine Information)
> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 13:41:45 -0500
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> Total Elan production. Let us look at the Heart of the matter.
> There were 32,000 twin cam motors made:
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> 4500 Lotus +2
> 2400 Europa's with a Twink
> 7000 Cortinas
> 1300 Sevens
> 500 Various racing - 23s etc.
> 500 For sloppy lotus math pre 1970
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> Leaves 15,800 twin cams left laying around. So there must have been 15,800
> Lotus Elans. Add the 4500 Plus 2s back end - that gives you 20,300 Elans
> total.
>
> jeff
> a consultant's perspective
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7000 Cortinas? There were about 2500 Lotus Cortinas. The others would
have pushrod engines.
Rod
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