In a message dated 12/01/00 8:13:32 AM Pacific Standard Time, brian@uunet.ca
writes:
> Bill, that's probably the car. it was built by Dick Baker as a
> "lightweight" (the thing is god-awful heavy to push, I'll tell you!) with
> flip front, flip rear, heavily modified suspension and engine relocated 16"
> back in the frame. Dick re-purchased the car and completely restored it to
> the way he personally built it way back when.
Interesting car, but I don't think I'd have been doing that to a Twincam,
even in the dark years when they were regarded as a pain!
Dave and Nancy Turnbull
> still run a Lotus 7 Mk1, with 948 A-series. As a production car, anyone
> else wanting to run one would have to run what it "came" with, or a period
> appropriate and proven alternative.
>
A lot of early Loti were upgraded to run what could have been used later in
the 60s and 70s. I'd just as soon see a Lotus owner be allowed to use a 1275,
as have to spend money on special forged billet cranks and Accusumps, but to
each his own.
Maybe my generous attitude stems from the fact that my MGA can 'top-end' just
about any Lotus because of those air dams they call front fenders......
Bill
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