Ferg
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| posted on 5/8/07 at 10:13 AM |
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Lotus VI rebuilt by my late Father-in-Law
I scanned this pic the other day to use somewhere else and I thought that although I have no real reason to post it here, maybe I didn't need
one.....
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zilspeed
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| posted on 5/8/07 at 12:38 PM |
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You're spot on.
No reason necessary......
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scoop
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| posted on 5/8/07 at 02:13 PM |
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A beautifull car and a master class in panel making
Got any more?
[Edited on 5/8/07 by scoop]
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britishtrident
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| posted on 5/8/07 at 02:51 PM |
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Nice
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 5/8/07 at 02:58 PM |
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That's gorgeous
I like the back end
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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Ferg
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| posted on 5/8/07 at 04:07 PM |
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I have a few, I'll see if I can find them.
The car was bought from Lotus as a kit by Alan Stacey who completed it with my father-in-law's help.
He then went on to build an Eleven which he raced at Le Mans under the 'Team' umbrella.
This led to his development of some of the Grand Prix cars including the 16 and 18 and it was in an 18 in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa in June of
1960, competing alongside Innes Ireland and 'new boy' Jim Clark, Alan was hit in the face by a bird and was killed.
His brother saw the VI a while ago and bought it back from the owner. The Escort running gear was replaced by my father-in-law with a fire-pump Climax
and MGTC 'box, complete with torque tube.
The green stripe down the middle, grey rings on the wheels and unusual spare wheel arrangement were all recreated as the car was originally built.
The car is still in the Stacey family and is/was competed by Alan's nephew.
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caber
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| posted on 5/8/07 at 04:07 PM |
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That is one cute car! Any idea when the photo was taken and what became of the car!
Caber
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Ferg
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| posted on 5/8/07 at 04:10 PM |
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2002 just after it was finished.
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Ferg
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| posted on 5/8/07 at 08:03 PM |
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bob
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| posted on 5/8/07 at 09:47 PM |
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next to us at the uxbridge autoshow, very nice.
linky
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Blakey_boy
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| posted on 6/8/07 at 09:30 PM |
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Wirds fail me when you see a car as beatiful as that.
NUFF SAID
Gene Hunt:- If anything happens to that car, I'm coming round your house and stomping on your toys, Understand?
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