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BenL · 11-09-04, 04:41 PM

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As far as I can remember the only effort by Ron and Colin Chapman to secure the Ford contract was just the one drawing by Ron as shown in the photo.

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As I've heard the story from Ron, he drew a picture of what he thought the mid-engine car might look like and put it on the wall behind his desk so the folks from Ford would see the sketch when visited.

Later on, that sketch was turned into the Lotus Europa. In 1969 Lotus built a one-off Europa with a V8 capable of 0-100 MPH in 10 seconds.

11-09-04, 04:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
BenL BenL 6 Tenths Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: USA Posts: 681 Rep Power: 11	Re: Lotus, Ron Hickman and nearly no GT40 [ QUOTE ] As far as I can remember the only effort by Ron and Colin Chapman to secure the Ford contract was just the one drawing by Ron as shown in the photo. [/ QUOTE ] As I've heard the story from Ron, he drew a picture of what he thought the mid-engine car might look like and put it on the wall behind his desk so the folks from Ford would see the sketch when visited. Later on, that sketch was turned into the Lotus Europa. In 1969 Lotus built a one-off Europa with a V8 capable of 0-100 MPH in 10 seconds.