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Datonabill · 02-16-03, 09:30 AM

Andre 40, Great story! I have a soft spot for the Lotus Europa in my heart. I've owned three of them and raced one from 1971 to 1981. Painted them up in Gulf colors. I was as close to a GT 40 as I could get.. mid engine & a coupe'. It was always a struggle to keep them going...light and fragile. The rear axles were the big problem. They would wear out by the end of a twenty lap race and give me some wild over-steer. I solved that problem by installing Chevy Corvair stub axles.
I got to drive a Lotus 47 once, that car was nice.. didn't take long to get the right hand driving position mastered.
Keep the stories coming! [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

02-16-03, 09:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
Datonabill Rookie Join Date: Nov 2002 GT40: Norwell, Ma. Posts: 74 Rep Power: 7	Re: Lotus, Ron Hickman and nearly no GT40 Andre 40, Great story! I have a soft spot for the Lotus Europa in my heart. I've owned three of them and raced one from 1971 to 1981. Painted them up in Gulf colors. I was as close to a GT 40 as I could get.. mid engine & a coupe'. It was always a struggle to keep them going...light and fragile. The rear axles were the big problem. They would wear out by the end of a twenty lap race and give me some wild over-steer. I solved that problem by installing Chevy Corvair stub axles. I got to drive a Lotus 47 once, that car was nice.. didn't take long to get the right hand driving position mastered. Keep the stories coming! [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]