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Title: Period photos (snaps) of 47 racing and S1(?)
Post by: jbcollier on Tuesday,December 18, 2018, 03:40:38 PM

Blurry snap of a 47 racing:

https://jbcollier.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-jXMkZjq/A

This one is of a modified S1 as I think all 47s were RHD:

https://jbcollier.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-L9mZcCh/A

(anyone know better?)

Title: Re: Period photos (snaps) of 47 racing and S1(?)
Post by: dakazman on Tuesday,December 18, 2018, 05:20:58 PM

John,  your lotus library is second to none and I for one hope you have many back -ups . I am building a Europa page on pinterest just to preserve their heritage. The pics you just posted i have not seen before.
I also have most of the the pictures of every europa on the registry that were uploaded by the owners by build number. Guess I just love these cars!
Dakazman
   

Title: Re: Period photos (snaps) of 47 racing and S1(?)
Post by: surfguitar58 on Wednesday,December 19, 2018, 06:11:27 AM

Would a purpose-built race car have an ashtray?

Title: Re: Period photos (snaps) of 47 racing and S1(?)
Post by: jbcollier on Wednesday,December 19, 2018, 06:25:45 AM

Apparently, yes!

https://drive-my.com/en/test-drive/item/2312-lotus-europa-racing-car-type-47-road-test.html

But all the 47s I have seen are RHD.  That's why I think it is a 46.

Title: Re: Period photos (snaps) of 47 racing and S1(?)
Post by: 4129R on Wednesday,December 19, 2018, 10:40:32 AM

Quote from: surfguitar58 on Wednesday,December 19, 2018, 06:11:27 AM

Would a purpose-built race car have an ashtray?

It is for storing all the nuts that fall off.

Title: Re: Period photos (snaps) of 47 racing and S1(?)
Post by: Nockenwelle on Thursday,December 20, 2018, 12:24:47 PM

Interesting pictures, thanks for sharing.
There was ate least one LHD 47: 47 GT 73. As this was a Swiss car and the picture shows some Austrian commercial on the van behind the car this could well be this 47. At least the beginning of the wheel arch looks like the one on the photo shown of #73 on Johannes Ditz page:
http://www.bndlg.de/~mditz/47_registry.php

Title: Re: Period photos (snaps) of 47 racing and S1(?)
Post by: jbcollier on Thursday,December 20, 2018, 12:31:35 PM

Interesting, thanks.

Title: Re: Period photos (snaps) of 47 racing and S1(?)
Post by: dakazman on Thursday,December 20, 2018, 02:12:09 PM

Nockenwelle, thanks for the link :trophy:

It looks like #67 from Florida is LHD. I loved the banner in pic.
Dakazman