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Title: Type 47 on eBay
Post by: surfguitar58 on Tuesday,July 30, 2019, 07:59:09 PM
In case anyone missed this on the FaceBook page: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1967-Lotus-Type-47-GT-20-0-Miles-Blue-Yellow/333262279190?_trkparms=pageci%3Ab83a1a06-b328-11e9-9be8-74dbd180e2c2%7Cparentrq%3A456478ed16c0a4e922519caaffeee8d3%7Ciid%3A1&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&fbclid=IwAR2asIOFwL8izEkeFC-w_AGC-VECOqfx6yuZjtSbSGvpLsxOP7y-b1R5vOk
Title: Re: Type 47 on eBay
Post by: tedtaylor on Wednesday,July 31, 2019, 05:21:12 AM
simple headlight trim rings would improve the looks from the front?
Title: Re: Type 47 on eBay
Post by: Chuck Nukem on Wednesday,July 31, 2019, 07:17:31 AM
I....want....

must mortgage house again....
Title: Re: Type 47 on eBay
Post by: RoddyMac on Wednesday,July 31, 2019, 07:21:21 AM
simple headlight trim rings would improve the looks from the front?

That adds weight and could possibly fall off, not something you want on a race car
Title: Re: Type 47 on eBay
Post by: surfguitar58 on Wednesday,July 31, 2019, 07:26:18 AM
simple headlight trim rings would improve the looks from the front?

That adds weight and could possibly fall off, not something you want on a race car

Speaking of adding weight, what’s with all the pig iron in the passenger footwell? Is there a weight minimum and they are trying to keep it near the center of gravity?
Title: Re: Type 47 on eBay
Post by: Nero on Wednesday,July 31, 2019, 12:52:56 PM
simple headlight trim rings would improve the looks from the front?

That adds weight and could possibly fall off, not something you want on a race car

Speaking of adding weight, what’s with all the pig iron in the passenger footwell? Is there a weight minimum and they are trying to keep it near the center of gravity?

The iron is used to balance the drivers weight. The lighter a car gets the greater is the impact if you would just increase the preload. That way you would run the same preload on both sides.

The car is for sale for some time now and it looks like they are quite desperate to get it sold. The price is, from looking at the pictures, ok and if it’s really a 2 liter car with documents to prove it, it could be a lot more competitive and compensate for the class disadvantage.