Description:

1969 Lotus Formula Ford Model 61. The most authentic restored 61 available. Car is complete. All parts have been removed,inspected, replaced as necessary, finished and reassembled. Frame inspected and painted as reassembly took place. Engine/transmission rebuilt like new with zero time. Engine and transmission built by Pantera Specialists.


History

First owner on record was Ted Brown in the late '70s.He restored the car to race condition in 1977 and raced the car at 4 events until 1978. The car was sold to Dave Clark in June 1987 and to me in Feb 1988. The car was kept in storage until 2001 when restoration began. Note that the car was only driven over a 9 year period.Performance Data

• FF
  
• 900 lbs
  

Engine

• Pantera Specialists
  
• Ford Kent Cortina
  
• 4 cyl OHV
  
• 1600 cc
  
• 110 (est)
  
• new Weber DGVA with race jetting
  
• Ford Kent (modified ports)
  
• Ford Kent (rebored)
  
• Steel, std.Ford
  
• Ford Kent (new bearings)
  
• Ford Kent (new rod bolts)
  
• Ford Kent (new piston rings)
  
• new Ford Kent
  
• all new Ford Kent from Ford England
  
• single plate
  
• Ford
  
• Ford
  
• std 2 inti 2
  
• zero
  
• zero
  
• spare stock head with car, new clutch slave cyl
  

Fuel System

• Fuel Tank
  
• std Lotus cleaned and epoxy coated
  
• Electric Bendix
  
• std gas high octane pump
  

Oil/Water System

• new Brass
  
• Front
  
• Std new toothed belt drive
  
• std Lotus
  
• Engine bay LH Side
  

Electrical System

• Distributor
  
• none
  
• Odyssey PC625
  
• none
  
• none
  

Transmission

• Hewland
  
• MK6
  
• stock
  
• stock Lotus H Pattern
  
• none
  
• zero
  
• new bell housing
  

Rear End

• Hewland
  
• H6 - 860
  
• none
  
• Lotus alum std
  
• Independent new rubber donuts u-joints, bearings
  
• zero
  
• rebuilt by Pantera Specialists
  

Body

• fiberglass
  
• white primer
  
• catylist primer
  
• very good, new engine cover
  
• ready for final paint
  

Chassis

• spaceframe
  
• Lotus
  
• steel
  
• Gray enamel
  
• excellent
  
• double A Arm, adj sway bar, chrome
  
• single A Arm chrome, mag upright, trailing arms, adj sway bar
  
• oiginal Armstrong knob adj
  
• Girling (new pistons, seals, Aeroquip lines)
  
• rack and pinion
  
• Cortina steel disc 13 x 5
  
• new 175/70R13
  

Interior

• Black, new upholstered
  
• none
  
• std Lotus 5 point
  
• std Smiths, new tach cable ay
  
• std Lotus
  
• excellent, original Lotus name plate
  

Spares

• 4 excellent steel , 4 spoke racing wheels
  
• 5 x 10 flat bed single axel trailer
  
• spare gear sets
  
• trailer wheels ford 5 bolt excellent tires
  
• electric Bendix fuel pump
  
• Lucas coil,oilfilters, etc etc.