Description:

Race ready car with 164hp 8,000 rpm non crossflow dry sump all steel ford motor by MWE. Original factory built car by Lotus. Leeson gear box by SASCO, LSD rearend by Prince, vintage legal double A arm front suspension. Clear NC DOT title. Documented race history from 1966. Restored to vintage specs by lee Chapman 1994.


History

The car was originally purchased by George Hebbard jr. 8-05-66. Sold to Jon Farbman 12-29-67. It was then resold to Peter Lo Bianco 8-18-71, who raced the car in SCCA and placed in the runoffs. It was sold to Harry Matthews 12-13-88, and raced RMVR until sold to Tom Yeager, Tom had it completely rebuilt to then Vintage specs by Lee Chapman with motor built by MWE. Yeager raced SVRA and HSR thru his possesion, and then by subsequent owner, Peter McLaughlin. Joe Hill campaigned in SVRA, HSR, and SCCA Vintage Events. The current owner raced the car in SVRA and HSR with ROLEX Dash championships in 2002 and 2004.

Competition History

1979 SCCA runoffs second place, ROLEX Dash champion 2002, 2004
Performance Data

• SVRA 8/CP HSR 2H
  
• 1052 lbs
  

Engine

• MWE
  
• Ford
  
• all steel non crossflow 116E
  
• 1537cc
  
• 164
  
• 128.2
  
• twin webber DCOE45
  
• Iron, ported and polished
  
• Iron
  
• Steel
  
• Bean 416E full race
  
• lightened roller rocker
  
• Tilton
  
• Tilton clutch with annular co-axial assembly
  
• custom headers/exhaust by Kirk Racing, silver ceramic coated
  
• 8
  

Fuel System

• 
  
• Fuel Safe
  
• MFG 1-20-04
  
• 8 Gal
  
• electric
  
• 110 octane race gas
  

Oil/Water System

• Custom
  
• front
  
• Aluminum high RPM gilmore belt drive
  
• Twin
  
• front
  

Electrical System

• MSD 6AL with rev limiter
  
• 12 V with external start battery connector
  
• Hobbs meter
  
• Shift indicator
  

Transmission

• Ford
  
• Cortina 4sp
  
• Leeson
  
• 3
  
• Built by SASCO Sports
  

Rear End

• Ford Cortina
  
• Live
  
• 4:11
  
• TRAN-X limited slip
  
• Axle Housing Braced by Prince with .045" toe in
  

Body

• Aluminum with fiberclass fenders
  
• Red / Silver
  
• Good
  
• Kirkey seat
  

Chassis

• Steel tube space frame
  
• Lotus
  
• steel with stressed aluminum panels
  
• black
  
• excellent
  
• Coil over shocks, twin A arm with antisway bar, nickel plated
  
• Coil over shocks, beam alxe, A arm lower, trailing link upper, paint/nickel plated
  
• Spitfire disk front, Cortina drum rear
  
• Spitfire rack and pinion
  
• Panasport 5.5 x 13
  
• Hoosier A70-13
  

Interior

• Silver
  
• Aluminum
  
• Halon
  
• 5 point
  
• Lotus
  
• Excellent
  

Spares

• 4 Panasport wheels
  
• Original factory front suspension
  
• SuperTrap silencer
  
• Webber carb parts (jets, gaskets, etc)
  
• Rear Axle Housing
  
• Ignition parts (distributors, coils, rev chips)
  
• Locked Ford 3:90 rear diff
  
• Engine gasket kits