Description:

This car underwent a extremely authentic restoration by Bill Dolson Racing. Being the owner's car, no effort was spared to conduct as meticulous and
detailed restoration as possible. The car is a showcase for the firm's skills.

History

This car was part of an order of six Type 18 Formula Juniors purchased direct from Lotus Components by a group of Mexican racers wishing to
inaugurate a Formula Junior series in that country.
This particular car was purchased by Jose Luis Mulas of Mexico City in 1960. It was ordered with a custom color scheme of light blue body work
with a red number 6 and was painted that way by the works. Mr. Mulas is of French ancestry and preferred the car in the French national colors
as opposed to the stock British racing green gelcoat in which Lotus 18s were normally delivered.
Mr. Mulas was contacted during the restoration and gratiously provided documentation and several photos
of the car including it's first appearence in a Formula Junior race supporting the Mexican Gran Prix of 1961. (Some of these photos are reproduced
on the photo page for this listing.) He finished the race in
eigth place, behind Ricardo Rodriguez who won in a Cooper Jr. Ricardo was followed by Javier Velasquez, Jim Hall, and Pedro Rodriguez.
Lorenzo Bandini finished eleventh in a Stanguellini. Mr. Mulas also provided a copy of the

Competition History


Savannah 1999
Engine

• Ford 105E, 1024cc.
  
• zero time since freshened by MWE
  
• 113.3 Hp @ 7900 rpm, 77.9 lb-ft @ 7200 rpm (dyno sheets available)
  
• wet sumped
  
• A6 cam
  
• Burton dual row timing chain and pulleys
  
• stock rockers
  
• steel rocker pillars
  
• titanium pushrods
  
• Farndon billet lipseal crank
  
• 711 rods
  
• Arias pistons with Yamaha F1 rings
  
• Tilton alloy flywheel specially modifed to accept stock clutch disc with plunge springs to protect gearbox internals
  

Fuel System

• twin Weber 40DCOEs
  
• electric fuel pump
  
• original fuel tank modified from below to contain modern Fuel Safe fuel cell, original filler cap retained with modern fuel cell cap beneath.
  from above the appearance is totally original (see photos)
  

Oil/Water System

• new combined oil/water radiator fabricated
  
• polished brass end caps
  

Electrical System

• heavy duty garden tractor battery in front mounts done to original plan
  

Body

• glassfibre integral nose and cowling, front and rear side panels, engine cover
  
• painted and stickered to match appearence as delivered from the works
  

Chassis

• original and unmolested with the exception of a removable engine bay top brace (done in period) and chrome-moly rollover bar
  
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• dual wishbone, coil over
  
• dual trailing link, lower reversed wishbone, driveshaft acting as top link
  
• modified Triumph rack
  
• cast iron drums, slave cylinders sleeved in brass, Ferodo "green" shoes
  
• Lotus magnesium "wobbly webs", rears good originals, fronts reproduction
  
• TBD
  

Interior

• original steering wheel frame recovered
  
• perfect reproduction of original shifter knob on original shift linkage, original left hand "reverse" shift pattern
  
• original material dash cover
  
• original instruments including Smiths Chronometric tacho
  
• original dash plaque, chassis tag, and shifter plaque, all in excellent condition
  
• new vinyl seat cover to original pattern
  
• Willans Silverstone 6 harness
  
• 5 lb. freon fire system, mechanically activated
  

Spares

• complete Renault 318 gearbox, disassembled and ready for assembly with all new bearings and stock ratios
  
• stock 105E engine core