Description:

This was a complete, running car with a different engine fitted when acquired. It was completely disassembled for restoration and much of the
restoration work has been done. The car is a shop project for Bill Dolson Racing, who took it on because it needed significant chassis work. The
car would be delivered with the chassis completely restored and ready for painting. All of the sub-asseemblies have been taken apart, cleaned and
much of the refinishing work has been completed. The suspension components need chroming (they never were chromed, being in the original cad).
The gearbox is completely disassembled and ready for assembly with new bearings and any other parts needing replacement already procured. An uprated
engine core goes with the car including a 711 block and head, rods, valve gear, a pump and a pan as well as a Holbay rocker ccover. The Lotus
adapter is also with the car as well as a correct original exhaust. It is as close to a Lotus 51 kit as you can get. The hard stuff is done and
somebody just needs to finish it. If nobody buys it we'll eventually get around to finishing it ourselves but there are number of projects in line
in front of it, hence, it is offered for sale as is. If there's something that you'd rather not tackle (gearbox?) talk to us and we'll give you a
price that includes that work.

History

The car was purchased in Indianapolis, Indiana, as a complete roller. It had been a Shriner parade car (the Shriner parade is a local event
in support of the Indianapolis 500) and had been converted to an air-cooled VW (yes, that's right!) and was running wide Atlantic wheels and tires.
(I wish I could find the photo of the car when I got it). Aside from some serious buggery to the chassis the car was in remarkably good condition.
The corner parts and all other proprietary parts were present and in good condition. Little history is known although the body carries an older SCCA sticker.



Competition History

Shriner parade, Indy

Engine

• Uprated core, disassembled
  
• 711 block
  
• race prepared head
  
• rods, valve gear
  
• no crank, pistons, or cam (we'd get new ones)
  
• rebuildable pump and pan
  
• Holbay rocker cover
  
• correct original Lotus exhaust system
  

Fuel System

• original alloy fuel tank
  
• no cell (we can supply a drawing for Fuel Safe to make one)
  

Oil/Water System

• original oil/water rad
  
• needs to have replacement shroud fabricated (we can supply the pattern)
  

Electrical System

• none
  

Body

• original integral nose and cowling, undertray, new tail cover
  
• nose is broken in two but easily repaired and is nice light bodywork
  

Chassis

• completely restored to as new condition with all correct brackets, etc
  
• new chrome-moly rollover bar to SCCA specs
  
• Armstrong rears, no fronts
  
• complete, all cast parts refinished and with new wheel bearings and ball joints, fabricated parts need chroming
  
• complete save for lower trailing arms, all cast parts refinished, uprights rechromated, fabricated parts need chroming
  
• complete, Triumph rack modified by Lotus,
  
• calipers disassembled and refinished, ready for reassembly, rotors checked and refinished
  
• correct original Lotus fronts and rears
  
• 410 kgs. (902 lbs.) factory spec.
  

Interior

• original seat with aftermarket black cover
  
• original wheel recovered in red leather
  
• no guages
  
• all original pedals
  

Spares

• none