Description:

Currently running as FB with Steel Lotus Twincam. Morris Nunn built. Run with or without wings. Girling alloy calipers. Original magnesium wheels. Hewland transaxle with locker. Factory suspension upgrades. Logbooks to 1991. New lower A-arms in 2000. Race ready. Transponder #: 1593385.


History

31 were built. Originally purchased by Michael Tyrell Raced '71 to '77 in European F3. Imported to USA in '78. Raced SCCA Formula C class. Raced as C-Sportracer in '83. Restored to original condition in '91. Raced vintage since.

Competition History

Dozens of class wins, several overall wins, Most Valuable Participant Award. Won Pike's Peak International Raceway 6-18-05.
Performance Data

• FB
  
• 980 lbs
  
• Pueblo Motorsport Park
  

Engine

• David Rosenwinge
  
• Ford/Lotus
  
• Lotus Twincam
  
• 1600
  
• 195
  
• unknown
  
• 45mm Webers
  
• Ported and polished Lotus
  
• Ford Kent 711M
  
• original
  
• Dave Bean billet
  
• Carrillos
  
• JAE
  
• intake .490 lift, exhaust .470 lift
  
• int 1.625 d, ex 1.375 d SS
  
• overhead cam
  
• steel twin-plate
  
• race twin-plate
  
• small dia F3
  
• stepped, Jet Hot coated
  
• varies
  
• Several
  
• New lower A-arms front and rear. And necessary rod ends.
  

Fuel System

• 
  
• Fuel Safe
  
• 16
  
• 9 gallon
  
• electric
  
• Race gas
  

Oil/Water System

• Yes, two
  
• side pods
  
• mechanical
  
• Yes
  
• right-side pod
  

Electrical System

• Electronic
  
• No
  
• Odyssey
  
• No
  
• No
  

Transmission

• Hewland
  
• Mark 8 five-speed
  
• Ten various sets
  
• Standard
  
• No
  
• Varies
  

Rear End

• Hewland
  
• Mark 8
  
• No
  
• 9:31
  
• Volkswagen
  
• Hewland
  
• Hewland
  
• Varies
  
• Cam and pawl locker
  

Body

• Fiberglass
  
• Hot blue and hot green
  
• acrylic enamel
  
• Fair
  
• Black pinstriping
  

Chassis

• Spaceframe/monocoque
  
• Morris Nunn
  
• Steel tube, stressed aluminum
  
• Painted, polished
  
• Good
  
• Upper lower control arms, coil-over, nickel-plated, very good
  
• Upper lower control arms, coil-over, nickel plated, very good
  
• Bilstein gas original equipment, rebuilt in 2002 by Bilstein
  
• Girling AR front, DR rear
  
• Manual rack and pinion
  
• 10 x 13 rear, 8 x 13 front magnesium
  
• 10x22x13 rear, 8x20 front
  

Interior

• black
  
• leather
  
• yes
  
• 6 point harness
  
• oil pressure, water temp, tac, oil temp
  
• 10 inch Mountney
  
• Very good
  

Spares

• sway bars
  
• 5 sets gears