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Solved NIC#492 - Lotus 18 converted to Autocross special
« on: December 06, 2015, 10:49:53 AM »
I don't know much about this car, but I do know what car provided the basic parts. Do you?
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Re: NIC#492
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2015, 06:18:09 AM »
To the Pros!
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Re: NIC#492
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2015, 10:09:10 AM »
LOTUS 18 CHASSIS, USED AS AN AUTOCROSS CAR , SOLD TO THE OWNER OF THE YARD WHERE THE PHOTO IS TAKEN , NOW RESTORED TO ITS FORMER GLORY AS AN 18 .
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Re: NIC#492
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2015, 10:26:17 AM »
Quote from: shamrock on December 20, 2015, 10:09:10 AM
LOTUS 18 CHASSIS, USED AS AN AUTOCROSS CAR , SOLD TO THE OWNER OF THE YARD WHERE THE PHOTO IS TAKEN , NOW RESTORED TO ITS FORMER GLORY AS AN 18 .

Thought you might be the person who solved this - I think the car was converted in Ireland. It was originally one of a batch of cars sold to the US, but how it got to being an Autocross special is lost in the mists of time.

The suspension arrangement looks very sophisticated for a backyard special and betrays its origins.
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Re: Solved NIC#492 - Lotus 18 converted to Autocross special
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2015, 11:26:52 AM »
YES USED IN AUTOCROSS BY THE WHITE BROTHERS FROM THE NAUL CO DUBLIN
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