Topic: Solved NIC#320 - 1953 Lotus Mk VI with body by Peter Kirwan-Taylor

[galrot]

Experts?

[Carnut]

This is the Lotus 6 designed by Peter Kirwan-Taylor in 1954, on the strength of which Colin Chapman gave him the job of designing his Elite.
I believe it was built by Williams & Pritchard.

[galrot]

This is the Lotus 6 designed by Peter Kirwan-Taylor in 1954, on the strength of which Colin Chapman gave him the job of designing his Elite.
I believe it was built by Williams & Pritchard.

Indeed. And it was later re-bodied into a ordinary  Mark VI. I have never understood why people to this to special cars ... 

[Carnut]

This is the Lotus 6 designed by Peter Kirwan-Taylor in 1954, on the strength of which Colin Chapman gave him the job of designing his Elite.
I believe it was built by Williams & Pritchard.

Indeed. And it was later re-bodied into a ordinary  Mark VI. I have never understood why people to this to special cars ... 

Neither can I; they should be prosecuted for vandalism.
Apparently this body was removed from its chassis in 1969 and sold, then the chassis was re-bodied in 1983 with an original-style Lotus 6 body built by Len Pritchard.  The special body somehow ended up languishing in Sweden but was identified in 2010 and will be reunited with its Lotus 6 chassis by a Dutch enthusiast, who has bought all he needs to put it all back together in its original form.
This information actually dates from a couple of years ago so it might all be progressing or even finished by now...

[nicanary]

It was my NIC#320 posted 15.10.2014.

[Carnut]

Merged!
I knew we'd seen it before but took galrot's word as gospel that it had only appeared as part of a group puzzle.
Never mind, it gives me a much-needed and appreciated point!

[nicanary]

Merged!
I knew we'd seen it before but took galrot's word as gospel that it had only appeared as part of a group puzzle.
Never mind, it gives me a much-needed and appreciated point!

Glad I could be of assistance  !

[galrot]

It was my NIC#320 posted 15.10.2014.

I think the reason I didn't found yours was due to the different name you had given it.

[nicanary]

Those Romans!  What did they ever do for us......?

[D-type]

Writers vary whether to use Roman or Arabic numbers. But Lotus only dropped the "Mark" with the Eleven, presumably because it was 1100cc.  So this should be "Lotus Mk VI with ~ "  or "Lotus Mk 6 with ~ "

[nicanary]

Writers vary whether to use Roman or Arabic numbers. But Lotus only dropped the "Mark" with the Eleven, presumably because it was 1100cc.  So this should be "Lotus Mk VI with ~ "  or "Lotus Mk 6 with ~ "

Good point.