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Title: More 47's...1968
Post by: Lou Drozdowski on Saturday,December 19, 2020, 07:23:39 PM
British Racing Drivers Club....International Trophy at Silverstone

 Winner Brian Alexander's type 47 driven by Vic Walker & the Hassler / Jackson entry

Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: Bainford on Sunday,December 20, 2020, 02:04:25 PM
Very cool, Lou. I love the period shots.
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: EuropaTC on Sunday,December 20, 2020, 11:36:24 PM
Definitely 60s, that woman in the background with a headscarf on reminded me how popular that look was back then.  I can remember my mum putting one on in the hall mirror whenever she went shopping. 

Both shots underline just how different the 47 was from the standard car, those tyres must have been twice the width !   
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: lotusfanatic on Monday,December 21, 2020, 12:49:46 AM
Thanks for posting these Lou!

what fantastic, atmospheric photographs!

Mark
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: Lou Drozdowski on Monday,December 21, 2020, 07:29:49 AM
Can't remember if I had posted this earlier...

Another period shot of a 47 at the petrol pump, love the go-go boots!
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: BDA on Monday,December 21, 2020, 07:32:38 AM
Great blast from the past, Lou! (I love the boots too!)  :)
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: Broadside on Tuesday,December 22, 2020, 11:45:06 AM
And a Ford Corsair??!!
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: Lou Drozdowski on Wednesday,December 23, 2020, 07:29:36 AM
Another helping of 47 please!

The Team Palma GT with driver Ernesto Neves and chassis # 15

This car was sold in 2018 through Bonhams auction for 112K...a bargain!
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: Lou Drozdowski on Wednesday,December 23, 2020, 07:46:39 AM
And a Ford Corsair??!!


I try not to double post but, I could not resist....this is for you Broadside!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yybJ5yRzbA4
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: BDA on Wednesday,December 23, 2020, 08:01:19 AM
Interesting video, Lou! I lost count, was that a four speed?!

The three in the back didn’t look all that comfortable!
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: jbcollier on Wednesday,December 23, 2020, 10:04:47 AM
At Le Mans:

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-wGqMXmG/0/5d0536b6/X2/LemanLotus47-X2.jpg)

Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: Nockenwelle on Wednesday,December 23, 2020, 10:05:11 AM
British Racing Drivers Club....International Trophy at Silverstone

Fantastic period pictures, thanks for sharing  :)
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: jbcollier on Wednesday,December 23, 2020, 10:14:50 AM
Period track shots:

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-dX5XxZ5/0/f9887442/X3/Lotus%2047-X3.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-CvDPczX/0/4ff6722a/X2/47-X2.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-bdM9jPv/0/8896d0bc/X2/JCollier%20checks-X2.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-ML3gFWV/0/cb371376/O/Lemans47.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-L9mZcCh/0/9d50f541/X2/race%20Europa-X2.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-jXMkZjq/0/5b1c6ec7/O/47%20in%20action.jpg)

Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: jbcollier on Wednesday,December 23, 2020, 10:18:33 AM
Doing nothing but still looking gorgeous:

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-GkPvNzw/0/f6dbfd74/X2/early47-X2.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-2wB4PMt/0/4d42cab7/X2/Lotus%2047%20gold%20leaf-X2.jpg)
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: RoddyMac on Wednesday,December 23, 2020, 10:33:37 AM
Hmm, the picture with the Racing Team Vienna shows a LHD car.  I wonder if it's a 47 or a 46 made to look like a 47.  Is it GT/22?

Other than that, it is interesting to see the difference in the ducts.
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: jbcollier on Wednesday,December 23, 2020, 11:08:46 AM
This has come up before.  I believe there was at least one LHD 47.  Not my area of expertise* though.

* Something that I have noticed shrinking as the years go by.  When I was young I knew everything.  Now I'm not sure I know anything at all  :-(
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: Broadside on Wednesday,December 23, 2020, 12:05:14 PM
And a Ford Corsair??!!


I try not to double post but, I could not resist....this is for you Broadside!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yybJ5yRzbA4
Haha, thank you, I had to chuckle at Jim doing a 'family saloon' road test but checking heel and toe position first.
For me the Corsair was the donor of the clubmans favorite Escort gearbox of the time, the 2000E bullet box
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: Broadside on Wednesday,December 23, 2020, 12:07:10 PM
Another helping of 47 please!

The Team Palma GT with driver Ernesto Neves and chassis # 15

This car was sold in 2018 through Bonhams auction for 112K...a bargain!
That Hewland FT is worth more than the average daily driver car now!
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: GavinT on Wednesday,December 23, 2020, 06:12:49 PM
This 47 owned at the time by Bob Beasley here in Oz.
Photo at Oran Park, Australia - 1969

(oldracephotos.com)
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: jbcollier on Friday,January 08, 2021, 08:34:45 AM
I've been going through the French Europa thread (500+ pages) and gleaned a few more 47 photos:

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-QQrvSMV/0/dd4e6f1a/O/Lotus47_Sebring_1970.jpg.e65a76848c5eea5da0c7f62ee4b249d9.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-kGJLq9k/0/4baaede7/O/20BR.jpg.3ebda8083e08aa880807cdfb2a8c5821.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-KrNn5pT/0/d5935e14/O/img002.jpg.8192d2674a464256bb130ca48f5b935a.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-WKvPm3F/0/ee575161/O/47gt48fbs.jpg.0aa7af30712c0cccea5e85b482e69a68.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-v5cPXbh/0/4335f12c/O/1.jpg6..jpg.41d6a304689c2bec38a011f5169e0913.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-j6KgQNg/0/31739ab9/O/47GT-55vs.jpg.ca1bfc7c265962f2b94ea6ee266f599a.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-K8vtVZX/0/3b847fc9/O/IMG_0011.jpg10..jpg.0a2b69b4b1f770ea50791e3cd2b2fd0f.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-F8gbMT6/0/0ac15f19/O/1338237919_Archives1.jpg.853b93a7129e699b74979710907c925e.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-456FjFm/0/8cc01a31/O/1270936272_Archives2.jpg.8c0efca0a60733f7324cd8f1a3c79d48.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-Bs5fpfL/0/0f4f8e32/O/JeanJacqueCochetLotus47ccdeChamrous.jpg.ecf4f4078659a43446e72cd2d9781690.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-7NFqMZD/0/cbef0da9/O/1636005920_Rangiers206920b23.jpg.81f009b92c8fb23ebd4f5d2fc3eaaff4.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-Hj9GvcR/0/579640ca/O/img270.jpg1..jpg.3be46ce835717f17c5d0deb116e1ed61.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-24JvFMq/0/cceaf40f/O/img271.jpg1..jpg.11ba6f474ca168dc04ea83e57dd7b076.jpg)

Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: Nockenwelle on Friday,January 08, 2021, 12:35:00 PM
Yes, that huge french Europa thread is a treasure grove. I love those period 47 shots.

I came accross another 47 picture that has been taken on the 'Salon de Bruxelles' in early 1967. Spied on the same forum but in a different thread:
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: SwiftDB4 on Friday,January 08, 2021, 01:39:42 PM
Thanks JB for the great 47 pics. Yes there was at least one LHD 47. There are several photos starting on page 51 of Ray Psulkowski's Europa book. He claims only one though.
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: MRN I J on Saturday,January 09, 2021, 03:29:06 AM
Ray Psulkowski's Europa book.

thats a book I hadnt heard of, ordered a copy now.
What DB4 do you have
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: GavinT on Saturday,January 09, 2021, 08:02:58 AM
That's a great pic of the Le Mans start.
And that blue one . . very pretty colour.
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: SwiftDB4 on Saturday,January 09, 2021, 08:09:02 AM
Ray Psulkowski's Europa book.

thats a book I hadnt heard of, ordered a copy now.
What DB4 do you have
In my younger days I raced a Swift DB4 Formula Atlantic. The DB is David Bruns, not David Brown of Aston Martin fame.
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: MRN I J on Saturday,January 09, 2021, 09:27:23 AM
should have bought the one I was offered years ago
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: jbcollier on Saturday,January 09, 2021, 03:58:44 PM
More from the French thread:

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-SJzz358/0/2cea94bf/O/1564233355_large_1967_04.0809_LeMansTestDays_Lotus47Ford_DavidPreston_Source_TNF.jpg.81bd41280324f76e892d8ac2d76a0ef7.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-hj2fP5x/0/a709b9fa/O/986242138_large.1967-07-3047-GT-3BOAC500BrandsHatch02.jpg.be480623437dd02450048a9e9db14073.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-jLLQzSn/0/9ce98cca/O/1553770179_large.1967_LeMans24h44_005.jpg.46a9293fe5fa2a03402af21c14e7456b.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-K8FkTSG/0/45b825a0/O/357330963_large.1967_LeMans_Presse50.jpg.adbabb598b0c96682e5b77d7cafc5beb.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-3bWfjTf/0/55cdf290/O/large.lotus44zrh6.jpg.460c0a95a1e9446fd37eaf0c107f5bba.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-JZ9g7MC/0/790408d9/O/555417682_large.1055120203pzR.jpg.680f0f4cfa2c40642f31f15d59ba1d33.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-686SMFJ/0/aa5bd697/O/large.photo041sq.jpg.ed1093ec8dab4c69d3c7c928f319a761.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-wQZ2f9x/0/5b90a9a9/O/large.EuropeBriatCevenole68.jpg.44284b74e9b91effcd05d6e188dd40dc.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-ghV2sm5/0/22f76ca7/X2/large.Photo1400.jpg.f9cce3a6fc760790529c7dcfa9c16ab2-X2.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-BRkcdxv/0/8094c0be/X2/large.Photo1401.jpg.ed878a9e58587974b8678c48cc9efa5c-X2.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-z45ZSVx/0/d43661ff/X2/large.Photo1403.jpg.ead1a6986faa587681e9959466d59ba4-X2.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-N5r3dv3/0/bdbf58af/O/large.1972255_260936737415779_1075131678_n.jpg.0211edaa7710eadba977ee349bedf79a.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-wBGDKgw/0/f7fd1b6d/X2/large.rsz_sdc10640.jpg.3b2ab6c0f7067d14204aa21fd2344f5f-X2.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-f8qPqZh/0/afbbe963/X2/408842767_large.Wine1973.jpg.0165f30a0b20fcabb353150be45f6104-X2.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-KknWZXZ/0/3d74bd06/O/large_111r.jpg.529fa63d806c9742641e413f408f1255.jpg)

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(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-Q633Tm7/0/0151d464/X2/202502947_large.Wine594.jpg.13cef108fe50258c54b8e834f32e1e41-X2.jpg)
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: jbcollier on Saturday,January 09, 2021, 04:08:31 PM
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-7WFfbp8/0/8161d2f2/O/large.Lotus_Type_47_White_Front.jpg.70bd923a232bc412543973af081ebdb8.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-tMSc72w/0/cef1d45b/O/large.24h67_44_Lotus.jpg.b5e6c516ea8db9580e91a77373f11553.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-nRkfg4t/0/1484124b/O/large.lotus44quater1cw.jpg.96f6281e15f50d232f75d1836384c792.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-kRHknPd/0/82cfce42/O/large.Type47-1.jpg.89935cd7f91417b18f2434554bde2456.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-H8x29HV/0/a4d5a4c1/O/large.IMG_255239879280.jpg.4c5034bbc80aab8ebcd50949dfc4360e.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-7tps6Qd/0/3360fe88/O/large.IMG_583144145716.jpg.714b1007cc0d709666ac53ec26e4d2ab.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-BCdCqVQ/0/deefb96f/O/large.IMG_263908000729.jpg.051df15d3d4eaf282aec7d2a5b94d5cc.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-St7ZbCM/0/35f241e0/O/large.IMG_271161653029.jpg.5bfe56cc919631c64bfdb1e6545c1e66.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-rdJN3V7/0/e7ba07a4/O/1619214884_large.LotusEuropetype47.jpg.c697addba848e0c971608016b7f55d5d.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-pkhTsXW/0/6dd0951a/O/large.IMG_1073985930323.jpg.93f3a7eafee9e95b2eec8c1b884bbe44.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-wqMP62X/0/9406a705/O/large.IMG_277463410746.jpg.8b98fc464d5deb8fc4317a6ea57b28e7.jpg)
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: BDA on Saturday,January 09, 2021, 04:23:53 PM
Thanks for the great pictures, JB!

It looks like that T70 coupe is going to swallow up that 47!
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: TurboFource on Sunday,January 10, 2021, 04:51:14 AM
What did the lower mounted front turn signals on many of those pictured come off of?
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: MRN I J on Sunday,January 10, 2021, 05:30:03 AM
Ford Escort MkI ?
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: Certified Lotus on Sunday,January 10, 2021, 06:37:22 AM
My Shin Yoshikawa print (35/100) of the Lotus 47 GT

Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: jbcollier on Sunday,January 10, 2021, 08:55:05 AM
I think the front park/signal units were from Renault.
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: jbcollier on Sunday,January 10, 2021, 10:24:19 AM
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-FQhz6rb/0/c08baab7/O/803478859_large.type47.jpg.4e8b6dca0014069df1283be72cde1987.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-nW7gLQ8/0/fe7fff47/O/714955351_large.retrompobile2015021.jpg.9e76728c15bf691e2399f13982d409b6.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-4bzNhLx/0/bb9e8580/O/311913759_large.retrompobile2015027.jpg.57cbaaefd2242c8c323c532eaa346fe9.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-Q3Kg3Cn/0/02551346/O/2120855226_large.retrompobile2015028.jpg.0cfec06e1b4772475d325f859977121e.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-rcsbmvr/0/45c1ff72/O/1409877772_large.retrompobile2015036.jpg.aa03e0690b14d0d1efa91a90c3032e45.jpg)

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-nxdtBwJ/0/990de788/O/1418725694_large.retrompobile2015035.jpg.020e72e22603275e9f47358d9f1ecda1.jpg)

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Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: MRN I J on Sunday,January 10, 2021, 12:32:38 PM
great pics
Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: jbcollier on Sunday,January 10, 2021, 12:48:31 PM
Subset: (this is how you photograph a Europa)

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Title: Re: More 47's...1968
Post by: jbcollier on Sunday,January 10, 2021, 05:50:37 PM
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-jBmbSHr/0/61dc8c1d/X2/large.47BDA3.jpg.5766d487c7655cbe00f0b1db658c9ad9-X2.jpg)

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