Clark's Indy Lotus Restored

[Edstock]

From Detroit News

 

http://www.detnews.com/article/20100401/AUTO03/4010339/1148/auto01/1960s-Lotus-Ford-Indy-500-champ-reignites

 

 

It was back in 1968 when 12-year-old Walt Goodwin edged up to the 1965 Lotus-Ford racing machine on display at the newly opened Michigan International Speedway. One of Goodwin's idols, Jimmy Clark, had piloted the innovative car to victory in the 1965 Indianapolis 500, and the son of an Indy racing mechanic just had to get closer for a good look.

 

After its victorious maiden race, No. 82 -- the first rear-powered machine to win the 500 -- had been whisked onto the show circuit by engine developer Ford Motor Co., and the special "Ford 4-cam" never turned over again.

 

Until a few months ago, that is, when a now grown-up Goodwin finished a painstaking rehab of the power plant, hooked it to a dynamometer and fired it up.

[Ford Jellymoulds]

Thanks for posting Ed, will have to take some close up photos when it appears at Goodwood.

 

Legendary Jim Clark must have completed in and won in just about every type of motorsport there ever was.

 

Jim Clarks Classic Lotus Cortina fetched a kool $281,000 at auction recently he was one of the few all time greats.

Edited April 1, 2010 by Ford Jellymoulds

[JETSOLVER]

Thanks! I had one as a boy, grew to admire as a lad, and bought a copy as a foolish young man.

 

Still working on it...

 

(edit)

 

any and all pics of Gurney-Weslake headers will be taken at face value...

 

priceless...

Edited April 2, 2010 by JETSOLVER