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Post by 105epaul on Aug 18, 2024 13:40:43 GMT -5
I don't have a great deal to add other than the car an ERA R5B, was driven by one of my favorite drivers of the era, Prince Bira of Siam. It was restored to the Racing colors of Siam. B.Bira as he was also known, drove this car, Remus, in British events and its sister Romulus in international races for his cousin Prince Chula's White Mouse Racing. It will make a great addition to your collection Stewart. I like the opposite camber of the right rear and front wheel in that one photo. Are you going to replicate that? 😁 I have seen Remus racing and many other ERA's, just saying and not making you envious  . There is of course a white mouse painted on the car and the flag of Siam as well. I too am a fan of B.Bira and his racing exploits. The end of his life was pretty sad, I think he passed away in a London Underground train station. He had a great life racing with the greats of motorsport and I find it very interesting. |
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Post by Stewart on Aug 20, 2024 6:31:03 GMT -5
Lotus 34: 1964 Indianapolis. This is what I unwrapped some days ago.  Now the good news!   LOTUS 34 INDY FORD V8 4.2L DOHC 32 VALVE JIM CLARK 1964 INDIANAPOLIS Rtd SMTS RL 58 Into the cabinet. 
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Aug 20, 2024 9:10:49 GMT -5
Lovely looking model! It looks great in your cabinet!  |
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Post by Tom on Aug 20, 2024 10:09:05 GMT -5
Nice save!
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Post by reeft1 on Aug 20, 2024 10:21:11 GMT -5
Very nice
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Post by oldirish33 on Aug 20, 2024 10:24:31 GMT -5
That's a great looking model Stewart, glad you were able to get it repaired. Looking at it reminded me of a question I have pondered before, but never have found an answer. Why Lotus had the raised portion on the windscreen at the front over the cowl? I presume it had to do with Chapman playing with wind resistance and low pressure areas on the car at speed. It would also probably provide airflow to keep some debris, oil spray, bugs out of the drivers face. They seemed to only do this at Indy and it appeared the following year on the winning 38, although not as pronounced. At least in 1965, they had the sense to move the fuel filler to the right side rather than directly in line with the opening as in 64. Great add!
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Post by Stewart on Aug 20, 2024 11:18:13 GMT -5
Thanks all, Regarding that screen feature Jerry I think it was quite common on other cars, as per the 33 below, and I think that it was to deflect debris etc. as you surmised, don’t know how well it worked!  |
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Post by 105epaul on Aug 20, 2024 11:27:24 GMT -5
Nice repair Stewart, looks great on your shelf.
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Post by Alfaholic on Aug 20, 2024 23:20:20 GMT -5
I don't recall that Clark smacked the Indy walls, tearing off the front wheels - but a good job by the mechanic to get the car back into running order  . |
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Post by jager on Aug 20, 2024 23:47:05 GMT -5
Nice to see it all came together Stewart.
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Post by Stewart on Aug 21, 2024 9:04:08 GMT -5
Lister Jaguar.Jock McBain of Border Reivers decided to buy a new sports car for Jim Clark to replace the D type Jaguar for the 1959 season. Their choice of a privateer Flat Iron Lister Jaguar that had been driven by Halford and Naylor in the 1958 Le Mans proved to be a good one. The car had been rebuilt following a crash and it’s fragile 3 Litre engine had been replaced with a 3442cc unit.
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Post by 105epaul on Aug 21, 2024 11:00:48 GMT -5
Nice model, Listers can be hard to find.
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Post by oldirish33 on Aug 21, 2024 11:56:19 GMT -5
For Le Mans in 1958, the car had a headrest in which the fuel filler cap resided (see image from my collection). Its interesting to see the model you have without one. That 3.0L XK engine was very problematic and cost them being classified in 1958. It and an early Knobbly were the first Listers run at Le Mans. Same registration and race number though. Do you need to make any other modifications to your model to make the Border Reivers car? It is a great add!  Somehow I missed the earlier Lotus F1 car and its windscreen. Guess old age and memory loss are showing. Thanks! |
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Post by Stewart on Aug 28, 2024 6:09:10 GMT -5
Jerry commented….. “For Le Mans in 1958, the car had a headrest in which the fuel filler cap resided (see image from my collection). Its interesting to see the model you have without one. That 3.0L XK engine was very problematic and cost them being classified in 1958. It and an early Knobbly were the first Listers run at Le Mans. Same registration and race number though. Do you need to make any other modifications to your model to make the Border Reivers car? It is a great add!“ I need to add the Border Reivers logos. I’ve tried making my own with little success but have spoken with Scott at Grand Prix Decals and he is making some for me and Ron. They should then be available for all. Ideally we should have removed the lump at the rear which carried the spare wheel at LM in 1958. Might get done eventually! We removed the headrest since this seems to have been done immediately after Clark drove the car up to Scotland.  |
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Post by Stewart on Aug 31, 2024 8:03:06 GMT -5
  Pleased with the Reivers decals from Grand Prix Decals. |
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