Happy 50th Twink

Post by: **ebc699** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:52 am

In his book on the Lotus Twin Cam engine, Miles Wilkins says that:"After final assembly, the very first Lotus twin cam engine ran on 10 October 1961"
Cheers
Wylie

Post by: **ardee_selby** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:24 am

+1

A definite milestone...where is it now?

Post by: **terryp** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:26 am

Presumably then tomorrow is 50 years since the first Twink oil leak! :wink:

Terry

Post by: **Galwaylotus** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:07 am

terryp wrote:Presumably then tomorrow is 50 years since the first Twink oil leak!

Terry

. . or today!!! :lol:

Post by: **trw99** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:27 am

Twink - Many happy returns!

...of what, I'm not sure...

Tim

PS Richard - what is that new avatar you are using? Two burglar alarms? Two hand dryers?

Post by: **nebogipfel** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:35 am

trw99 wrote:
PS Richard - what is that new avatar you are using? Two burglar alarms? Two hand dryers?

It's a double "D" ..... a double "D" what? you cry ...........and I feel at least partially responsible. :lol:

Post by: **ardee_selby** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:48 am

trw99 wrote: PS Richard - what is that new avatar you are using? Two burglar alarms? Two hand dryers?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... ink:top:en

Post by: **Tonyw** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:00 pm

Hi all,

I remember Double Diamond as a beer when I was a lad ............ Happy birthday twink...

Tonyw

Post by: **bilcoh** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:30 pm

More confused than ever, Richard. Help?

Post by: **ardee_selby** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 3:08 pm

nebogipfel wrote: It's a double "D" ..... a double "D" what? you cry ...........and I feel at least partially responsible.

bilcoh wrote:More confused than ever, Richard. Help?

I DIDN'T WANNA DO THIS. However...

Correction...John is totally responsible. He wasn't referring to how big a t*t I was. It's just that errrmmm?...we were talking about...errrmmm?..."D" profiles cams and...errrmmm?...John pointed out that...errrmmm?...I've got two of them...

Yes, that's it!

"We were discussing "D" profile camshafts, John said I've got a pair of them, so I got an avatar to match"

Phew that was close!

(Just back from Pub Lotus after downing some sherberts in celebration...good ol' Twink)

Post by: **Galwaylotus** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 5:58 pm

Yeah. Right. :roll:

Post by: **AHM** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:51 pm

That probably means that 50 years ago yesterday they had it to bits to fix the leaking water pump....

And 50 years and two days since the legendary apprentice nipped out to the legendary shop to get the mythical "Lotus Grey" paint!

Actually I expect that it didn't leak oil, or water and started first time.

Post by: **Spyder fan** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:56 pm

Here speaks a so called heretic.....

For it's day it was the most powerful road going sub 1600 cc engine bar none apart from extremely low volume specials. It graced the engine bays of the most desirable and almost affordable sports cars and saloons of the time that may have been out of the immediate reach of most, but could be tantalisingly close for a good many people to put it not just in the realms of an impossibly expensive dream but into the realms of a 'someday maybe'.

Yes, it leaked and still leaks oil, although some on here and elsewhere will tell you it doesn't or shouldn't.
Yes, there were cost compromises made so that certain components were over stressed such as the water pump.
Yes, the distributor and fuel pump were impossible to get at for adjustment or replacement.

Try to remember the first time you heard a Lotus Twincam at full chat.
Try to remember the number of twincam engined cars that won rallies or races.
Try to remember that the engine was developed on a shoestring budget.

The Twinc is an old engine, but it is iconic and will still win open bonnet 'Top Trumps' points in the pub car park.

Maybe one day I will put one of my spare Twincs back in one of my cars

Happy 50th you incontinent old git :lol:

Happy 50th Twink

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