Looking for the 23
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 6:20 pm
Hallo. I'm new here and apologise for not posting something about the Elan. However, my Dad worked at Lotus on the Elan (that's my justification!).
His 80th birthday is coming up and I'd really love to obtain a copy of the blueprint drawing of the Mark23 2seater sports car launched approx 1962/63. His initials would be on the drawings ie IDJ and he thinks there'd be no complete "general arrangement" drawings for this or other such early cars because - in those days - they went from basic chassis drawing to model to prototype - and the drawings were a composite of the four of them in the drawing office- no one person, generally did an entire drawing and the person who had the most capacity got to do the drawing or the part of the drawing required. In between - them all [larking] (that's not what he called it) about. I'd be really grateful for any advice, links, contacts etc. Sapphire at Classiclotus confirms they don't have that particular drawing of his. They have others, though. Many thanks indeed.
His 80th birthday is coming up and I'd really love to obtain a copy of the blueprint drawing of the Mark23 2seater sports car launched approx 1962/63. His initials would be on the drawings ie IDJ and he thinks there'd be no complete "general arrangement" drawings for this or other such early cars because - in those days - they went from basic chassis drawing to model to prototype - and the drawings were a composite of the four of them in the drawing office- no one person, generally did an entire drawing and the person who had the most capacity got to do the drawing or the part of the drawing required. In between - them all [larking] (that's not what he called it) about. I'd be really grateful for any advice, links, contacts etc. Sapphire at Classiclotus confirms they don't have that particular drawing of his. They have others, though. Many thanks indeed.