Canadian Championship Lotus 23B

[Davidb]

In 1983/84 I decided a Lotus 23 was the way to go so I bought a rough 23B, sitting on a trailer, for $2500. I subsequently learned it was the 1966 Canadian Drivers Championship winning car driven by George Chapman (no relation). I did a lot of restoration work on the car-it was fitted with the McLaren M8F body from George Eaton's "Spirit of Edmonton" CanAm car when I acquired it-plus it had been end over end at Westwood...
Before I could finish restoring it, things changed and I sold it to Gil Nickel of California-Gil went on to win the FIA Historic Championship with the car in the early nineties.
I just found this video on Youtube about the history of the car and George Chapman-who I finally go to meet about eight years ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pHfZIN2D8s

Serial number is 23/S/119

[StressCraxx]

Where's the Like button on this thread?

I got to enjoy watching Gil race this car many times here in northern California until he passed. Godspeed, Gil.