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1973 Daytona 24 Hours Profile/Photos

Started by barrykin , Nov 22 2013 21:39

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#1 barrykin

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Posted 22 November 2013 - 21:39

Here's an excellent 8,000 word report on the 1973 Daytona 24 Hours, with more than 80 period images.

http://www.sportscar...a-race-profile/

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#2 group7

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Posted 23 November 2013 - 03:12

barrykin, thanks for that link ! fantastic images and descriptions.

mike in canada

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#3 Barry Boor

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Posted 23 November 2013 - 07:35

On page 6 there is a picture of car #41 with the caption telling us it is a Lotus 23. I have to say, it looks like no Lotus 23 I have ever seen! :eek:

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#4 2F-001

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Posted 23 November 2013 - 09:22

On page 6 there is a picture of car #41 with the caption telling us it is a Lotus 23. I have to say, it looks like no Lotus 23 I have ever seen!

I've seen pictures of that car before in a few other sources, similarly described as a BMW-powered Lotus 23, but couldn't find out anything else about it.

I wondered if it really is based upon a 23 -- or if all those references are drawing on one erroneous source?

On the face of it, a 23 would seem unlikely underpinnings for such a car, given its overall size, the power train installation and loads the chassis would take from its aerodynamics and those huge slick-shod wheels - not to mention a day-long pounding around Daytona's bankings and infield. Whoever made the front bodywork had obviously had a look at a McLaren M8... that tapered feature behind the front wheels might just be possible over a 23, given that the bodywork appears rather wider than the Lotus's space frame - but it's hard to believe.

I did also wonder if it was a late change of car from the original entry list that has led to a chain of mistaken identity - but would anyone really have entered a Lotus 23 for that race? I was mildly surprised to see a B16 coupe entered (although that only a handful of years old), never mind a 23.

Surely it's a contemporary monocoque G6 car, but I wonder what... And is that wide rear-view mirror on those 'pylons'?

Lots of interesting pics there - haven't got beyond page 6 yet though...

Edited by 2F-001, 23 November 2013 - 09:24.