Newbie Attempts a Lotus White 67 Light Resto

[too old for this]

hello chap....will get postage on the trims tomorrow for you,speak to Pete Morley Ghia 57 on here... he has a quite rare black rim flat 4 wheel, new,sensible money....and just my opinion,but I would think long and hard about the early wings,theres something really nice about early upright cars when they are cal looked especially in white and on fuchs,or at least keep the originals ,have them painted and you have the option to change the look whenever you fancy.True cal look,lose the horn grilles/ wing top indicators and fit lucas orange flashers in place of the grilles......speak to Pete Christie up there (flatfire)aint a lot he doesn,t know about cal look.....nice car bud.....don,t rush your choices,do it once do it right.........the old un

[Howard66]

It looks like a '67 that has had upright wings and US bumpers added sometime in the past, probably to make it look American-spec? The bumpers don't seem original as they are lacking the holes in the front valance for the support bars. The car is also 5-stud and missing the fuel filler flap

If it is an original UK car, it should have sloping lamps and blade bumpers with over-riders.

[Brother Lovedub]

Originally Posted by too old for this

hello chap....will get postage on the trims tomorrow for you,speak to Pete Morley Ghia 57 on here... he has a quite rare black rim flat 4 wheel, new,sensible money....and just my opinion,but I would think long and hard about the early wings,theres something really nice about early upright cars when they are cal looked especially in white and on fuchs,or at least keep the originals ,have them painted and you have the option to change the look whenever you fancy.True cal look,lose the horn grilles/ wing top indicators and fit lucas orange flashers in place of the grilles......speak to Pete Christie up there (flatfire)aint a lot he doesn,t know about cal look.....nice car bud.....don,t rush your choices,do it once do it right.........the old un

Cheers Alex, as ever budget will dictate what gets done, however I'm considering getting both sets of wings painted and also getting the towel rails re-chromed so i can vary the look. Will get in touch with Pete, have already got lovely shiny t-bars from him, but the wheel sounds the business.

[Brother Lovedub]

Originally Posted by Howard66

It looks like a '67 that has had upright wings and US bumpers added sometime in the past, probably to make it look American-spec? The bumpers don't seem original as they are lacking the holes in the front valance for the support bars. The car is also 5-stud and missing the fuel filler flap

If it is an original UK car, it should have sloping lamps and blade bumpers with over-riders.

Thanks for the comments Howard, not sure what's been changed on the car but certainly know that it was registered 01 August '67 and a late 67 model year car from the chassis number. Was given photos along with the history of the original owner with it in the late 60's and it's just as I bought it, but there might have been a few early changes made to the car.

[Brother Lovedub]

Originally Posted by 1956ultra

mmmmmmmmm i can still smell that interior lol

The whole house smells of it now Graeme after I stripped the remainder of the interior out on Saturday! Getting it away to get it trimmed this week, first major job done :-)

[too old for this]

Originally Posted by Brother Lovedub

Cheers Alex, as ever budget will dictate what gets done, however I'm considering getting both sets of wings painted and also getting the towel trails re-chromed so i can vary the look. Will get in touch with Pete, have already got lovely shiny t-bars from him, but the wheel sounds ther business.

Just happen to have a pair of Perfect og bumpers with overiders and towel rails and support bars all fixings powder coated in my garage....ask Morley how good they are

[Brother Lovedub]

Not even 12 hours into my Resto Thread and already the budget is in jeopardy!!!

[Howard66]

Originally Posted by Brother Lovedub

Thanks for the comments Howard, not sure what's been changed on the car but certainly know from the chassis number it's a late August '67 car. Was given photos along with the history of the original owner with it in the late 60's and it's just as I bought it, but there might have been a few early changes made to the car.

Late August, so technically it should be a late model!

It could be one of the strange 'cross-over' models where the factory used up earlier parts and sold the cars at a discount. I've seen a couple of these before. Or it could be an early car that failed to sell, so the dealer fitted a pair of upright wings to make the car look newer

If you take a look at the chassis number, does it start 117- or 118- ?

[Brother Lovedub]

Originally Posted by Howard66

Late August, so technically it should be a late model!

It could be one of the strange 'cross-over' models where the factory used up earlier parts and sold the cars at a discount. I've seen a couple of these before. Or it could be an early car that failed to sell, so the dealer fitted a pair of upright wings to make the car look newer

If you take a look at the chassis number, does it start 117- or 118- ?

117- Howard, 67 is such a bloody confusing year.

I know it doesn't have the original doors, am desperately trying to source a pair of good 67s with the smaller finger recess, but I'm 'geographically challenged' for collecting a lot of these things!

[benjyhas]

nice car Looks tidy. Doesn't it need much structural work, i.e. heater channels, rear members etc? I say stick with the uprights!

Ben