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Lotus emblems & colors

To: brian@uunet.ca, S800Racer@aol.com, MHKitchen@aol.com, WSpohn4@aol.com,
Subject: Lotus emblems & colors
From: MHKitchen@aol.com
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 15:44:23 EST
In a message dated 2/28/01 10:37:38 AM Pacific Standard Time, brian@uunet.ca 
writes:

<< I thought that the black Lotus emblem was for Colin Chapmans death, not 
Jim 
 Clarks.  I had a Lotus Europa with it on, tho no idea if it was original to 
 the car. >>


I stand corrected on this....of course he (Clark) didn't die if we won Indy 
in '65 (I was having another blonde and/or senior moment).  I believe others 
have pinpointed it correctly as '68 at Hockenheim.

I know the Lotus logo was issued in black at some point commemorating a 
death...I was under the impression it was first done for Clark, but I could 
be wrong.  Some were likely done later when Colin passed as well??  Any 
trivia experts out there have the answer on this?  I know that the Cortina 
came with an all black Lotus logo on the horn button, but the outside emblems 
were normal...maybe this didn't signify anything at that time, other than a 
black logo to match the interior?  The Locort also came with an emblem on the 
console announcing them the winners of the Manufacturer's Championship for 
1965.

Regards,
Myles H. Kitchen
1965 Lotus Cortina Mk1 #128

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