[Vintage-race] Lotus 23 replica

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Hi Norm.
 
    Bob Harrington passed your question on to me  regarding a replica Lotus 
23.  The problem lies in how people define a  replica.  SVRA defines 
replica as "a race car whose actual construction was  by someone other than the 
original manufacturer, or at a date later  than the original production run.  
The car must accurately meet the period  specifications of the original".  
If one goes by that definition, there  are many "replicas" running out there, 
some posing as originals.   There is also the Mercury out there, which was 
a clone of the Lotus  23.  It is period, looks like a 23, but really is not 
a 23. 
    As a "replica" goes, everything on the car would  have to be as the 
original:  brakes, suspension, engine, etc.  As a  result, I would need many 
photographs of the car and specifications before it  could be considered.
This may not answer your questions but I hope it helps.  Please let me  
know.
 
All The Best,
Ray Snowdon     

Raymond  Snowdon
Sportscar Vintage Racing  Association
Competition Director


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