04-05-2020, 02:18 PM
Nate, you trail (or troll?) some interesting statements in this thread concerning manufacturers reverse engineering other manufacturers designs! Exactly what is the Ford sidevalve, later OHV engine you have in mind?
I will take particular issue with you over your comments on the Mk V Lotus. It was to be a 750 formula racer, though presumably road-capable since most were in those days. However, any link to the Mk VI is fanciful at best, since that car was a fresh design with no A7 consideration, and I'd suggest that the Lotus Seven descended from the Eleven Mk2 rather than from the VI.
I will take particular issue with you over your comments on the Mk V Lotus. It was to be a 750 formula racer, though presumably road-capable since most were in those days. However, any link to the Mk VI is fanciful at best, since that car was a fresh design with no A7 consideration, and I'd suggest that the Lotus Seven descended from the Eleven Mk2 rather than from the VI.