I well recall the day I went there and test drove a Lotus Europa...
"Don't b-b-b-bend it!" said Pete as I got in to drive away.
He knew full well I wasn't a likely buyer, too, but I guess it was good PR.
And I wonder about the 39 in its last Repco V8-powered guise painted in Team Lotus colours...
I believe this was when Geoghegans were desperately trying to see the 39 so they painted it this scheme to depict its Team Lotus heritage to potential buyers. See this photo:Originally Posted by Ray Bell
http://www.oldracephotos.com/shop/pr...0035_F_LGeo_70
It was giving a demo run at the Nov 70 Warwick Farm meeting, which was the AGP meeting. Note no number on car. There is no mention in the program of this demo.
Geoghegan last used the 39 in anger in the 70 Tasman Series. Not long after his Lotus 59 with Waggott engine arrived. So 39 was redundant.
He gave Vee ace Bernie Haehnle a test run in a wet Amaroo meeting in May 70 with this result:
http://www.oldracephotos.com/shop/pr...9980_F_Lo39_70
When car repaired it was painted in Team Lotus colours.
So despite Milan stating in post #1 that the photos taken in late 60's, this photo of the 39 must have been taken late 1970 at earliest.
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