Ive wanted a Lotus Mk1 for 40 years.Never thought I would get round to getting one until Colin Ginn told me about one he knew of.
Donald Matherson,one of the original five who started the LCR has had this car for 31 years.Up until a year ago he lived in Collier Row 500 yards from my workshop
and the car was in his garden under a sheet for 31 years.He moved to Clacton a year ago along with the Lotus.He told Colin he was thinking of selling it and Colin told me.
We reached a deal and today me and Colin went to get it.A big thanks to Colin for taking an afternoon off from his busy workshop and delivering it 60 miles back to Collier Row.
Its a 65 airflow a frame car.95% of parts are with it.Ive got to strip the rest of the car and scrape all the underseal off and then its back to Clacton to the Lotus factory where Colin will be blasting it and panelling it up as he is the Lotus master.Then back to Collier Row where I will crack on with the bodywork/paint.Im over the moon with it and as im typing this have a big grinn