Hi all,
Some time back there was a thread which sadi that Lotus never called
a 23 a 'b'. I just thought I'd pass on that I have several factory
drawings of the period of change, on which I've just noticed the
draughtmans notes are, for example, "Bushes for gear change
mechanism - type 23'b'" this is on drg no. 8601 sht 7 date 4/4/63 and
listed as a 'new drawing' (by which I assume this meant a new sht to
the drawing). Curriously I haven't seen these brakets used on a 23b
as generally the gearchange goes down to the bottom of the chassis
behind the seat rather than along the top rail where this 'new'
bracket is drawn and is fitted on my chassis....
Another drawing (8601 sht 6) shows a modification in '63 but lists
this as 'for the twin cam engine' rather than any reference to '23b'.
It is interesting that a 'new drawing' for the twin cam version
explicitley says 23b when a modified drawing just refers to changes
for twin cam. So did Lotus actually call a 23b a 23b or
not....perhpas some did and some didn't...typically Lotus :))
