Post by harveythedog2 on Mar 20, 2017 11:51:15 GMT -5
In March 1968 Colin Chapman and Jim Clark joined Andy Granatteli at Indy to test the all new Lotus 56 for the upcoming Indy 500. Sadly as we all know, Jim Clark was killed a few short weeks later at a Formula 2 race in Germany and never got to race the car.
I had an old Carousel 1 Lotus 56 prototype sitting on the shelf so I decided to take it apart and strip it in order to convert it into JC's test car. The car is slightly different than the cars that ran on race day so I wanted to capture them for this build. For example, JC's car ran on Halibrand wheels instead of the Lotus wheels that ran on race day. His windscreen was much smaller and cut way down compared to 56’s that ran on race day as well. There were two fuel caps on the left side of the test car as well and it tested with no numbers and only sponsor decals. What was strange to me is that the rear panel on the car is upside down thus making the STP decal upside down as well. Was this a joke Colin was playing on STP or just an accident? I doubt that question will ever be answered but regardless I wanted my replica to reflect the car as it tested so mine is upside down as well. Wheels and tires are resin casted by Lance and the decals are Michael's. Thanks guys!Paint is Tamiya racing red over white primer. The photos don't really do the paint justice as it is really bright in real life.
I had an old Carousel 1 Lotus 56 prototype sitting on the shelf so I decided to take it apart and strip it in order to convert it into JC's test car. The car is slightly different than the cars that ran on race day so I wanted to capture them for this build. For example, JC's car ran on Halibrand wheels instead of the Lotus wheels that ran on race day. His windscreen was much smaller and cut way down compared to 56’s that ran on race day as well. There were two fuel caps on the left side of the test car as well and it tested with no numbers and only sponsor decals. What was strange to me is that the rear panel on the car is upside down thus making the STP decal upside down as well. Was this a joke Colin was playing on STP or just an accident? I doubt that question will ever be answered but regardless I wanted my replica to reflect the car as it tested so mine is upside down as well. Wheels and tires are resin casted by Lance and the decals are Michael's. Thanks guys!Paint is Tamiya racing red over white primer. The photos don't really do the paint justice as it is really bright in real life.
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