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Lotus Elan BRM
I was most interested to read your comments on your Lotus Elan BRM as I supplied the car brand new when MD of Mike Spence Limited in Maidenhead during the time that Mike Spence was a BRM works driver in 1967/8.
We supplied very few of them - certainly not more than ten.
The engine was modified by BRM at Bourne (camshaft, gas flowing of cylinder head, etc.). The only other items were the BRM paintwork and BRM badge. I seem to remember that the car was roadtested by Autosport. Most cars were modified much more by their owners.
The other Lotus that we modified was the Lotus 7 which we commissioned Hugh Haskell to modify to independent rear supension using a set of Lotus 20 rear suspension parts and wobbly mag wheels which Colin Chapman gave us. In return we invited him to drive it in the 6 hour relay race at Silverstone. The car won many producion sports car races in 1962/63.
Kind regards,
DAVID PORTER
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