Letters - October 2024
I was delighted to read of Jenks’s public-road jolly in the Lotus 12 [The time we drove a racing car on public roads, June 2024]. It reminded me of a tale…
BRIEF SPECIFICATION
Engine ,• Eight cylinders. Two blocks of four cylinders at 90 degrees. Bore 78 mm., stroke 95 mm., capacity 3,630 c.c. R.A.C. rating 30.01 h.p. Side valves. Double downdmught carburetter. Coil ignition.
Gear-box : Three Speeds and reverse. Synchro-mesh second and top, Ratios 4.11, 6.59 and 11.59 to 1.
Suspension : Transverse half-elliptic springs.
Brakes : Cable operated.
Dimensions : Wheelbase 9 it. 4 hi.
Track : Front 4 ft. 7 in. Rear 4 ft. Of in.
Weight of four-door saloon 26 cwt.
Price : £250.