Description
1964 Lotus Ford Twin Cam PROJECT comprising : 2 TC cams plus Ford jack shaft, Front & rear covers, Early Lotus Cam cover EIGHT PLUG Weber head. Believed ex Works project head for F2, Lotus 47, or perhaps 1600cc F3. TC Head MARKINGS on the Head are : Rear face of head G 410 LF 11038 On head gasket face, on exhaust side, cast in WM9403 26E 311 Stamped in N166 DTC 735 T3 same face, inlet side, stamped in V29 L Cam cover face is stamped, central adjacent plugs, twice CX Also adjacent to the thermostat housing is stamped 47
History
Works raced a Lotus 20 fitted with a 997cc 4 plug Lotus TC in October 1962 at Oulton Park driven by Brian Hart. Written up in Autosport the short piece was titled Formula Two Lotus for 1964. What was this 8 plug used for?