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David Hall / Viv Candy Imp
Surely he couldn't have taken it around on a public road ; bejasus , that would have been illegal , and whatever would the Garda have made of that ?
It appeared in various colours ( Captain America , Marlboro Ireland ) , and was a Davrian fibreglass car . It followed on from the original John Homewood car , but used a Hewland gearbox .
The Irish GT rules did indeed change to 1600 cc eight valve motors , which at a stroke wiped out many of the existing competitors . A guy called George Crozier had a mid-engined Metro ( chassis by John Maguire ? ) with a 1600 Ford twin cam . They didn't suss it , but the obvious motor to use was the contempory water-cooled SuperVee motor ; lighter than the Ford , and more readily available even then .
If this particular car did ever use a Lotus TC , it must surely have been turned around and made mid-engined . Certainly , David Hall retained his 1220 cc Carter engine and Hewland 'box for use in his Suzuki .
Regards
Clive
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