Thanks Andy, he still is an ARDS instructor at Silverstone.
I have found the scribbles I took when I actually spoke to him way back.
He has no recollection of an orange 492 only Golden Yellow that was owned by Doug Moseley in '86 and we know that is not my car as Alan Humberstone had it by then!
The big thing at the moment is Lola records show only one orange 'large tube' car being made. It was HU 42 and went to HAAS. This car went to John Cahill and was sold to Mike Gagliardo. These are the facts.
It would have to get from the USA to Brighton from 80 to 85.
I have emailed Mrs Gagliardo at the Veg Oil company in the hope I can get some info in John Cahill's absence till May.
I think if John knew who Mike sold it to he would said so.
Nobody on the UK Sports 2000 forum has said they are aware of a 492 coming to the UK in that period.
As ever, this little car is cloaked in mystery.
Both John and Mike were from the Chicago area in the USA.