Solved: GTE 827 - George Carter MkII Lotus-Porsche Special

gte4289 · May 30, 2025, 01:09:37 AM

Please identify this car and its driver for a point.

gte4289 · June 03, 2025, 05:33:04 PM

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gte4289 · August 01, 2025, 06:48:24 PM

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nicanary · August 02, 2025, 04:23:40 AM

Porsche-based ?

gte4289 · August 02, 2025, 04:49:18 AM

Quote from: nicanary on August 02, 2025, 04:23:40 AMPorsche-based ?

Porsche-powered

nicanary · August 02, 2025, 12:49:23 PM

I know this car from somewhere but can't think why. Looks so much like a Lotus 23 body but probably isn't

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I take it it's from the USA ?

gte4289 · August 02, 2025, 01:14:25 PM

Quote from: nicanary on August 02, 2025, 12:49:23 PMI take it it's from the USA ?

Not from the USA.

nicanary · August 02, 2025, 01:45:30 PM

Canada ?

gte4289 · August 02, 2025, 02:10:50 PM

Quote from: nicanary on August 02, 2025, 01:45:30 PMCanada ?

Yes

nicanary · August 03, 2025, 06:44:22 AM

Long shot - is it an early version of the Kelly Special ?

gte4289 · August 03, 2025, 02:52:31 PM

Quote from: nicanary on August 03, 2025, 06:44:22 AMLong shot - is it an early version of the Kelly Special ?

No

gte4289 · September 10, 2025, 10:05:25 PM

Open to all.

Oguerrerob · September 11, 2025, 04:59:47 AM

1960's?

fromwien · September 11, 2025, 06:22:46 AM

George Carter, Mk II Special?

gte4289 · September 11, 2025, 12:23:22 PM

Quote from: Oguerrerob on September 11, 2025, 04:59:47 AM1960's?

Yes

Quote from: fromwien on September 11, 2025, 06:22:46 AMGeorge Carter, Mk II Special?

Correct.

As owned/raced by Alan Downing in 1969 (red) and George Carter in 1968 (blue):

nicanary · September 11, 2025, 01:05:38 PM

I was correct about the Lotus connection !

gte4289 · September 11, 2025, 01:13:50 PM

Quote from: nicanary on September 11, 2025, 01:05:38 PMI was correct about the Lotus connection !

Yes! But you never asked.

fromwien · September 12, 2025, 02:11:53 AM

Quote from: nicanary on September 11, 2025, 01:05:38 PMI was correct about the Lotus connection !

Dear 'nicanary',
I'm very unsure whether the chassis of this car is actually a modified Lotus 23 frame. I find it hard to believe that someone would replace the Lotus suspension components with those from a Volkswagen Beetle or a Porsche 356. Another source claims that it was a home-built chassis. The bodywork strongly resembles that of the Lotus 23—possibly a fiberglass replica. Downing later drove a Lotus 23B. As the crash photo shows, that car clearly had nothing to do with VW suspension.

nicanary · September 12, 2025, 04:55:45 AM

fromwien · September 14, 2025, 09:04:48 AM

Thank you

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Solved: GTE 827 - George Carter MkII Lotus-Porsche Special