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Is it possible that someone has written a filter that looks for more than one listing with the same photo and just ignores the whole batch of them? But besides eBay, I'm also annoyed by the automated Google search responses: "Buy 1963 Lotus Seven Steering Parts Online. Buy Online and Save on 1963 Lotus Seven Steering Parts." ...where they haven't got the foggiest idea what a Lotus Seven is, and couldn't care less that you might waste time actually looking at their stupid site. -Doug LSB2072

Small world... Absolutely!! Let me know when you're at Dartmouth next and we'll get together. It's probably optimistic to think I'll have the Seven on the road by then, but who knows? -Doug

Hi Jack, We really enjoyed our time at Indy. You guys ran a super event!! We're still talking to the track, but it's not certain that we'll do it again this year. Emerging Tech Day is a week later, and most of our student teams have to get back to their campuses for finals and graduation. I'm appreciating the feedback I've been getting on the Seven pages and will have to be more disciplined than I normally am in keeping them current. Thanks!! -Doug

Thanks for the kind comments. :-) That was all in a previous life. I've been a lab instructor at Dartmouth College for the last 30 years, and I organize the SAE Formula Hybrid competition. (http://www.formula-hybrid.org) I do think about retirement sometimes, and how it would be fun to get back into engine building. I could become a "Vintage Engine Builder". (That's me I'm talking about - not necessarily the engines ;-) In the meantime, I spend my weekends tinkering on the Lotus and a '66 Jag Coupe vintage race car. -Doug

If any of you are curious as to what became of this car, I've finally posted some web pages related to its restoration (resurrection?). This has been a fascinating project - sort of the ultimate big-kids assemble-it puzzle. I know almost nothing of the history of the car. I've spoken with the original owner who sold the car through a dealer and then lost track, and I've communicated with the two most recent owners both of whom owned the car in boxes and crates. I believe the evidence points to a car that was raced and then crashed heavily. The only front suspension components that aren't new are the uprights, and they are both seriously bent. So here's a link to my pages. I invite comments, feedback and what ever advice the community can offer. -Doug [/url]http://www.dougfraser.com/LSB-2072

I'm interested - sent you a PM. -Doug