Esprit stars at 2025 Garden Party - part 2
As well as the Esprit anniversary celebrations which saw all the guests gathered together for the traditional group photo, the Garden Party saw a remarkable tribute to Team Lotus legend Jim Clark which brought together what is probably the most significant ever collection of his racing cars seen together in one place at one time.
The historic display marked 60 years since the great Scot won both the Indianapolis 500 and the Formula One World Championship, as well as the Tasman Series and the Formula 2 British and European Championships.
As event-goers lined the tarmac to see them in action the Clark cars were driven up the driveway of East Carleton Manor by Clive (Type 25), Chris (Type 49), Arthur Chapman (Type 21), Andrew Beaumont (Type 18) and Joaquin Folch (Type 32B).
The remarkably original Type 33 Formula 1 car on display was making it's first public appearance after a painstaking restoration to by CTL over the past two years. There was also Clark’s Type 35 Formula 2 shown in its completely unrestored state, having been mothballed after its final outing in 1965. The Garden Party marked the first time its had been seen in public since 1970.
The Type 49 on display was flown in from the States to appear at the Garden Party and the Jim Clark weekend in Duns later this month, after which it will be shipped back across the Atlantic for owner Chris MacAllister to display at the Lotus LOG40 event in Pittsburgh later in the summer.
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