Lotus 61 AM Number

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03.02.25, 6:06 PM
Earley Motorsports

Lotus 61 AM Number

Hi all. I know I am looking for a needle in a haystack her but thought I would give it a shot. Does anyone have an AM (Arch Motors) number plate that goes on the left rear of a Lotus 61? The upper link mounting plate where the frame ID is. Of course, the frame would need to be a total waste basket, rusted out, crashed, chopped up stuffed into a wall at 100mph or whatever. I just need the little piece of the frame for a project of mine. Let me know what you have and thanks for your time.

It’s just the piece of metal that was stamped by AM, not an added plate.
03.04.25, 6:27 PM
Earley Motorsports

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This piece of the frame

This on the left upper
03.05.25, 11:42 AM
Roland V. Johnson

AM

And that is all they had for an AM Plate. They also had a aluminium plate with the Lotus chassis # on it on the inside of the cockpit. The rumor is that Colin was not noted for making sure there was only one plate with that number.
03.05.25, 3:34 PM
Earley Motorsports

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Originally Posted by Roland V. Johnson

And that is all they had for an AM Plate. They also had a aluminium plate with the Lotus chassis # on it on the inside of the cockpit. The rumor is that Colin was not noted for making sure there was only one plate with that number.

That is true. Sometimes they weren't even stamped or worse yet same number twice. Nice use of aluminium too Roland. :) I have built a new chassis so that is what the plate is needed for.
03.15.25, 4:08 PM
Earley Motorsports

Bounce to the top
03.16.25, 12:51 AM
DanW

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roland V. Johnson

And that is all they had for an AM Plate. They also had a aluminium plate with the Lotus chassis # on it on the inside of the cockpit. The rumor is that Colin was not noted for making sure there was only one plate with that number.

Colin liked to keep the tax man in a constant state of confusion....