kens@tekecs.UUCP (Ken Serack) (08/09/83)
Chris Custer, father of the ROTUS 7 -- a Lotus 7 update -- searched the phone books (and presumably his conscience) for the right man. And finally he found him. The result: A special-edition Rotus 7 called the John Prayer Special. Toyota-engined, needless to say. Autoweek August 15, 1983
jlw@ariel.UUCP (J.WOOD) (08/11/83)
When I was at Summit Point, W.Va., raceway in May I had an opportunity to see a ROTUS 7 in tha paddock area shown off by C. R. Custer. The car, which was number 2 and really beautifully finished, does indeed have Toyota drivetrain, suspension, and brake components. Custer claimed that they were going to get around the rules for new cars by using an engine and transmission which has been available from Toyota since 1972. Then they give you a car with only minor finishing work required and call it a kit car. Therefore you can claim that it's a '72 and get away with murder. I have this guy's card here. It goes: ROTUS LTD 7 Christopher R. Custer 7315 Parkview Drive Fredrick, Md. 21701 (301) 293-1777 Prices that he was quoting were in the $11K range, complete, which is not bad. He also claimed that his company had fixed some of the worst problems of the Lotus 7 frame. They were kind of fragile. Joseph L. Wood, III ABI Holmdel (201) 834-3759 ariel!jlw