Drawing on my experience of researching the history of individual cars and drivers, plus contacts built up over the years, I offer a bespoke research service to existing and prospective car owners.
This can include verifying an existing history put together by an earlier owner, filling in gaps in the ownership, racing or technical history for FIA paperwork or investigating a claimed history for a car that is for sale.
The work is comparable to forensic investigation, involving long hours of patient searching through newspaper and magazine archives, talking firsthand to previous owners and other personnel (e.g. mechanics, team managers) involved with the cars in period and a close study of period photographs to identify individual characteristics peculiar to the car in question.
Research dossiers compiled have covered the following Lotus type numbers: 15, 18 and 18/21, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26R, 32, 49 and 56.
If you’d like me to carry out some research for you, please contact me for further details.