98T Lotus with camel livery?

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98T Lotus with camel livery?

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This is my first topic, I`m a modeler from south Brazil and my focus is the late 80`s and early 90`s.

I know that there is a S27 kit of the 98T lotus with the camel livery. But, I searched for any kind of info about this car and couldn`t find it.

Does anyone knows something about this specif version?

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Team Lotus painted a late season 98T chassis in Camel livery ( and with Honda logos on the cowling ) to show the new livery for the 87 season.
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First of all welcome! :D
Never heard anything like that. Why would they? :shock:
well maybe there was a presentation car and S27 found a way to get more revenue from they 98T kit? :roll:
What I can tell that was made was a Lotus 100,5 :wink:
A Lotus 100T chassis with a 101 body, that was used as show car at Barcelona Salo de l'Automobil, I think in 1989. I was there and have a picture! :D

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jaykay wrote:Team Lotus painted a late season 98T chassis in Camel livery ( and with Honda logos on the cowling ) to show the new livery for the 87 season.
Do you know if the car went to the track? Was the engine fire? Who was the driver?
So the car had a Renault engine with a Honda sponsor, or Had the lotus changed the engine?
Is there any records of this day?

So many questions... kkk

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JamesB wrote:First of all welcome! :D
Never heard anything like that. Why would they? :shock:
well maybe there was a presentation car and S27 found a way to get more revenue from they 98T kit? :roll:
What I can tell that was made was a Lotus 100,5 :wink:
A Lotus 100T chassis with a 101 body, that was used as show car at Barcelona Salo de l'Automobil, I think in 1989. I was there and have a picture! :D
Please, send a picture of that 100,5T lotus. It will be great see a car like this.

I enjoy very much this strange creations that never really went to track.

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rfmcebrian wrote:
jaykay wrote:Team Lotus painted a late season 98T chassis in Camel livery ( and with Honda logos on the cowling ) to show the new livery for the 87 season.
Do you know if the car went to the track? Was the engine fire? Who was the driver?
So the car had a Renault engine with a Honda sponsor, or Had the lotus changed the engine?
Is there any records of this day?

So many questions... kkk
There is one picture in the book "Team Lotus - the Senna years". It doesn't say anything about the engine installation or if the car was driven like that.
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Re: 98T Lotus with camel livery?

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Repainted to present the new sponsor?
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Re: 98T Lotus with camel livery?

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I have seen some cars with livery of next years, but in this specific case, never heard about it.
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Still looking for the 100,5 picture. It had the engine air intake closed, and simulated with black paint!! :shock:

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Isn't MFH releasing a 1/12 98T?
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