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| Leo Jenbo with his 1962 SII |
SIGHT SEEING: On Sunday 1st June the meeting were joined by several one-day, Danish participants. A serious lot went for sight seeing in the beautiful countryside outside Svendborg. Here the colonna stops at the Landet church, dated back to 1200 century. At the church yard the famous couple Elvira Madigan and lieutenant Sixten Sparre is buried (1889). This Scandinavian story of "forbidden" love was dramatized and filmed by the Swedish director Bo Widerberg in 1967. He also made Mozart's piano concert # 21 widely known as the Elvira Madigan suite, by using it as the movies background theme. The yard also give rest to two British airmen, a gunner and navigator, who's bomber went down nearby in 1944 (below right).
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The 1. Danish International Lotus Seven meeting took place in and around the city of Svendborg at the Fyn island May 31st and June 1st 2003. The event was hosted by the Danish Lotus Club, human powered by the brothers Leo and Martin Jenbo, Regin Jensen, Bo Stonor Johansen and Mikkel Thomsager. |
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| THE FLYING Norwegians arrives Friday 29th June at the Danhostel in Svendborg. Philip Jewell, Gordon Morris and John W. Watson, England - welcomes Ornulf Hjort-Sorensen (in black) in his 1964 SII. and Vidar Overland in his 1987 Caterham Super Sprint. The British cars, already adding beauty to the first rate, early summer evening. |  |
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Philip Jewell (left), Gordon Morris (both the UK), and Kalevi Leppä, Finland - by the UK second world war pilot's grave - at the Landet church, outside Svendborg. |
| A small Lotus story: S4, Caterham, S2, S3, S1 | During the evening the lawn was filled up. | |
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| Lady and gentlemen: Norwegian S4- companion Brit Stokvik with the UK gents, John W. Watson, Gordon Morris and Philip Jewell. | Well known fellow from the Lotus Seven Club of Great Britain, John W. Watson, the pot and pan registrar and Lotus Seven owners favored advisor. | Mr. Watson Saturday evening won the informal and internal competition "most favored car by fellow participants", His immaculate S1 is a benchmark sample. |
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| Worse sun sets have been seen in the city of Svendborg in Denmark. | ||
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| On our way to the round up at Egeskov castle. | Organizer's boss, Leo Jenbo, (with the olive t-shirt above right) wishes welcome to the event at Egeskov. | |
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| A piece of the cake at the castle's show ground. | ||
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| As the Saturday passed by, the meeting attracted quite a crowd. | ||
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| Pearls on a string. Philip Jewell's S3-engine, Gordon Morris' S2 1500 Cosworth and John W. Watson's S1 948cc.BMC | ||
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| Still Watson's engine, twin SU H1 carburettors on special manifold developing 43bhp at 5,200rpm. | Mr. Morris' S2 suddenly died in the sun. It turned out to be a broken wire to the generator. Traveling, as any seven'er should with a well assorted repair kit, the connection was fixed. | |
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| Bo Stonor Johansen races his S2, at the time - with a twin cam. | A shining Dane arrives the scene | Me and SB1930 posing in front of the castle |
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| Organizer Leo Jenbo's freshly restored 1962 SII | Family guests, 340R and Elise, discretely parked in the wings | SII-driver Gordon Morris acknowledge a period British muscle car - TVR Griffith. |
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| Sunday June1st, heading for the country side tour. Norwegian Caterham'ist Vidar Overland leads on. | That meny Lotus Sevens at a tray never seen in Denmark before. Fine Caterham's fullfiles the picture. These are from the stop at the Landet church, some kilometers outside Svendborg. | |
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| Clone follower: A Westfield from the early 1960's, Danish titled as a Lotus 11. | Still Sunday, now at a driver's skill test track in Svendborg. The meeting preparing for a spin. The MPV van serving sandwiches and soft drinks. | |
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| Philip Jewell stirs up friend John W. Watson's S1. | ||
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