We've seen how the Deep Sanderson 301 prototype came about (click here) and LawrenceTune Engines Ltd. then took the car to the 1962 Racing Car Show. From that year's show guide: "The pride of place on the stand goes to the Deep Sanderson rear engined sports car. The car evolved directly from our last Formula Junior car and is of very advanced design. Suspension is all independent by Lawrence trailing link; engine is 1,000 cc transverse mounting; brakes are discs on the front and drums on the rear. The car is primarily for road use and will be sold in kit form at a very low price." The brochure showing the still unpainted car mentioned that price of 951 pounds, included taxes.
Was that price very low for a kit car? Some of the motoring correspondents visiting the show and writing about the Deep Sanderson must have thought so: 'Construction kit sports car of SIX GRAND' headed a Dutch newspaper, mentioning the price in Dutch guilders. An Italian magazine headed 'KIT COSTS A MILLION', referring to the price in Liras and calculating it more precisely at 1.128.750 Liras.
At least LawrenceTune Ltd. had nothing to complain about press coverage. Most reports praised the car's technical solutions, taken over straight from the press information, as they mentioned it was due for series production soon. Some of the quotes: "The Chris Lawrence monocoque system is just one of the novelties that mark his diminutive Deep Sanderson for more attention than most sports cars its size ever achieve", "Tiny bomb is said to do 0 to 60 mph in 9 seconds flat with a top speed of 107 mph", "The new Deep Sanderson sports car has stirred up quite a bit of interest at English club racing circles."
Let's have a look at those racing activities next.
