Andy,

Actually, Ed did have one contest plane, called “Taurus”.

This original Taurus started with normal tail cone, wing and stab, K & B engine and reeds radio in 1961 March, April and is the subject of this thread.
After about 4 recognizable evaluation steps the plane is stored for about 43 years in the same crate as we see the original plane on a picture in the article: “Mr. K goes to Africa”, a trip Ed did make in April 1962.

For me, only the “centre section” of the fuselage of the contest Taurus is still original after all the modifications.

What you say, talking about all the evolution steps, not planes!:
even if they appeared the same even to a non-casual observer, as well as at least one plane called "Taurus" which had a distinctively different fin and rudder.
Is right, we see an example of the way people look to the contest Taurus in 1963/1965 in the Ed Kazmirski’s Taurus thread, post 391 on page 20.

The Top Flite kitted version of the Taurus we see in the MAN of January 1963 is known all over the world.

Cees