Hi Robert, I think it remains a mystery. Mike Causer, may know the whole history of theories. One was that it was the brand of his beloved sled.... no that was Citizen Cane. I've heard though that it
That was it! I knew I'd read that someplace... probably in Jabby's excellent book about Colin. Something tells me those weren't his last words though. Rod
Regarding that Motor Racing article, is there a scanned copy on a website anywhere? That would make a nice addition to the collection even being pre-Elan. I have (packed away) most of the year 1955 A
This would have the special rally-ready Thames 1-ton chassis and suspension components under the Elan body, I presume.... Actually, there was a guy (his name escapes me now) from around here who, aft
I'm referring to pro rallies (at least, that's what they call them here) usually run on dirt roads at full speed. There's a lot of jumping involved as well as rough surfaces. Not all that unlike off
Not exactly Lotuses (far from it) but you might be interested in this I had a chance to drive a fleet of new Mustang GTs at Willow Springs as they were flogged by 400 California disc jockeys over two
Eric, Have you thought about going to a Smiths mechanical tach? They work very well. They're consistent and reliable. I had one on my S 1 1/2 race car. Rod
I've never heard of this problem before. Having run a racing Elan on 6" wide wheels with stock studs (which seemed too small... I always intended to change to larger ones) without any failures, I sus
I don't believe there is such a place in the US. Some Lotus-related businesses are better than others and most are built around the supply of Lotus parts (spares) rather than the sale of whole cars.
Has it been only a month??? You've done so much with the site in that time that I would have thought it was more like three months. Have I thanked you today for doing this? Elan fans are responding j
BTW I took pictures of the Delamare Rd. factory when I was there in the early 80s. It was a furniture factory then in an industrial neighborhood. When I get some time and my scanner operational, I'll
Yes, I did miss the Mk. II. This is a silly error I would typically be the one to point out because it is commonly overlooked here in the US where we didn't get too many of those (let alone TC Escort