Good one, Don. Since I'm in my nostalgia mode today, remember when the
Corvair repair guy was located in what is now the restaurant Ecco in South
Park in SF? But still no takers on the "doors that lock, windows that roll
up"challenge.
Tony
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald R McKenna" <donbarbmckenna@earthlink.net>
To: "Anthony Tabacco" <atabacco@california.com>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: Lotus and fumes or something
> Anthony replied to Pat, below:
>
> I'll also answer Pat's question. Yes I drove an Elite, once. Morris
(Morrie)
> Kindig had a race prepared (SCCA road-race) Elite that he autocrossed a
bit.
> In the mid-sixties we drove our Bruce-recapped GY Bluestreaks on the
street.
> One weekend afternoon he asked me if I wanted to drive the Elite. We
headed
> out Saratoga Avenue towards the hills and I scared myself with how quick
and
> agile it was on the twisty back roads. It was not only agile but fast,
> Morrie had "coaxed" mid-14 second ETs and 95 MPH out of it at the drags.
> With about 1200 CCs, not bad
>
> Sure made my Corvair Spyder seem sluggish.
>
> Don
> ----------
> >From: "Anthony Tabacco" <atabacco@california.com>
> >To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Fw: Lotus and fumes or something
> >Date: Tue, Jul 31, 2001, 10:48 AM
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Anthony Tabacco" <atabacco@california.com>
> >To: <lollipop@ricochet.net>
> >Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 10:40 AM
> >Subject: Re: Lotus and fumes or something
> >
> >
> >> Pat,
> >> Yes I did. An Elite (probably about $1,200), along with an Elva (no top
> >and
> >> $1,500) were on my final cut when I was in the Army and shopping for a
> >daily
> >> driver to replace the Sprite. A TR4a won. What a cruiser! It had "doors
> >that
> >> lock, windows that roll up". Anyone, here is an open book test:
identify
> >the
> >> above quote.
> >> Tony
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Pat Kelly" <lollipop@ricochet.net>
> >> To: "Anthony Tabacco" <atabacco@california.com>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 10:26 AM
> >> Subject: Re: Lotus and fumes or something
> >>
> >>
> >> Did you ever ride or drive in one of those
> >> > original Elites? Noisiest things, all the road noise got carried
> >> > throughout the body as the fiberglass was attached all around, with
no
> >> > sound dampening. Handled neat, though.
> >> > --Pat K
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