Probably means it was me having a senior moment. The quote is from a US
television campaign for the Rootes Group Sunbeam Alpine to differentiate it
from the TR3 and MGA, which didn't.
Tony
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Creasy" <black94pgt@pacbell.net>
To: "Anthony Tabacco" <atabacco@california.com>; "Donald R McKenna"
<donbarbmckenna@earthlink.net>
Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: Lotus and fumes or something
> "doors that lock, windows that roll up"
>
> it was in some ad for a car; dont remember which one. i remember because
it
> was quoted on this list in the last year.
>
> my hood locks, but my doors dont =)
>
> -james
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Anthony Tabacco <atabacco@california.com>
> To: Donald R McKenna <donbarbmckenna@earthlink.net>
> Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 1:28 PM
> Subject: Re: Lotus and fumes or something
>
>
> > 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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