The Lotus Grand Tourers

I only occasionally see Absolute Lotus on the newsstands, so I was very pleased to see this feature in the March/April issue back-to-back testing a pre-production Eclat (igg-hiss) and an Elite S1, an Eclat S2.2 and Elite S2.2, an Excel prototype and an Excel SE. We do seem to be getting quite a bit...

I've used a "Dis-carnect" for years. Just remove (and pocket) the thumbscrew from the battery terminal and the car is dead until you replace it. Same here. Great for stopping battery discharge when garaged too. the contact area of this system is relatively small and corrosion is so problematic, som...

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Hi, Just put a deposit down on a 1983 Excel that needs recommissioning Will arrive to me next week :) Cheers Mark Welcome Mark, recommisioning the car sales piece of string. I truly hope it is a short one. Long enough to give you a sense of satisfaction, but short enough that you can get out and en...

So using the key points of delorean, it needs to be: A. A re clad car of someone else's design. B. Use an engine derived from a everyday car not a sports car. C. be destined to a short build life before colapse or obsolescence. D. Be both ugly and pretty E. Be loved unconditionally by obsesive numpt...

My Excel is retiring from daily use. Maybe temporarily, but maybe it'll become something more of a plaything. The good news is that I'll finally be able to sort out the cosmetic blemishes and not have to rush jobs because I need it for commuting and business trips. We are now a 4 car household - an...

Jason.goad wrote:We tend to go on the Sunday, if everyone is ok with that.

I thought as much, I was just checking.

okay booked for the weekend (Fri-Sat-Sun) LAH520P
By golly gosh i'm being active this year.

Booked in sports section with the Excel.

Hawaiis0 wrote:Who started this Bakewell tart thing?

so says the guy who travels every where with cakes resplendent in the cheapest shiniest tin foil, topped with the sickliest sugary icing and crowned most magnificently with the rosiest of glacier cherry!

Richard thank you so much for doing this and also for having the foresight and good grace to include us ever so slightly younger siblings.

There may be an ever so small rush on the purchase of feather boas for the ladies.

Regards Ian

Tanz wrote:Weather was red hot last year - Honest!

We really need to look into doing a car show in BAKEWELL!

Go on Jason I'll risk the loss of fingers and toe's to the chill.

Have quality breakdown cover that includes repatriation to the UK I was looking for the picture I have of our Triumph Stag being Loaded onto a recovery truck. I remember waiting to board the dover hovercraft in about 2000 with the Excel, I guy came over and said "where are you off to?" we were load...

i have put it on my calendar. as a commitment phobe that's quite a step for me.