The Lotus Grand Tourers

That's a shame! He was good, and he certainly didn't seem short of work to do. I'd be impressed if you can find anyone else with his balance of quality and price, when I was researching there seemed to be two extremes of way-too-cheap and way-too-expensive and no-one in the middle, Ray was the only ...

The seller reckons it could do with a repaint at some point. They either have very high standards, or the photos are lying, it looks pretty damned good to me!

It's not often you see that much foliage growing inside the car!

There's no car that's beyond restoration. You just need determination. And time. And money. And somewhere to do it. I think I score about 0.5 / 4 on those.

Alan_M wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:40

If we can get close enough!

The auction is unguarded on Thursday; catalogues enabling entrance have been "acquired" in the past, and can be shared amongst us to take turns!

Good spot, Tony.

Not so bothered about the Citroen car, but they have wrecked a pair of perfectly salvageable door mirrors there!!

That near side door looks a significant problem now. Still looks better than the one on the Citroen! https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/1988_Citro%C3%ABn_CX_Safari_%22Grand_Design%22_camper_van_-_Top_Gear_%285963639182%29.jpg/1024px-1988_Citro%C3%ABn_CX_Safari_%22Grand_Design...

One more week to go to get discounted tickets! OK, they are still discounted after this time, but if we can sell two more tickets using the club code by 29th Feb, we will get an additional wristband for those helping on the club stand. Tickets can be booked here , and use the code: S24CC917 We've be...

I use an Krikit gauge - much cheaper and widely available.

The ever reliable and thorough Tim Engel did a comparison, posted on this post on Pistonheads, you need about ~52 on the Krikit scale.

You definitely have the correct cam belt, with either the trapezoidal or semi-circular teeth profile to match the pulleys?

That's an old episode, before I even got my Excel! One thing to note about that episode - despite the inevitable quip about reliability when the car first appeared, it performed faultlessly throughout the episode. I'm guessing May went for that option on the assumption that one of the "challenges" w...

Nice mention in a marketing email from the show this morning! " https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_NYVn1h23vGEAEbxftrcEUB8qOM-XQPqSgo0KeEVOQiRINf8h-31qCH0_0jL2DhM9dK4M6XJ1p_XbA82yNW15Cib2_5KPnYngkVyEYNewoQe56PHkVCYC8Pa5zP-jxbCoDC0oF8wVgzh4ucyAVNfK3JO1842VuIiAEbOwikP9O1JXKf8uj_myTWe4kCDg0bL...

Pete Boole wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 09, 2024 22:40

Is the stand number correct? When I booked a slot for build-up day the lady on the phone told me we were on 3-090

Pete

Yup, that stand number is definitely correct. Maybe she has last year’s information - we were in hall 3 last year?

We made the Resto Show News! OK, I wrote an article, and it's up on the show's website here.

If you have any comments or corrections (don't be shy) it's not too late for me to do some more editing.

Where the line is between "well regulated market" and "totalitarian regime" is something that there will always be widely varying views on!

A rather pathetic 2A electrical socket can be supplied to our stand for an outstanding £147. If we want a generous 4A that'll cost £217. On this basis, I'm going to say that we do without electricity! We've always managed before. If we need to charge any cordless tools (or iPhones), I've usually man...