Classic Lotus Garden Party May 20th
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Classic Lotus Garden Party May 20th
Place marker for the event
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Re: Classic Lotus Garden Party May 20th
Getting ready. Leg one complete. Arrived at first staging post.
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Re: Classic Lotus Garden Party May 20th
What an absolutely fabulous day with the Classic Team Lotus crew and the Chapman Family at East Carleton. A day to remember.
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Re: Classic Lotus Garden Party May 20th
One very important piece of the CTL Garden Party was the launch of a new biography of Colin Chapman.
Pieced together over the last 5/6 years, with direct inputs from Hazel and the Family, and containing many unseen family photo album images, it's a massive 5kg lump Colin would not have been happy with!
Celebrating the book launch in this the 75th year of Lotus at the event, 75 one off editions were made available to the guests.
Each edition was date marked with one of the Lotus years from 1948 to today, and the front sheet signed by some Lotus Legends:
Clive Chapman
William Taylor
Russell Carr
Mike Costin
Bob Dance
Chris Dinnage
Martin Donnelly
Jonny Herbert
Mike Kimberly
Matt Windle
Pieced together over the last 5/6 years, with direct inputs from Hazel and the Family, and containing many unseen family photo album images, it's a massive 5kg lump Colin would not have been happy with!
Celebrating the book launch in this the 75th year of Lotus at the event, 75 one off editions were made available to the guests.
Each edition was date marked with one of the Lotus years from 1948 to today, and the front sheet signed by some Lotus Legends:
Clive Chapman
William Taylor
Russell Carr
Mike Costin
Bob Dance
Chris Dinnage
Martin Donnelly
Jonny Herbert
Mike Kimberly
Matt Windle
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Re: Classic Lotus Garden Party May 20th
Wow! That’s collectible. Did you get one?
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Re: Classic Lotus Garden Party May 20th
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Re: Classic Lotus Garden Party May 20th
Nice montage of the unveiled busts of Colin and Hazel
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Re: Classic Lotus Garden Party May 20th
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Re: Classic Lotus Garden Party May 20th
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Re: Classic Lotus Garden Party May 20th
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Re: Classic Lotus Garden Party May 20th
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Re: Classic Lotus Garden Party May 20th
Fabulous pictures, thanks! I particularly like that one of the Lotus 88 with the Essex-liveried Esprit.
"Farmer" Richard
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1990 Lotus Excel SE (Lilith)
2022 MG MG5 EV (not due to be a classic for quite a few years...)
2011 Nissan Leaf (Ragly - EV pioneer, must be due to be a classic one day)
Re: Classic Lotus Garden Party May 20th
I'm sure that you really will remember that day for the rest of your life - it looked amazing - thanks for sharing it with us - Marcus
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Re: Classic Lotus Garden Party May 20th
For those not keen on FBook here is a link to the CTL party video.
Nice shot at 1:12
https://vimeo.com/847951264?share=copy
Nice shot at 1:12
https://vimeo.com/847951264?share=copy
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