We might be better able to answer if you tell us which model you're referring to! Steve Brightman 89 Esprit 91 Elan ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
For sale red 1994 Lotus Esprit. It just clocked 80,000 Miles on the Odometer 70 % left on the tires (Kuhmo) EBC Brake Pads, with Cross Drilled Front Rotors...
1972 Lotus Europa TC on eBay Item # 130124476508 Complete frame off restoration. @3700 miles since resto completed in 2004. Winner, Silver Anniversary Rally,...
... The Miata was designed using two cars as models, the Elan was used as one of them, the second one. The first car was, amazingly, the Fiat 124 Spyder. The...
Not be picky here,..but I have spoke to Bob.cant remember his last name. I can look it up. He was the head of the Miata project. He told me that the Elan and...
Bob Hall? Hill? Can't recall. One of the guys in my Triumph club has an early Miata with the signiture the trunk, but we are at a Vintage Rendezvous and he...
... That would be interesting if true. My info is based on a published interview of someone in the Miata project, but at a lower level than head of the...
I will dig up those emails. By the way I have a 206 Mini S and had a 2004 with the Works kit. My wife has a 2005 S. We really like the Mini S. Most fun I...
For a brief overview of the Miata history check out this link: http://www.mx5club.org.nz/info/mx5_history/ Regards, Ron Schramm '84 Turbo (x2) '77 S1 '94 Miata...
I always read for years that the Miata was based solely on the Lotus Elan. That it was reverse engineered and all by Mazda. That's great if it was also based...
A story I heard (don't know if it's true), is that a designer in California brought a Lotus Elan into the studio to examine/study. When they finished designing...
... Elan. ... Haven't read the source, but given that the Miata is a welded steel monocoque and the Elan is a fiberglass monocoque with a steel backbone, they...
True about the chassis. I think that the approach might have been that Mazda wanted to copy the Lotus Elan's driving experience, so they dismantled one, not...
According to Bob Hall.he purchased an Elan from Dave Bean. He had it painted just like Emma Peals car and sent it to Japan for Mazda. Years later when it went...
I'd buy the story about Mazda dismantling an Elan, as part of their benchmarking. That is common industry practice. I like to think that the Miata engine was...
... From: David Martin <david.martin114@...> ... Yes, in the stock TR4. Of course it was a vintage autocross, but a modified 1991 Miata did sneak in....
Hi this is Frank at Sports Car World , not many people know that a few years back ,Mazda Research and Developments in Calif, called me to buy a 86 Turbo Esprit...
I haven't been able to find the article by Bob Hall I read years ago, but I will try to paraphrase it from memory.....Hah I found it on Miata.net Ask Bob...
So who had the red Early Esprit parked just outside the grandstands at Indy all weekend? It was under a car cover when we arrived each morning and uncovered...
</Long lurk mode off> I hope people remember me from the long lost past. As I started reading the list again, I was glad to see the people like Ben Levy (whom...
I owned the 1984 black paint / black interior Fiat 124 Spider. I only owned it for 1 year and loved it also whenever it ran. I have never loved or hated a...
Welcome back, David. I don't have any particular insight into how to sell a 7, but a friend of mine has had success with the classifieds at www.pistonheads.com...
Any chance you'd be interested in my Nightfall blue 2005? I'm in the same boat - got another vehicle coming in and need to make room. Ron Schmittou ... From:...
Hi All: Recently picked up my new Simpson helmet so I thought I offer my SA2000 Bell Vortex up for sale. Vortex is Bell's original state-of-the-art lightweight...
Not wishing to rain on your parade, but you make no mention of any damage from dropping, crashes, etc. If I was in the market for a new helmet (i'm not, and...
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