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16162
Latest Road and Track has a small article in their Future Sports Cars Sneak Preview: 2009 to 2012: ...
zgluszek
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May 2, 2008
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16163
From: zgluszek <zgluszek@...> To: <turboesprit@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 11:02 AM Subj: [turboesprit] Re: New StyleTiming belt...
Tim Engel
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May 2, 2008
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16164
Wow, that's one ugly Elise. I thought Eagle was to be the supercar??? Rich ... From: zgluszek To: lotus-cars@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 8:53 AM...
Rich Lemieux
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May 2, 2008
8:42 pm
16165
Eagle was the project working name for the Toyota V6 powered 2+2 Ethos, and not the Esprit-replacement BMW V8 powered super car. In either case, "Eagle" is...
Tim Engel
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May 2, 2008
9:12 pm
16166
Haven't seen any Lotus trivia questions in a long time. Is Mike still on the list? David...
David Martin
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May 2, 2008
9:55 pm
16167
Particularly since Chrysler owns the name. ;-) Hey, maybe that's the successor to the AMC Eagle! ... From: Tim Engel To: lotus-cars@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Rich Lemieux
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May 3, 2008
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16168
... I've always wondered about the Ford Thunderbird Elan. Didn't Lotus have "rights" to the Elan name? -- Michael Robertson Oceanside CA USA...
Michael Robertson
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May 3, 2008
1:50 am
16169
IIRC Lotus was too cheap to register the mark outside the UK......
Peter Blackford
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May 3, 2008
5:49 am
16170
Don't forget the Pontiac Firebird Esprit... Cheers, Sanj http://home.earthlink.net/~turboesprit2/bitsforsale.html ... No virus found in this outgoing message. ...
Sanj
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May 3, 2008
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16171
The CG rendering isn't even close....
Robert Konick
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May 3, 2008
10:55 am
16172
It better not be. I finally realized what it reminds me of. It's the Dodge Caliber!!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Caliber Yuck city. Elise + Caliber +...
Rich Lemieux
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May 3, 2008
3:34 pm
16173
I went to Google and searched for images of 'Lotus Eagle'. There are lots of different versions out there. - Bill Rabel Anacortes, WA '90 Esprit SE, BRG, with...
Bill Rabel
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May 3, 2008
5:08 pm
16174
And... Mercedes Benz uses Esprit name on one of their model variants... So it seems like Esprit was not registered as a trademark in Europe... See Mercedes...
zgluszek
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May 3, 2008
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16175
Tim, Thank you for the detailed Burrows gauge calibration procedure. I heard of this procedure, but never seen a step by step instructions on how to do it. I...
zgluszek
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May 3, 2008
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16176
Steve Frey of GGLC, You called me twice, but didn't leave a phone number. Thought you were a telemarketer and just realized you're a Lotus guy. Please call me...
Roy
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May 9, 2008
7:44 am
16177
Thanks again to everyone that responded offlist. Happy Lotusing, all! Roy...
Roy
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May 10, 2008
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16178
... They did, that's why the lawyers made Ford stop using the "Elan" name. The first batch made it out with "Thunderbird Elan", but that stopped quickly. I've...
Mullen
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May 10, 2008
3:24 pm
16179
Yes, I am still alive, more active on the cycling front than Lotus though. Anyway there is a new pictorial trivia quiz at: ...
Mike Causer
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May 12, 2008
5:46 pm
16180
From top to bottom and left to right: Gerard "Jabby" Crombac (http://www.pistonheads.com/lotus/default.asp?storyId=12518) Innes Ireland (lost his Lotus drive...
Michael Knowles
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May 12, 2008
8:15 pm
16181
... One incorrect. ... Maybe. Mike...
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May 13, 2008
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16182
Well if it was post-1993 then Innes Ireland was signing things from beyond the grave!! :-) ________________________________ From: lotus-cars@yahoogroups.com...
Michael Knowles
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May 13, 2008
11:23 am
16183
Due to my trackday 165/65-13 RE92 tire going obsolete I'm out trying to figure out how to stuff a 14" x 6" wide wheel in the available space on my 66 S2 Elan...
keith franck
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May 17, 2008
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16184
Although I'm not keen to do it, the time has come to sell my Europa Special (3489R), which I've owned for 12 years. The reason for selling is I've bought a...
lenzid
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May 19, 2008
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16185
From: "lenziD" <lenzid@...> ... Seems a good value. Were you the person who removed the warts? -- Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1962...
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May 19, 2008
1:48 pm
16186
... Therefore...... Mike...
Mike Causer
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May 19, 2008
2:27 pm
16187
Therefore either I was right by saying it was 1993 or prior, or he was the only signature which wasn't obtained on that day. ...either that or you're the grim...
Michael Knowles
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May 19, 2008
2:32 pm
16188
... You said "priot to 1993", hence my reply of maybe. Innes died in October, so there was plenty of time. The earlier signature was the one that you got...
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May 22, 2008
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16189
Hi all This may seem crazy - but my partner and I used to own an elise, and are desperate to do so again, but we now have a 21 month old child (pretty small)....
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May 25, 2008
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16190
Yep, it does seem crazy. All seat mounting points have to be especially designed and tested to ensure they keep the seat where you want it during a crash, so...
Andy Clements
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May 25, 2008
7:26 am
16191
Actually, the baby wouldn't do well in the centre seat of the McLaren either... ;-) True story: A friend had a rough beginning to a road trip in his F-1....
Peter Blackford
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May 25, 2008
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