FYI: Basically, it's a meetup on the 11th May from 11am to 3pm at Hethel of loads of Lotus owners, to chat about cars, have a factory tour (for those who ...
A thousand pardons for my major gaff in not stripping the digest at the end of my previous message. I know better yet I still did it. Duuuhhhhh! Rob LaMoreaux ...
... Whoa, Phil... There is no consistent archiving of the posts with Mark B's team.net servers. He always wants server $$ donations yet never answers ...
Going to be in Orlando, FLA late Saturday May 4 to Friday May 10 Any Lotus activities around. Time for a pint? Please reply off list, Thx Cheers, Harald -...
... True. It does not work as well as it used to. OK, on most lists, not at all right now. He is working on that. ... I don't think that's fair. He asks...
... was ... the ... Phil, until he starts running a service where I can put ALL of my (not necessarily car-related) mailing lists in one single simple place...
Hi, My Father has recently bought an elise T reg', in the lovely yellow (or whatever they call it!!... mustard?) And around the exhaust at the top the paint is...
Hi I am trying to organise a Lotus show at my kids school fete and am having trouble getting cars to show. If anyone is near Gloucestershire England and could...
Yup. SE has the same one too Lew Message: 14 Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 23:56:16 -0000 From: "edrick_centeno" <edrick_centeno@...> Subject: (unknown) can...
Alan, 11th of May is the date for Lotus the pilgrimage in Hethel... You may have some trouble to find some Lotis available this day... Bring the kids to...
Eric Sivry
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May 3, 2002 9:02 am
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Greetings All, I just got an email from Ali Perry, wife of Alan, List Founder. Ayrton Jacobs Perry born May 1st 2002 6:43 AM 20 plus inches 7 lbs 4 oz ...
jon rosner
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May 3, 2002 7:49 pm
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CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a nice touch! The name Ayrton AND the initials "AJ", no doubt for Texas A. J. Foyt! <-: Tony...
Hi Gang, I have 11,000 miles on my yellow M100. I think it might be time to replace the belt. However, I would like to hear when others have done theirs and...
DZ356@...
May 4, 2002 5:23 pm
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I just had mine done, 350 bucks, plus belt, purty cheap really. ... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/...
Keith Gustafson
gusmach@...
May 4, 2002 5:40 pm
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Hi all sorry to hear about the pilgrmage being posponed but ... I am still looking for some Loti for my school fete and Lotus show. It is on the 11th may from...
Where did you have it done. At the Lotus dealer? What about parts, did you get the parts through Lotus? -- Ed E. R. Miller emiller@... San Diego, CA...
Hi Denny, Timing belts have gotten reliable enough that they're in nearly universal use. They will eventually fail due to age, temperature, etc., but as a...
Alan, Once I get full details from Clare on Tuesday i'll be in a better position to assess what's going to happen. If nothing is, then I will gladly point the...
Just come across this: http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/article.html?id=020411001582 Since taking over in 1993, he has completely renewed the Ferrari ...
... Big Snip.... ... IIRC Chevrolet started making a composite car in 1953.... the Corvette. Later in 1955 DKW made the 3=6 Monza from spun-glass-reinforced,...
... In all fairness, he's probably using these terms in their current F1 sense: composite = full carbon fiber monocoque chassis, F1 gearbox = electro-hydraulic...
Big difference between a "composite body" and an F1-type monocoque (i.e. frameless) construction! Just a tad bit more engineering is required for the latter......
More on the Rochdale Olympic: http://www.motorbase.com/vehicle/1/6/9/ The site mentions further: "One of the first glassfibre monocoque cars only predated by...
The Ford Motor Co Museum site shows a 1940 photo of Henry Ford axe/whacking a 1941 Ford sedan with a body made of fiber reinforced soy bean oil plastic. Ford...
Consulair also used to claim they produced the "first Advanced Composite Monocoque Production car". I figured they claimed that because they were ignorant...
57k, and there was a hole in it about 3/16" diameter Keith ... 1:46:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, gusmach@... writes:<BR> ... 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px;...
Keith Gustafson
gusmach@...
May 6, 2002 1:48 pm
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No, bought the belt for the izuzu, had a local mechanic do the job. Any decent mechanic does sidewinder timing belts all day long, they can do them in their...
Keith Gustafson
gusmach@...
May 6, 2002 1:52 pm
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I am restoring a '66 Elan S2SE and I am trying to locate an original air cleaner - the part that holds the element. I have located one, but there are two...