By Phil Zamlynski Over the past several years, about three or four years actually, a silent revolution is becoming evident. This revolution became clearer in part, with Bob Herzog’s Europa renovation/restoration article. There are several others who have labored in silence on their Europa.
Matt’s Models – November 2006
With the release of the latest James Bond movie, “Casino Royale” in theaters now, I thought I would review what James Bond Lotus vehicles are available currently- with a bit of searching-from Corgi. To begin with. I found this tidbit of information about
Matt’s Models – September 2006
This month, there continues a trend to release more goodies and create havoc on my wallet… For those of you that missed out when the Lotus Project M250 was released..and rereleased, and released as a limited edition “Treasure Hunt” vehicle, rejoice, as Hot Wheels has once again
Save the Silo
Long-time Lotus Corps members will undoubtedly remember Meadowdale Raceways, which was located in Carpentersville, Illinois. In operation from 1958 to 1969, the track was 3.27 miles long, with a combination of flat and fast, hilly and twisty, open land and forest sections. The track’s most prominent
Matt’s Models – August 2006
Spark models is a manufacturer out of Macau, that has started producing Lotus models along with various other marques. I was a bit hesitant about ordering one, due to the fact that they are hand made out of resin (1 am a die
Droopy Headlights
By Don Zeunert 1991 Elan and 1988-2002 Esprits If your headlights fail to rise and the motors keep spinning, the following rebuild kit will solve your problem. Fail to rise could mean they don’t lift at all, lift partially, or fall
Matt’s Models – June 2006
This month brings a few new goodies to the collector market, along with a surprise from the past! For those of you who missed out when Hot Wheels released the Lotus Esprit (in all three variations) a few years ago … well,
Rebuilding a Seven Front End
by Phil Zamlnski I started out by saying, “I can rebuild the Seven front end”. Everyone, including myself, who has owned a Seven for several years, looks at a Lotus Seven and is taken aback by how simple it is. And, in principle,
Europa Euphoria, Part 7
I decided to start stripping the paint off the body and get it in primer before I started on the mechanical bits. This had more to do with the weather than anything else. Fall was upon us and it was
Matt’s Models – April 2006
This month brings another new find from Brumm. If you remember from previous newsletters, Brumm is a die cast manufacturer out of Italy that has produced numerous 1/43 scale models including Aston Martin’s and Ferrari. recently, they began producing Lotus- albeit, just one model,