The hood and the trunk lid or boot and bonnet posed no real interesting challenge. The steel engine venting grates took a lot of scrubbing with a wire brush to clean up. A rattle can spritz of chrome paint made them
Matt’s Models – December 2010
This month, we look at a few stunning new releases from Spark (you know by now… handbuilt, low volume, get them while you can), that just happen to be the right size to fit in a stocking. Be sure to
A Case For the Spare #2
On Memorial Day weekend, I finally had the 13 year old, hard as a rock Yokohama AVS tires replaced on my Europa Special. The dearth of choices available for 13 inch rims these days pretty much meant settling on the Sumitomo
Europa Euphoria, Part 29
Next up on my list of things to do was to install the front windshield and rear window. I had previously tried to put in the rear window myself with no success and had heard that the front windshield installation was
Europa Euphoria, Part 28
Having cured my electrical woes, I was anxious to tum the engine over. So I did. And it cranked real nice! So I went and pulled the plugs to crank it some more to see if I got spark and
Matt’s Models – November 2010
This month, we are blessed (or cursed, if you are a lotusphile collector) with another version of the Lotus Sport Elise (is there really such a thing, I think this model is actually an Exige?) for 2010. This time around, Hot Wheels has
Matt’s Models – September 2010
Let’s say you were Team Lotus, and it was 1968. You were on your way to go racing at Silverstone…. what better (or cooler) way to arrive on track than to have a Mini Moke at your disposal! This release from Spark
Matt’s Models – July 2010
In my last article, we looked at the Lotus 102B, and some of the goodies that are available of that model. This month, we continue with the Lotus 102D, which was entered for the 1992 Formula One season. The drivers
Matt’s Models – May 2010
First off, let me show you another late find that I had for the last newsletter. If you recall, we covered the Lotus 99T. This little gem comes courtesy of Kyosho in 1:64 scale (approximately a Hot Wheels size), and was sold as
Matt’s Models – April 2010
This month we look at the Lotus 99T, and several offerings that have been available through the years. As a refresher, the Lotus 99T was the formula car that was designed by Gerard Ducarouge for the 1987 season. At the time, Lotus was