I found that I had three electrical problems. The interior light would blow the fuse when I switched it on. The turn signals did not work, and the third very weird one was where some of the gauge lights would go
Europa Euphoria, Part 26
I started thinking about applying some DC volts to the Europa to see if there where any wires that had smoke in them. You know how that goes; you hook up one end of the battery cable solidly to the battery
Something I Didn’t Know… Maybe you did
At our Fall Tune-Up Clinic, it was discovered that the donuts (i.e. Rotoflex couplings) on my 1974 Elan had deteriorated to the point that one had broken in two. History is replete with disaster stories about what has happened when a
Matt’s Models – February 2010
This month, we look at another release from Brumm. This Italian die cast manufacturer is known for it’s wide array of models in 1/43 scale. While prominently focusing on the Italian brands, they have released Lotus 25 models from time to
Matt’s Models – January 2010
This month continues the F1 onslaught of Spark models to our shores. In the past, the Lotus 33 had been produced in 1/43 scale as a metal model (SMTS or John Day kit… better known as a white metal kit.