Promoting Lotus Cars throughout Chicago
The Elan and Elite are the focus of this months article, as both models have been very nicely done by Sunstar and IXO. Sunstar has represented Lotus models rather well through the years, with models being produced of the Elise S1. GT1, and
This month we will finish the “video vault” segment, and get hack to my passion (dare I say weakness?)- models. (Perhaps we should rename my column as “Man’s Madness” ?? Off we go… Jeremy Clarkson is a hit of a legend in
This month, we will continue to peruse the video vaults in search of more lotus sightings. Although the Indy 500 race has passed us by for another year, this is the time to snatch up those DVDs that contain bits and pieces of
Looking over the previous newsletter on Jim Clark’s win at Indy gave me an idea … what treasures are available on video for us to relieve the Lotus glory days? I thought I would take the next couple of newsletters
The Elise continues to he a popular subject in the die cast model world.. as we will see in this month’s newsletter. For those of you who may have missed the Matchbox release of the Elise S1 a few years ago, you are
This month. I thought we would look at the Lotus Seven. It’s quite a remarkable feat of Lotus engineering that this car has survived to this day, through various guises and ownership. It appears to he a pretty popular model in the diecast
Minichamps, or Paul’s Model Art, is another Chinese company that has released probably thousands of die cast vehicles in all forms of racing. Their subject matter ranges from street, formula one, IRL/Cart, and rally 1/43 scale models. Recently they have also gone into the
This month we will continue to focus on Lotus in the Formula One years..or Grand Prix as they were known, with a collection of Quartzo die casts in 1: 18 scale. Those of you familiar with Quartzo also know they released many 1/43
Well, it’s a new year, and what better way to start the year than with a few Lotus goodies to add to your collection … and drain your checkbook at the same time! I thought I would focus on the formula one models
Hard to believe that December is already here, and Christmas is just around the corner … but, if you have been good this year, maybe there is still time to get a little lotus present for yourself!! We will continue with the