In our never ending pursuit to find and stop the oil leaks in the lovely Lotus cars we work on, I recently found an answer to one of the many puzzles that cause leaks – the dipstick. I have always used the process
The Leaky Dipstick
My Next Project
Even though I am not yet done with my Seven America, I always have an eye open for Lotus projects. I found one on the net a couple of weeks ago and I went out to Dayton last week and picked it
How About Giving Me a Push?
Zzzzzzap! That’s the sound I heard when I plugged in the battery charger hooked up to my Elan. The battery had gone flat and I wanted to go out for a cruise. My battery set up is a little different. I have the
The Great Road Trip, Day 9, The Final Stop
We never did find a gas station in the town of Caterham. We stopped at the Safeway for some more road food before we headed back out on the ‘M’. Mark dined on a ‘Prawn’ sandwich. I was not as daring. We found
The Great Road Trip, Day 8, Caterham
The shower in our room was really interesting. There was an auxiliary heater hung outside of the bathroom in the bedroom. The adjustment for the heat was in the bedroom. Initially, the setting was too cold, so I got a cold shower. Rich turned the setting up and
The Great Road Trip, Day 7, TVR
The next morning we had the usual full English breakfast and headed off to Lancaster Castle. This castle still functions as a courthouse and a jail, so you had to be careful what line you stood in: the line for the tour, the
The Great Road Trip, Day 6, Morgan
Another morning of full English breakfast (with Kippers – oh boy!). But at least we had a great view, overlooking the countryside. We had a couple hours to kill so Paul and I found a knick knack shop that sold a lot of expensive junk
The Great Road Trip, Day 5, Aston Martin
Our appointment at Aston Martin wasn’t till 2 in the afternoon so we decided to try and do some more touristy stuff. We looked on the map and Stonehenge (It’s henge, not hedge, Although there are a lot of very thick hedges in
A Tale of Two Tinas – Part 51
Tina’s coming out party! Her first car show! The British Car Festival is an annual event held in my hometown of Des Plaines, Illinois. Every year for the past 10 years, Oakton Community College has lent (for a small fee) it’s large parking
The Great Road Trip, Day 4, Back to Donnington
We returned to Donnington for the second day of festivities. We had bought a ton of stuff of Saturday. Today was the day to go back for some of the items that were overpriced on day 1. Some things didn’t budge. A NOS