Promoting Lotus Cars throughout Chicago
This month were hack to the Lotus models… although as a side note to my previous newsletter submission, there also exists an Opel Speedster in 1:64 scale as part of a Marvel Superhero 5 pack. This Speedster is from Maisto, its Spiderman’s mode
by Dave Koski After an almost three year wait since ordering. I took delivery of a BRIGHT yellow, 2005. Street legal, federally approved, all the bells and federal whistles Elise on July 21. It now has 1,300+ miles on the clock and I’ve
by Paul Quiniff Before the last board meeting we had a Mini Tune-up Clinic with George Neumann’s Elan coupe. The car had been brought back to life two years ago at the Spring Tune-up Clinic. Since then he had been driving it
This month we will continue with the Elise based stepbrother, the Opel Speedster. First up, is the Speedster in 1:18th scale. Two different diecast companies have released this model in this scale. Maisto’s version, of which a picture is included (#31615) comes in
In any car restoration you need to see signs of progress to keep inspired. To keep motivated. To keep from getting out the can of gasoline and torching the whole thing! I had purchased my 1960 Lotus Seven America in 1998. The glossy
This month we are going to focus on the distant cousin of the Elise, the Opel Speedster. Currently, there are several toys that have been released of the speedster, both in 1:18 and other scales. This month we will focus on the
This month we will focus on a few goodies that are still readily available in most mass market retail outlets (aka. Target. Wal-Mart, etc.). The first item is by Playmates, called Speedeez, that are similar to the micro machines toys that came
by Ed Young Last November, the Valeo alternator in my 1988 Esprit died for the third time, with a hair under 90,000 miles on the car. Due to the ground work that several turboesprit list members (A tip of the proverbial hat here
This month focuses on the Lotus in plastic model form. Tamiya has kept the Lotus name alive in this form for quite some time, with various models still in production. Anyone familiar with Tamiya models will know the detail that they put into these
Hey gang, I hope 2004 is treating everyone well! This segment is going to (hopefully) be a resource as to the number of Lotus models that are out there … and more importantly, in production, or accessible through other internet sources. Granted with