Promoting Lotus Cars throughout Chicago
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
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
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
by Ed Young Recently, I pulled the handle to open my rear ‘bonnet’, whilst pulling, the cable broke…..BEFORE the latches released. Ever give any thought as to how you can gain access to the rear without a cable to release the latches? I
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
February 12th this year, marked the 25th anniversary of my having purchased my Lotus Europa Special. It is a milestone which is hard to accept, because it really doesn’t seem all that long ago. Not many people get the chance
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
Time to work on some more of the bugs. The exhaust leaks were two problems. One, some idiot didn’t install the number three exhaust gasket right. It was on one stud but not the other. Guess I’ll have to fire the mechanic. Wait
Now this is what we actually came to England for….The big gathering at the Donnington Exposition center. Right next to Donnignton race track. Adjacent to the Donnington Car Museum. We arrived early, about 8:00. The Show wasn’t supposed to open until 10:00, but we
There were some bugs. Lots of little bugs. But bugs I can handle, at least it’s running. Now I can pick away at the bugs till they are all gone. There was a couple of exhaust leaks. The timing must be way off