I’ve worked for the phone company for over 31 years where we have acronyms for everything. I had a real rough day in the garage the other day and I decided to put some acronyms together to try and classify what kind of
Europa Euphoria, Part 5
Matt’s Models – November 2005
This month brings us some new releases in the 1:64 scale realm by both Hot Wheels and Johnny Lightning. Hot Wheels has re-released the Lotus Sport Elise for 2005, this time with a metallic purple exterior, and chrome interior. The graphics on the
Europa Euphoria, Part 4
Once in a while in the disassembly stage you have to do a bit of clean up. Since I had just ripped (literally) the seats out, it was time to take the shop vac out to get rid of all the rotted
Matt’s Models – October 2005
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
Europa Euphoria, Part 3
Time to Get Gooey. The window frame is held onto the door with two small self-tapping screws and lots of really gooey black tar type adhesive. Of course I didn’t really know this at first so I didn’t put on any rubber gloves.
Europa Euphoria, Part 2
Disassembly time. Lot’s of people ask me how many hours I put into a restoration. It seems like thousands, but I never really kept track on the other projects I’ve done. SO this time I’ve got a little clipboard and I’ll see how
Matt’s Models – August 2005
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
Europa Euphoria, Part 1
Many of you recall that I wrote a series of articles from 1990-1997 when I took two very tired Lotus Cortina junkyard dogs and made one pretty nice one out of them. That car is gone, sold to a collector in
Matt’s Models – July 2005
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
Matt’s Models – June 2005
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