A week later back in Des Plaines the POD arrived and I thought I had given myself a couple days to unload the car. But upon further review the POD was supposed to be emptied, cleaned and ready for pick
Not Another Elan Project? (Part 2)
Not Another Elan Project?
Surely you must be joking! I’m not joking. And don’t call me Shirley. Ah, the line that launched the second career of the up till then, a very serious and handsome actor named Leslie Nielsen. What has that got to
A Rare Opportunity – Richard Driehaus Collection
Early in February, Steve Styers invited me to join him for a special visit to the Richard H. Driehaus auto collection in the near-west side of Chicago. Steve is a member of the Greater Illinois Region of the Classics Car
The Great Gear Oil Conundrum
While preparing the Europa for the drive to Bloomington and the Champagne British Car Festival last May, I thought it would be a good time to change the gear oil in the transaxle. I had bought a couple of quarts
Pay it forward or Pay it Backwards… It’s the Lotus Corps way.
I had a really good time at the Veterans Car Show on Saturday, September 7th. It was actually the first outing for my 1963 S1 Elan since I had rebuilt it – again. Hard to believe that it had been
Elan Project No. 11
It was barely a month since I had gotten my latest “Seattle car” Elan project parked in the basement of the Lakehouse when I got several emails & texts from folks in the Indianapolis area telling me that there was
The ONE8 Lotus Europa Special
Lotus Corps members may have seen the recent advertisements for a new scale model of the Lotus Europa Special by Automodello. If you happen to be a Europa owner or enthusiast such as myself, this model must certainly have piqued
A Good Excuse to go Visit My Brother, Part 2
Part 2 of 2 (Back to Part 1) The next morning we headed East to meet my brother and his wife at Mt. St. Helens. They had driven up from their home and we met them at the Mt. St.
A Good Excuse to go Visit My Brother
Part 1 of 2 It’s not that I didn’t get along with my brother. We lived at home with Mom & Dad for the first 22 years of my life. Sure we had some squabbles but nothing serious. It’s just
Extraction Of A Broken Water Pump Bolt
My fellow-7-owner had been looking over the engine in a moment of dry calm on an otherwise wet Driver Education Day at Blackhawk Farms. His sharp eye had found what I hoped was just a vibration-assisted backed-off bolt. But a