A rare, crisp, Friday in summer found me celebrating my and my business partner’s birthdays by playing golf at Harbourside International on the South Side of Chicago. I took the liberty of old age to dress the part, sporting “plus
Elise Tech Tips #3
For this edition of Elise Tech Tips I would like to examine a few service issues that have been brought to my attention and pass along some winter storage tips that are specific to the Elise. All of the service
50 years ago… Lotus at Indianapolis
After Lotus’ commanding victory at the 1965 Indianapolis 500, they returned to the “Brickyard” in 1966 hoping for a repeat. With their contract with Ford Motor Company concluded, Lotus agreed to use the new BRM H16 engine for both Indianapolis and Formula 1, coupled to their new Lotus 42 chassis. In addition,they signed
In search of Unobtainium
Some Lotus Elan parts are harder to find than others. But we are lucky to have several Lotus parts suppliers that supply parts without crazy mark ups. They also will not hesitate to have parts made. Ray at RD Enterprises, Dave at Dave Bean Engineering, or Jay
The Return of Peter Egan
Long time Readers of Road & Track will recall the columns written by Peter Egan, a die-hard car enthusiast who has a penchant for the British automobile. Over the decades, he has bought and restored to running condition or better, numerous Triumphs, a Jaguar or two, and
Some Big Mice must be playing games in my garage attic
Part 1. My son John and his wife Mary decided to sell their little house in the city in order to have cash ready to buy a bigger house when the right one pops up on the market. Since he
George Schebler and the hog trough carburetor
Transcribed from Steve Styer’s educational minute at the March 31, 2016 member meeting. Today is the story of George Schebler. Now that might not mean anything to you, but it will in a minute. George Schebler was born in 1865
Vintage Rallies
In my opinion, we’re now in the middle of what may be referred to in the future as the “Golden Age of Vintage Cars”. This is due to several factors, including the aging of the baby boomers, whose appreciation for
The Lotus Position
Classic Motorsports magazine covers a lot of topics about classic and vintage cars across many different marques… British, German, Italian, and sometimes American. Recently though, there has been deeper delving into the Lotus spectrum. Last summer, there was a side-by-side
The Colorado Good
There is a road rally in Colorado where you can have a grand time spending several Grand driving your very expensive classic car over some very nice roads, stopping at expensive hotels and restaurants, rubbing elbows with the upper crusty