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 2
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
Cost Overruns
As most of you know, my hobby is restoring old Lotus Elans. I usually find a cheap basket case that needs everything, drag it and all the boxes of parts home and then spend a couple thousand hours and tens
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 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
Musical Elan Chassis
You know the game called “Musical Chairs” that you played when you were a kid? Some adults would set up a bunch of chairs in a circle facing outwards, one less chair then there were kids. The music would start and you would walk around the chairs until the music stopped and you had to
Selling Smurf
My hobby is restoring old Lotus Elans. I buy them all beat up or worn out or neglected for decades or just in boxes. I tear them all the way down – every last nut and bolt comes off. Then
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOTUS ELAN!
1962 marks a significant milestone in Lotus history, as it was 50 years ago that the original Elan was first introduced. Principally designed by Ron Hickman, the new car was an instant hit at its launch at the Earls Court
Matt’s Models – December 2010
This month, we look at a few stunning new releases from Spark (you know by now… handbuilt, low volume, get them while you can), that just happen to be the right size to fit in a stocking. Be sure to
Something I Didn’t Know… Maybe you did
At our Fall Tune-Up Clinic, it was discovered that the donuts (i.e. Rotoflex couplings) on my 1974 Elan had deteriorated to the point that one had broken in two. History is replete with disaster stories about what has happened when a