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For those interested in early Lotus cars, the company and those that created and raced them. Also to be used by those restoring early Lotus cars to source parts and services, and for those wanting to trace their old car or get advice on purchasing one.
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 Group Administration
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I am the "owner" of this group, which means that if anything goes wrong it is my fault! I am sure the good people at Google do an excellent job, and we are all grateful to them for providing the facility for us to have this discussion group, but one or two things have gone wrong recently and I need your help to ensure that we get things right.... more »
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Odd Question
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Hello All, Not quite an 11 question, I know, but I do understand we have more than a few 'Lotus Boff's' on here. On the Lotus 16 frame, contemporary articles say the frame longerons were made from a 'special aircraft grade steel, square tubing but with larger radius corners...' or similar jargon. Does anyone know what specifically was used, and what the wall thickness was, and why it was speciffically used?... more »
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Len Pritchard RIP
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This just found today at lunch while checking my normal sites: From [link] Len Pritchard, the surviving half of the British racing bodywork genuises Williams & Pritchard - famous in our circles for Sebring Sprites and the Sebring GT spridget bodywork (also renowned for their work with Lotus and with an extensive CV of design and coachbuilding for... more »
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Back on Track
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I am pleased to announce that my Eleven is racing again after a 1 year
layoff for rebuild.
A short history. The car had been prepped for vintage racing in the
80s. I recommissioned it in 2006 and ran my first event at Sebring for
the Lotus Eleven Reunion there. I was privileged to meet many of you... more »
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XI Research
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Hi,
I'm trying to confirm something I believe I read some time ago and now
of course cannot find where I read it!
I believe I read that a few of the very last XI's made were produced
with fiberglass bodies, not the aluminium body it is best know for.
Can anyone confirm or refute this? If it is fact does anyone know... more »
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Group Administration
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I am very sorry that you should have received the disgusting message
from "charming" today (July 9th).
The message has been reported to Google and removed form our site.
The sender has been banned from sending anything to the Group.
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Lotus 49 clone? on ebay, not to much interest
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I saw this on ebay, not sure folks know about it ot not. Sounds like a project with a lot of ifs to be the big money that Gordy Good is looking for... I an not sure it belongs on this group or not but it is an interesting project none the less. Gary [link]... more »
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Progress Chassis trailer
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Does anybody have any dimensions or drawings for the lightweight car
trailer produced by Progress?
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Crossflow Inlet Manifold for a Seven
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Hi,
I am looking for a dual weber dcoe 40 intake manifold for my Lotus 7
series 4. Apparently there is a long version and a short version. I
bought a redline part that the runners are long and offset (3 3/4") ,
the hood hits the front carb. Does anyone know where I can find a
short one?
--Nathan... more »
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Group Administration
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I am sorry that you should have been bothered by a message on 20th
June from someone asking you to visit their website.
This sort of message has no place in our Group and the sender has been
banned.
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