Promoting Lotus Cars throughout Chicago
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
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
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
It is difficult to believe that fifty years have passed since Jim Clark died. It was April 7th, 1968. He was racing a Lotus 48 for Team Lotus in a Formula 2 event at Hockenheim, Germany. The race was held
Two years after Jim Clark’s epic win at the Indianapolis 500 in 1965, Team Lotus was caught off balance when they returned in ‘67. Sponsored once again by Andy Granatelli’s STP organization, Lotus originally planned to use BRM’s H16 engine
Early in October, my darling bride announced that she wanted to take me on a get-a-way weekend someplace for my birthday. She suggested going to Galena, Illinois, an area steeped in history and beautiful scenery, especially in the fall. We
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
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
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
I was first introduced to Lotus cars shortly after Jimmy Clark won the Indianapolis “500” in 1965. Being heavily into the slot car hobby at the time, I had a number of cars, many of which I still have today…