Promoting Lotus Cars throughout Chicago
4/28/06 It’s been 5 months since I worked on the Europa. I went to open my neighbor’s garage and I again didn’t remember which button on the 3 button garage door opener she gave me opened the alley side and which button opened
A few issues ago, I reviewed the 1:64 scale Lotus Esprit from the James Bond movie “The Spy Who Loved Me”. Both road and submarine versions, were available only through convenience stores in Japan and released by Kyosho. Well, it appears that this promotion
Here’s something weird that happened in the garage. I have a built in garage furnace. In the winter, when I’m not around. I keep the garage at just above freezing like 40 degrees. I do this by having a modified thermostat. One that
“It was a cold and storms night”… Really, I don’t remember what kind of night it was. But I do remember someone was writing a novel and was trying to start off with the above line. Please help me out
Thanks to the many pledges from individuals, preservationists, and car clubs (including Lotus Corps), the financial goal for the saving the Meadowdale Raceways silo has been reached. Among the contributors was the family of Leonard Besinger, who was the original builder of the
This month, we will continue from our discussion in November on Corgi and the Lotus Esprit releases. With the release of “For Your Eyes Only”, Corgi released various versions of the Lotus Esprit used in the movie. Interestingly, only the copper version with the
By Phil Zamlynski Over the past several years, about three or four years actually, a silent revolution is becoming evident. This revolution became clearer in part, with Bob Herzog’s Europa renovation/restoration article. There are several others who have labored in silence on their Europa.
With the release of the latest James Bond movie, “Casino Royale” in theaters now, I thought I would review what James Bond Lotus vehicles are available currently- with a bit of searching-from Corgi. To begin with. I found this tidbit of information about
This month, there continues a trend to release more goodies and create havoc on my wallet… For those of you that missed out when the Lotus Project M250 was released..and rereleased, and released as a limited edition “Treasure Hunt” vehicle, rejoice, as Hot Wheels has once again
Long-time Lotus Corps members will undoubtedly remember Meadowdale Raceways, which was located in Carpentersville, Illinois. In operation from 1958 to 1969, the track was 3.27 miles long, with a combination of flat and fast, hilly and twisty, open land and forest sections. The track’s most prominent