I hope the New Year finds everyone well, and dreaming of warmer times ahead to get their Lotus out of hibernation. In the meantime, here’s a few Lotus in a smaller scale to keep you busy! First up is this new
Matt’s Models November 2008
This month, we will cover a few new releases, along with a few, goodies that have been recently discovered. Since its getting close to Christmas, might be a good idea to make sure that your spouse/significant other just “happens” to
Rebuilding a Seven Front End
by Phil Zamlnski I started out by saying, “I can rebuild the Seven front end”. Everyone, including myself, who has owned a Seven for several years, looks at a Lotus Seven and is taken aback by how simple it is. And, in principle,
Matt’s Models – April 2005
This month. I thought we would look at the Lotus Seven. It’s quite a remarkable feat of Lotus engineering that this car has survived to this day, through various guises and ownership. It appears to he a pretty popular model in the diecast
Matt’s Models – March 2005
Minichamps, or Paul’s Model Art, is another Chinese company that has released probably thousands of die cast vehicles in all forms of racing. Their subject matter ranges from street, formula one, IRL/Cart, and rally 1/43 scale models. Recently they have also gone into the
How to Build a Caterham Seven in 38,496 Easy Steps
by Jeff Plummer In 1996, I had the pleasure of fulfilling one of my dreams by building a Caterham Super Seven. I opted for the race car chassis with live rear axle and Ford Kent crossflow engine. Following are some of my recollections
Seven Notes, Part 2
by Joe Nepsa Well, now that the handling is greatly improved because of our bump steer adjustment, we thought that a little safety would be nice. Just look at the steering shaft. A six-foot long x 3/4 inch diameter hardened steel rod