Random car and/or Lotus related pictures and videos

[Bibs]

[Stuart Monument]

I thought a few of you might be interested to see Nigel Mansell's and Elio De Angelis's Lotus Essex pit bike restored.

Original seat cover which was wrapped in black tape. Think we will get a black cover to make it look like how it was. Black tape is a bit crude.

Edited October 12, 2013 by Stuart M

[Stuart Monument]

Hi buddsy

Yes it was. Complete rebuild since then. Parts are a nightmare to source.

Stu

[Bibs]

[Stuart Monument]

Have been driving it on nice days. How's about your esprit ?

Just ordered some new wheels for it's, the originals, rather than Wolfrace that are on it. Tyres are proving hard to source for the size.

Not had the europa long

Stu

[Stuart Monument]

The pit bike is my fathers but he's not very good on computers and i thought it should be shared !

[Stuart Monument]

Buddsy that sounds like a cracking idea. Let's hope for some good weather soon!

[Bazza 907]

Stuart

Tell your Dad he really needs an Essex Esprit to go with the bike !!

Edited October 13, 2013 by Bazza 907

[esprit22]

Stuart

Tell your Dad he really needs an Essex Esprit to go with the bike !!

 

You could do a straight swop Baz...the bike would be good for your daily station commute.

[Bibs]

http://youtu.be/HIpQ4ah5XTY

[ramjet]

How do these people have a license?

[Bazza 907]

Same way Chris Cole has road tax..

[Bibs]

[Bibs]

I'm sure one or two people were like that in my Esprit

 

[TBD]

My wife was like that in my Audi S3 too 

 

Does that make me Walter Röhrl?

[Snoopy1969]

When I remember your story of the GT3 on the mororway right ...YEs Sir, of course!!!!

[Bibs]

Lamborghini Veneno Roadster

 

[mayevora]

Winter tyres sorted then!

[Simon350S]

Like that....!

[Loose Cannon]

Have these been mentioned before? A friend pointed me towards the "Petrolicious" classic car related videos, and they are brilliantly produced for a home brewed effort. They can be viewed on the usual Youtube/Vimeo or on their own website, and I'd rather watch just one than a whole episode of Top Gear

 

For me the allure of classic cars is as much about the stories surrounding them, the people who built them, the owners and  enthusiasts than the nuts and bolts. These videos capture that sentiment perfectly.

 

I haven't watched them all yet but these stand out so far. If you have a spare 5 minute break and a mug of tea, one of these will fill it nicely!

 

What everyone would like their car to sound like;

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EO2y_-vpolA

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KG3Eqp6dfZo

 

the car as art (Esprit owners take note!);

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Dt7uQr0YiUs

 

working hard to get the car of your dreams;

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtWngm75OuI&feature=player_embedded

 

and I dare you not to have a lump in your throat at the end of these, 2 guys in their twilight years reunited with cars from their youth;

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRDUpcVcrW4&feature=player_embedded#t=0

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm1gyoUruCA&feature=player_embedded&list=PLtoI3QrvJpTzxHu7Arw78-AgNoEu0dgL0#t=0

[hedgerley]

Yummy re-furbed seats in my Esprit. The smell alone makes me go weak at the knees....

 

 

 

 

 

[Loose Cannon]

 

 

Arhh it was Bertone!

 

Buddsy

 

IMHO The Grifo matches the much lauded Miura for looks, and I bet it's a darned sight easier to own.

 

They also both have the hand of the 2 most influential car stylists of the last 50 year. The Grifo in the video is an original design by Giugiaro, tweaked by Gandini, and the Muira was a sketch by Giugiaro completed by Gandini

[pete]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24602826

Edited October 20, 2013 by pete

[ramjet]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxARf74Refg

[johnpwalsh]

Hows this for a bit of name dropping, was having a chat with the Mrs a few weeks ago and she mentioned that her grandfather was an architect in London and used to visit a friend who was designing a superfast car, the guy wanted to break the land speak record and her grandfather was asked to help out with calculations on the body work, well the guy went on to complete the car and a few others since. It turned out the guys name was Richard Noble. The Mrs tracked him down the other day and he actually remembered her as a cheeky little shit that used to sit in his office while they were busy doing drawings, he was even kind enough to send copies of drawings of the car in question. A gentleman. But it's funny that our passion for cars comes from a long time back and that's how we first met, she wanted to steel my Éclat which is where the similarities started, My Éclat originally belonging to Andrew Ferguson and her grandfather assisting with the design of the Noble project car. Thrust, what a small world we live in. I eventually gave her the car as a wedding present last year so she wins hands down.