Random car and/or Lotus related pictures and videos

[PAR]

18 hours ago, Hornsey Boy said:

Haringey council placed the building under their list of "interesting buildings" along with the pub next door which was run by Colin Chapman's dad.

I noticed it on google recently and leaving locally but still haven’t visited it. Need to get it done soon with one of the loti.

46 minutes ago, pete said:

 

Is it resident parking only? Would not want to get a fine.

Edited March 3, 2019 by PAR

[pete]

[Advantage]

There;s a new movie coming along in June this year. 

 

[silverfrost]

Looks like a great film 

[jonwat]

Who's playing Chapman, he's got to be in it?

[internets]

A friend of mine, and a DeLorean nut, is the producer of this film and heavily involved in the development of it. He showed me the first 10 minutes of the film where Alec Baldwin is preparing to play JZD, looks like it will be a very good film and Tamir’s attention to detail will be spot on as he knew JZD and also interviewed him.

Tamir spent time in the UK interviewing MJK and various other people involved with Lotus and the project at the time.

[GTK]

Glad to hear that MJK was consulted Chris!

Be interested to know if your pal calls it a film or a doco?

[internets]

Both probably  the opening I saw was Alec Baldwin in make up discussing his inspiration to play DeLorean. As can be seen in the trailer the film is real footage of DeLorean spliced with scenes played by Alec Baldwin.

John DeLorean’s son and daughter are both in the film, I have met his daughter Kathryn several times but his son has mostly kept out of the limight before but I know Tamir knows him and had input from him. I also know an old friend of MJK, Barrie Wills, was interviewed and appears in the trailer, I believe Barrie went on to the Sinclair C5 project which @Kimbers knows plenty about I seem to remember him saying  

Anyway the world premiere is in April at the Tribeca film festival and from what Tamir has said it will be released in “select theatres in major markets” in the US and also on steaming services like Amazon and or iTunes. The current plan is for the international release via Universal on June 7.

[Kimbers]

I could write a book on the Sinclair C5! 

[march]

1 hour ago, Kimbers said:

I could write a book on the Sinclair C5! 

I can remember nearly running over one of those when they first came out. I was being overtaken on the inside on a roundabout (I was actually stationary and the C5 was weaving through the traffic). The only reason I noticed was a piece of wire with a little red flag on went past at eye height that , when I looked down, I noticed was attached to the back of the C5.

I watched it with fascination as it weaved between me and a whacking great lorry - the driver was definitely likely to become a candidate for the Darwin awards.

I would be interested in the thought processes for the design of the C5 - was it an exercise in reducing the population of hipsters or just badly thought out?

[ChrisJ]

 

[Sparky]

Doing some Lotus work in Malmø, Sweden this week.  Apart from the TE and 3 Sevens, some interesting cars stored here...

Edited March 19, 2019 by Sparky

[pete]

Love the Citroen traction

[silverfrost]

Always loved the XJS     But the rust always stopped me from getting one 

[GTK]

Will the DS fit down your pants @Sparky? I'd give it a good home

[swindon_alan]

I will beat Sparky to the punch:

"My pants are overfull in the front as it is"

[Sparky]

I woulda been there but for the hour's time difference, dammit.

[au-yt]

The picture is of a Lotus 11 when it first arrived in Australia in March 1959 by its first owner. The car was raced and crashed and then disappeared into a garage and was left, as they were, unwanted.

The current owner seated in the chair tracked the car down and restored it, spot the driving shoes on the ground, a necessity with big feet and tiny foot well!

 

[Bibs]

 

[GTK]

What's he calling him? Lottie?

[silverfrost]

Nice chap,  Fantastic to hear the old F1 drivers giving the pit mechanics the mention they deserve,  The good old days of oily rags and the smell of petrol 

[Chillidoggy]

Right, what’s this?

 

[chipp]

First thoughts are similar to a Matra Bagheera or Opel Gt but probably neither of them.

 

chipp

[LotusLeftLotusRight]

intermechanicca  Indra

[TAR]

https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auctions/2018-11-24/motorcars/ref-6-1973-intermeccanica-indra/