Random car and/or Lotus related pictures and videos

[silverfrost]

Sir Stirling Moss in a lotus 18 during the1960 Monaco grand prix Bibs, you can buy that photo on ebay also    

[tim_marra]

I thought the side panels were removed for the race? Is this a shot from practice or qualifying?

[silverfrost]

Only just recently learnt how to use google image search Bibs, very handy lol  

[Bibs]

 

[Bravo73]

6 hours ago, silverfrost said:

Sir Stirling Moss in a lotus 18 during the1960 Monaco grand prix Bibs, you can buy that photo on ebay also    

Wasn’t it also the first Lotus F1 win?

[PAR]

First win by a Lotus car although not a factory win as it was engaged by a private team (Walker Racing). Moss reiterated the win the following year with the type 18 before team lotus had their first ever factory win in the US Grand Prix.

Edited February 6, 2018 by PAR

[LotusLeftLotusRight]

Lovely Lotus 49 film. What a noise! Surprised that Rindt’s name wasn’t mentioned as (posthumous) world champion in one.

[C8RKH]

Really enjoyed that film with the Lotus, Brundle and Newey. Listening to Newey it really brings home the legacy and pedigree of Lotus in racing. Would be great to have them back as a factory team in something. I'd shed a tear at that...

[silverfrost]

Fantastic Video  Bibs,     From the days when race cars looked amazing and the drivers had a much bigger pair of nuts between their legs ,  not knocking todays drivers to much,  as they still do a great job,  but looking at the 48 with the massive 3.0 v8 lump hanging just behind their heads and a scantly thin body wrapped around them took brave men to race them compaired with todays racers . 

[GTK]

That was a lovely watch, when was that made? What he said about coming down three gears into Tarzan with a Cosworth Hewland, and he's talking about today's F1 drivers missing out... what about the rest of us 

[tim_marra]

13 hours ago, LotusLeftLotusRight said:

Lovely Lotus 49 film. What a noise! Surprised that Rindt’s name wasn’t mentioned as (posthumous) world champion in one.

He also raced a 72 in 1970. It was the car he was in at Monza on the fateful day..

[Bibs]

This picture was taken at Lotus back in 2011 when the new track was opened. Lots of famous faces where there, Nigel Mansell is even still in his car right under the Lotus roundel! Can anyone name all the cars, L-R?

[LotusLeftLotusRight]

Bless Our Nige! I bet he couldn't get out!

[Bravo73]

8 minutes ago, Bibs said:

 Can anyone name all the cars, L-R?

All but the one 2nd from left. Hmmm. ?

[tim_marra]

27 minutes ago, Bravo73 said:

All but the one 2nd from left. Hmmm. ?

Could it be the ill fated indy car from (I think) the late 1990's....... the 96T?

Edited February 8, 2018 by tim_marra

[Bibs]

It was on the TLF stand at the Lotus Festival in 2015...

[Bravo73]

Ah. Then in that case, yes I can. 

[pete]

 

[GTK]

The Lizzy Musi boob thumbnail got me, but the camera guy is priceless...

 

[Bibs]

 

[GTK]

What a salesman 

 

[silverfrost]

The battery problems seems to pop up on the forums quite a lot,  I think he gives an honest outlook, and comes across as he sort of likes them but also knows somes of the downsides,  When you sell lambos, ferraris etc you are always going to look down slighty on the toyota engine imo.  

Red wires for the neg battery wire seems like a pants idea,   Nice to hear also some of the problems with parts stateside etc, hopefully this will be addresed over time by lotus 

Ants in the car is not just lotus in these climates, i have seen plenty of ant invasions on the web stateside, it must be an Amercian ant thing lol

 

 

[Malcolm Feth]

Two green lotuses lured me to have a look on this video on YT. Quite funny, but so true

Lotus owners are really a different species

 

 

[pete]

https://m.facebook.com/groups/1503016279977515?view=permalink&id=2025591347720003

[Bibs]