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1. Lotus bibliography updated (score: 1): Author: Mike Causer <mikec@dial.drakken.com>; Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 17:24:21 +0100; The bibliography of Lotus cars has just had a major update. It now lists 333 books about the history of the company, the cars, the personalities involved, and technical details, including workshop ma; /html/chapman-era/2001-10/msg00000.html (6,922 bytes)
2. Re: [lotus-cars] Lotus bibliography updated (score: 1): Author: Mike Causer <mikec@dial.drakken.com>; Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 21:09:09 +0100; Thanks John, t'cheque is in t'post... What I'd dearly like is for someone to take over the video/DVD/8/16/32mm section completely. Mike -- Mike Causer Personal Email: mailto:mikec@mikecauser.com GPG; /html/chapman-era/2001-10/msg00003.html (7,270 bytes)
3. Re: Lotus 23? (score: 1): Author: Mike Causer <mikec@dial.drakken.com>; Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 10:17:49 +0100 (BST); Somewhere I have a copy of Lotus' own notes on maintaining the 23. Might take me a while to find them though, chaos reigns at Castle Causer For ideas on what to check I suggest you study Carroll Smit; /html/chapman-era/2001-07/msg00005.html (7,439 bytes)
4. Re: Magnesium Wheels (score: 1): Author: Mike Causer <mikec@dial.drakken.com>; Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 17:44:54 +0100 (BST); GBP 400 each! <Gulp> Mike -- Mike Causer Personal Email: mailto:mikec@mikecauser.com GPG KeyID 1C2DDA07 WWW pages: http://clients.drakken.com/mcauser /// /// chapman-era@autox.team.net mailing list /; /html/chapman-era/2001-07/msg00006.html (7,202 bytes)
5. Re: Lotus 11 on eBay (score: 1): Author: Mike Causer <mikec@dial.drakken.com>; Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 22:49:51 +0000 (GMT); Dunno about you, but I'd want to kick the tyres and count the rivets before buying a complete (or incomplete) car at auction. I've noticed recently that there's an Elan at $29K (may be wrong price),; /html/chapman-era/2000-01/msg00010.html (7,922 bytes)
6. Re: Lotus 11 on eBay (score: 1): Author: Mike Causer <mikec@dial.drakken.com>; Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 00:03:54 +0000 (GMT); I'd say $8-10 for the paperback is about right. GBP20 over here of course. Even more to people who desperately crave the American edition to got with their English and French copies. (And I'll bet th; /html/chapman-era/2000-01/msg00013.html (7,663 bytes)
7. Re: formula junior (score: 1): Author: Mike Causer <mikec@dial.drakken.com>; Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1999 22:45:24 +0000; It originated in Italy, their version of the 500cc m/cycle engined F3. Became an International formula in about 1959, and was then dominated by the Lotus-Ford and Cooper-BMC cars. There have been sev; /html/chapman-era/1999-11/msg00004.html (7,075 bytes)
8. The best Lotus (Was: Re: M100's Quote from SCI) (score: 1): Author: Mike Causer <mikec@dial.drakken.com>; Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 00:37:19 +0100; OK, I'll bite. The best Lotus, considered allround, as an everyday car, a long trip car, a track car, is .... the Excel. Now owing to the fact that lots of the denizens of the Chapman-era list have n; /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00029.html (9,226 bytes)
9. Re: M100's Quote from Sports Car International (score: 1): Author: Mike Causer <mikec@dial.drakken.com>; Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 23:23:09 +0100; Isn't there a "Lancia" (Fiat in drag nowadays) that has a V8 Ferrari engine driving the front wheels? Wheelspin City! There was also the Fiat Dino, a Turin rot-box with the V6 Ferrari engine. Driving; /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00031.html (7,851 bytes)
10. Re: The best Lotus (Was: Re: M100's Quote from SCI) (score: 1): Author: Mike Causer <mikec@dial.drakken.com>; Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 23:48:48 +0100; Well I've never driven an 1172 Six, the only one I've used has a 1500 Consul engine giving around 105-110 bhp, and a BMC rear axle. So, apart from using swing axle front instead of the S2 Eleven's wi; /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00032.html (11,576 bytes)
11. Re: The best Lotus (Was: Re: M100's Quote from SCI) (score: 1): Author: Mike Causer <mikec@dial.drakken.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 01:15:58 +0100; Lighter and less complicated than the S4. Much more sophisticated than the S2. I do tend to like the frameless look of the S2, although memory of the one I owned in the '70s suggests I got wet freque; /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00034.html (10,149 bytes)
12. Re: M100's Quote from Sports Car International (score: 1): Author: Mike Causer <mikec@dial.drakken.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 01:55:31 +0100; I think they are both too far removed from entry level now, they'd need several steps to get from entry to their main-line products. And of course they will know internally that FWD is hopeless at th; /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00038.html (8,182 bytes)
13. Re: The best Lotus (Was: Re: M100's Quote from SCI) (score: 1): Author: Mike Causer <mikec@dial.drakken.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 02:02:07 +0100; The current UK vernacular would say that it's the dog's bollocks. But I'm just using the phraseology of the time.... Hmmm, Netscrap's spell checker wanted to replace bollocks with bollix which isn't; /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00040.html (9,248 bytes)
14. Re: Vintage Formula Fords (score: 1): Author: Mike Causer <mikec@dial.drakken.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 23:11:37 +0100; They will both be brilliant to drive, even compared to that "racing car for the road" the Seven. *Any* single seater would be. But you do have to consider that at the time there was a legislated maxi; /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00055.html (8,636 bytes)
15. Re: The best Lotus (Was: Re: M100's Quote from SCI) (score: 1): Author: Mike Causer <mikec@dial.drakken.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 23:18:05 +0100; Ahh, I think it was Mike Braun who wrote that, or possibly Betty..... However I do agree ;-) Mike Causer; /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00056.html (8,732 bytes)
16. Re: The best Lotus (Was: Re: M100's Quote from SCI) (score: 1): Author: Mike Causer <mikec@dial.drakken.com>; Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 23:24:09 +0100; Nope, try again. Testicles. Dogs are very fond of licking them, so must be their prize possesion. Hmmm, what do the bitch... ahh forget it! Mike; /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00057.html (8,837 bytes)
17. Re: The best Lotus (Was: Re: M100's Quote from SCI) (score: 1): Author: Mike Causer <mikec@dial.drakken.com>; Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 22:55:23 +0100; Oo-er, it _was_ me wot writ it! Comes from posting to too many lists after too many glasses of wine. Must cut down! on the number of lists I subscribe to...... Mike C.; /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00062.html (8,695 bytes)
18. Team Lotus wins! (score: 1): Author: Mike Causer <mikec@dial.drakken.com>; Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 19:56:47 +0100; Tem Lotus Six today won Class B of the Birkett 6-Hour Relay race at Drivers were John Marshall, Richard Reeve, Andy Bradshaw and Hugo Shipley, Tean Manager was Peter Warr. (Yes _that_ Peter Warr.) Wa; /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00071.html (7,328 bytes)
19. Re: Team Lotus wins! (score: 1): Author: Mike Causer <mikec@dial.drakken.com>; Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 21:40:36 +0100; Didn't get even to sit in one myself, all I did was hang the signal board out. Nope, no troubles. No accidents, not even a spin. That helped a lot with our finishing position because many teams lost; /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00076.html (7,762 bytes)
20. Re: Team Lotus wins! (score: 1): Author: Mike Causer <mikec@dial.drakken.com>; Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 23:59:09 +0100; There were four cars because this was a team relay race. One was an 1172, but I don't know what the engines were in the others. My own Six didn't take part because it's hanging from the garage rafter; /html/chapman-era/1999-10/msg00078.html (9,286 bytes)

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