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For those interested in early Lotus cars, the company and those that created and raced them. Also to be used by those restoring early Lotus cars to source parts and services, and for those wanting to trace their old car or get advice on purchasing one.
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 Group Administration
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I am the "owner" of this group, which means that if anything goes wrong it is my fault! I am sure the good people at Google do an excellent job, and we are all grateful to them for providing the facility for us to have this discussion group, but one or two things have gone wrong recently and I need your help to ensure that we get things right.... more »
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What makes an Eleven 'eligible'?
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Hi everybody
What makes a Lotus Eleven eligible for races such as LeMans, Mille
Miglia, and others races where not everybody that owns an Eleven and
wants to participate is allowed to do so?
Specifically I am wondering if the car needs competition history in
that specific race, ie if only those Elevens (specific chssis #s)... more »
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Where is # 525 today?
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About ten years ago there was an Eleven S-2 for sale in the Atlanta,
Georgia area claiming the number # 525. That car seemed to be for sale
for several years and some of us were asking each other about it. Can
anyone suggest where this car is today?
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Lotus History updated twice a day
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Hi Everybody,
Just to let you know that I run a twitter account focused solely on
Historic Lotus. It is updated twice a day with links to period videos,
pictures, race results and more. Check it out here:
[link]
Thanks
PS - The only think I get out of it is the joy of learning about... more »
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You've gotta see this "Eleven Tribute"
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It is based on an Elan and I must say after looking at the pictures,
it is a extremely well-engineered labor of love. Dare I say it? I am
beginning to like it.
Available on ebay right now!
[link]
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Watkins Glen video
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Here is a video from the SVRA Group 4 race at Watkins Glen last
weekend. There were 3 Elevens in the field. The others were Jim Hamlin
and Jeff Snook. Unfortunately Jeff's car broke a tranny. You can see
him on the side of the track.
Group 4 is the 1950s group and includes everything from 1100cc sports... more »
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Oil pan and vent baffles
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I am having a small issue. In hard right or left turns, my oil
pressure (at the gauge) drops below 10psi. Normally it runs about
70psi. As far as I have noticed, there is no issue under braking or
acceleration.
This is due to the oil sloshing left or right in the pan away from the
pickup. The classic way to fix this is to build an oil baffle into the... more »
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Eleven up for auction at Bonhams in Monterey
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There was an 1100cc Series I Eleven in the Bonhams auction catalog at
Monterey. I read the catalog description and looked it over. While
there is no doubt that this car has been racing a long time, it is the
definition of ridden hard and put away wet. There are several issues
concerning originality/provenance as well. Maybe some changes were... more »
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Monterey Historics
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I had the pleasure of competing at the Monterey Historic Races this
year. It was great to run with a bunch of Elevens, a Fifteen, and
other cars from the period. Here are some pictures from the race and a
video of a couple of laps.
People in cars:
Silver 42 Series I - Brian MacEachern
Silver 52 Series I - Ed Nigro... more »
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Eleven rear wheel lock up
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Greetings all- I finally purchased a new set of cast iron rotors from Mike Brotherwood for S1 Eleven and when I tried them several weeks back I experienced substantial rear wheel lock up/noise etc-during the meeting -I kept shifting bias on the brake bias bar and whist it improved it substantially I was not able to... more »
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