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PostPost by: street » Wed Jul 07, 2021 10:29 am

Hi,

In NZ we have Trademe as our eBay. A chap is selling front timing case cover with converted oil pump and electric water pump. Up for $1000 or 500 sterling, search lotus/parts.
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PostPost by: rgh0 » Wed Jul 07, 2021 11:32 am

Interesting concept but you would not be able to fit in an Elan unless you moved the radiator significantly further forward.

The two $100,000 plus Lotus Cortinas advertised on the site were interesting also !

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PostPost by: 2cams70 » Wed Jul 07, 2021 12:54 pm

rgh0 wrote:The two $100,000 plus Lotus Cortinas advertised on the site were interesting also !


Not sure I'd pay that much for an Mk2 Lotus Cortina but Lotus Fords in general are rising in value - even Australian built ones. Escort Twin Cam recently sold at Shannon's:

https://www.shannons.com.au/auctions/20 ... H3MAD2IFR/
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PostPost by: englishmaninwales » Thu Jul 08, 2021 4:31 pm

2cams70 wrote:
rgh0 wrote:The two $100,000 plus Lotus Cortinas advertised on the site were interesting also !


Not sure I'd pay that much for an Mk2 Lotus Cortina but Lotus Fords in general are rising in value - even Australian built ones. Escort Twin Cam recently sold at Shannon's:

https://www.shannons.com.au/auctions/20 ... H3MAD2IFR/


Not sure I’d be able to avoid retching at the 1970s brown vinyl interior every time I got into that Escort Twin Cam!
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PostPost by: 2cams70 » Fri Jul 09, 2021 7:10 am

englishmaninwales wrote:Not sure I’d be able to avoid retching at the 1970s brown vinyl interior every time I got into that Escort Twin Cam!


Baby poo brown was actually quite a fashionable colour back in the '70's and it was always great to jump into those vinyl seats after the car had been left standing in 40 degrees C Australian summer heat - it is still possible to drive with bum off seat holding on to the steering wheel you know!!

There was also a limited run "Denim Pack" Escort available in the Mk2 series. This had front seat's upholstered in Denim material (blue or fawn) and a free pair of Lee jeans supplied with every car. I saw one or two in scrapyards during the '80s but I don't know of and haven't seen any survivors in original condition since.
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PostPost by: The Veg » Fri Jul 09, 2021 11:54 pm

2cams70 wrote:There was also a limited run "Denim Pack" Escort available in the Mk2 series. This had front seat's upholstered in Denim material (blue or fawn) and a free pair of Lee jeans supplied with every car. I saw one or two in scrapyards during the '80s but I don't know of and haven't seen any survivors in original condition since.


And we had this in the USA: https://www.heddels.com/2014/08/levis-a ... ore-pants/
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PostPost by: 2cams70 » Sat Jul 10, 2021 10:29 am

Very tasteful. I like that one! Fun times. Everything is too politically correct and boring these days. Thanks for posting
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