Lotus stuff on your walls - automobilia

Post by: **Certified Lotus** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 1:17 am

Moving to my office at work, it's not hard to see what my passion is when you walk in ............ certainly starts a lively conversation.

My garage is a whole different story. That is to follow soon

Post by: **sprint4dm** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 8:09 am

This is my latest painting it will be on the wall as soon as I get it finished. Jim Clark 1967 Monaco GP

are there any more budding artists out there?

Cheers Dave

Post by: **Type28** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 11:10 am

Here's a little seen picture that's on my wall- could you see a current F1 champion doing this for Charity, at Christmas in their best bib and tucker- and yes, it is snowing!

Post by: **archigator** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 6:08 pm

A few of my possessions...

Gary
'71 Sprint FHC
Miami, Florida

Post by: **Certified Lotus** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 2:43 am

My Garage has quite a few different types of Lotus related memorabilia, art and signs. Keeps me in the right spirit when ever I'm working on my car.

Post by: **persiflage** » Mon Nov 10, 2014 12:21 pm

Not quite up to the previous standards, but I find it helps.

Post by: **abstamaria** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 10:36 pm

A letter regarding a Lotus 23 I bought in 1997, sadly no longer with me.

Andy

Post by: **rgh0** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 10:50 pm

Hi Andy
It sounds like your 23 had an interesting history. Did it finally make its way to Manila after its adventures in the USA and be fitted with a twin cam? where is it now?

cheers
Rohan

Post by: **abstamaria** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:00 pm

Hello, Rohan. Yes, all the events forecast in the letter came to pass. The twincam was probably fitted shortly after it arrived in the US and began racing with Ecurie Shirlee. Ed Brannon raced the 23 for many years, yearly at Laguna Seca for the Monterey - Pebble Beach weekend. I brought it to Manila in 1977 and raced it in the very friendly vintage series here. I retired from the track in 2006 and sold it to a friend. It is still in Manila, perhaps the only 23 in Asia outside of Japan. Here is a photo of me in the 23 in 2005. It is a lovely car. I should have kept even as art.

Andy

Post by: **abstamaria** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 2:01 pm

Doors occupy one wall of my garage and windows the other two. That leaves just one bare wall. I only have cam covers on it.

Andy

Post by: **richardcox_lotus** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 3:51 pm

Wow Andy - that letter - was Chapman that much of a clairvoyant??

Post by: **abstamaria** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 11:13 pm

Well, they say he was always ahead of his time, Richard. I was only 14 on the date of that letter and would get the 23 some 35 years later. I can't believe it. (The factory invoice, which came with the car when I acquired it, is dated a few days earlier.)

Being a Lotus guy, even at 14, the 23 was always a dream for me. I miss it now and then.

Best,

Andy