LOTUS LOGO

PostPost by: JOHNKENNER » Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:18 am

Can someone tell me what the letters on the

Lotus logo mean?



Thanks,



John Kenner


















_____





* Visit your group "lotuselan
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lotuselan> " on the web.

* To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
***@***.***
<mailto:***@***.***ect=Unsubscribe>

* the Yahoo!
<http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Terms of Service.



_____
JOHNKENNER
New-tral
 
Posts: 9
Joined: 15 Feb 2009

PostPost by: marcfuller » Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:26 am

The founder's initials. Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman

At 08:10 PM 4/10/2006, you wrote:
-Marc '66 Elan DHC (36/6025)
http://www.lotuselan.us
marcfuller
Third Gear
Third Gear
 
Posts: 281
Joined: 14 Sep 2003

PostPost by: Dave50/1 » Tue Apr 11, 2006 3:10 am

Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious

Sorry guys.................


Dave50/1
First Gear
First Gear
 
Posts: 37
Joined: 20 Sep 2003

PostPost by: lotustony » Tue Apr 11, 2006 3:31 am

*Do you mean the ACBC initials? Sorry, that's a big mystery that's no one
has ever been able to decipher. The founder of Lotus, Anthony Collin Bruce
Chapman, carried the answer to his grave. *
lotustony
Second Gear
Second Gear
 
Posts: 165
Joined: 08 Oct 2003

PostPost by: mikecauser » Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:32 am

On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:10:26 -0700 "JOHN KENNER" <***@***.***> wrote:


A history of the Lotus badge is here:
http://www.mikecauser.com/lotus/parts/badges.html



Mike
--
Mike Causer Email - mailto:***@***.***
GPG KeyID 1C2DDA07 WWW - http://www.mikecauser.com
Flood the fen again! - Wicken Fen enlargement - http://www.wicken.org.uk
mikecauser
Second Gear
Second Gear
 
Posts: 105
Joined: 15 Jun 2005

PostPost by: theelanman » Tue Apr 11, 2006 6:06 pm

Antony
Colin
Bruce
Chapman

Lots
Of
Trouble
Usually
Serios
User avatar
theelanman
Coveted Fifth Gear
Coveted Fifth Gear
 
Posts: 1434
Joined: 17 Sep 2003

PostPost by: BenL » Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:57 pm

On 4/11/06, Mike Causer <***@***.***> wrote:

The history of the badge is a bit more interesting than that.

The first couple of cars produced by Lotus Engineering Company were
built by Colin Chapman and Nigel and Michael Allen. Together they
agreed that the initials on the badge should be ABCC for Allen
Brothers and Colin Chapman. (That's probably why the AB is larger
than one of the two Cs.) The Allen brothers were rather annoyed to
find out that Colin Chapman's full initials were ACBC.

The first car to get a Lotus badge was the Lotus IIIB. Adam Currie
was the first customer to buy a Lotus. But his car didn't come with a
badge. He happen to be visiting the workshop on the day the brand new
Lotus badges arrived. He was offered one of the badges in the box
which he put on his car.
---Ben Levy
BenL
Second Gear
Second Gear
 
Posts: 59
Joined: 26 Aug 2017

PostPost by: rodlittle » Wed Apr 12, 2006 8:30 am

A lovely story and so typically chapman
User avatar
rodlittle
Third Gear
Third Gear
 
Posts: 423
Joined: 29 Oct 2008

PostPost by: BenL » Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:28 pm

BTW, I think I got the story of the CABC logo from Nigel Allen.
Feel free to add it to your page.
---Ben
BenL
Second Gear
Second Gear
 
Posts: 59
Joined: 26 Aug 2017

PostPost by: mikecauser » Sun Apr 16, 2006 11:54 am

On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 19:27:58 -0400 "Benjamin Levy" <***@***.***> wrote:


Peter Ross got the same story and put it into his book "Lotus The Early
Years". However the Allens cannot have looked closely at the Mark Two,
which already had a painted badge with the ACBC logo.


Mike
--
Mike Causer Email - mailto:***@***.***
GPG KeyID 1C2DDA07 WWW - http://www.mikecauser.com
Flood the fen again! - Wicken Fen enlargement - http://www.wicken.org.uk
mikecauser
Second Gear
Second Gear
 
Posts: 105
Joined: 15 Jun 2005

PostPost by: tvacc » Mon Apr 17, 2006 1:23 am

Hello all.



Check out this website and new car.. http://www.yes-roadster.net/



My spies are telling me that that we, as Lotus Owners, should watch this car
and website.





Tony Vaccaro

www.lotusowners.com <http://www.lotusowners.com/>
Tony Vaccaro
LOONY (Lotus Owners of New York)
http://www.lotusowners.com
Drive Fast Take Chances
ElanGTS, 93 Caterham, 05 Elise,
99 Elise190, 05 Elise, 2005 MiataSpeed Turbo
User avatar
tvacc
Coveted Fifth Gear
Coveted Fifth Gear
 
Posts: 1161
Joined: 24 Dec 2003

PostPost by: Unibrain » Mon Apr 17, 2006 2:06 am

Tony Vaccaro wrote:

That's not fair! I don't read German!

- Jim
'66 Lotus Elan Coupe'
'97 Caterham Seven
'05 Lotus Elan
User avatar
Unibrain
Third Gear
Third Gear
 
Posts: 361
Joined: 11 Sep 2003

PostPost by: Dave50/1 » Mon Apr 17, 2006 2:22 am

I don't get it- are you a dealer? Selling German-to-English dictionaries?

Comparing this 'new' German technology to our 30+ year old Elans? Is it
available in the U.S. yet?



Dave50/1
First Gear
First Gear
 
Posts: 37
Joined: 20 Sep 2003

PostPost by: richboyd » Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:35 pm

That car looks a lot like the Audi TT. Maybe a tuner version, new
model year, etc.

At 07:06 PM 4/16/2006, you wrote:
User avatar
richboyd
Third Gear
Third Gear
 
Posts: 275
Joined: 12 Sep 2003

PostPost by: Perk1518 » Tue Apr 18, 2006 7:45 pm

Big whoop.

Another obscenely overpriced German rocket sled.
Sure - it might be able to beat me through a corner - and leave me in a straightaway - but for as much as one will have to pay for the car - he/she DESERVES to triumph over my 40 year old technology.

Doesn't bother me in the slightest.

Best of all - in some neighborhoods - he/she will get to see themselves coming and going several times a day!!!

On a vastly more serious note - what's the colour for the original Elan Sprint wheels. I seem to recall they were aluminum - but I'm wondering if there is a specific code or formula. Some PO painted my wheels black.

TIA

Paul
"BOJ"
Perk1518
First Gear
First Gear
 
Posts: 40
Joined: 21 Jul 2004
Next

Total Online:

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 21 guests