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[TheBoy]

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Did you say 'early retirement' in another thread 

Cheeky bar steward ....  I'm 58 

That's pretty old, Mr Beanz

[Andy B]

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Did you say 'early retirement' in another thread 

Cheeky bar steward ....  I'm 58 

That's pretty old, Mr Beanz

Thanks ..... 

[Glassback]

How do I add photos. ?

[Andy B]

How do I add photos. ?

Pictures need to be hosted elsewhere & then linked to here

[Glassback]

Admin Edit:
Message removed as it does not comply with our guidelines, sorry

[New POD]

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It is a great club for Lotus Carlton owners and  ....

  You can't say that! 

I was in ABS for one year. I have the magazine's somewhere.  The editors know what THEY like.and Lotus is one of them.
The forum? Dead really
Advise? I've had better
Trade club? Yeah. Well maybe. Very hit and miss.
So I stick to www.autoshite.com and oof

[terry paget]

I've been a member for many years. I joined for the trade club membership and the camaraderie with other Senator owners. I ran a fleet of six ex-police Senators for many years, four of which which appeared on the cover of Straight Six News, see above. Now the internet provides the cheap spares, this forum the camaraderie, and I no longer own any straight six cars. I applaud and thank the folk who keep it going, and still produce a quarterly magazine.

I note they still organise meetings. I once attended a meeting, expecting a gathering like our Brackley meeting, but only one other guy turned up. We had a 2 hour conversation in the cold, while his wife sat in the car, then parted, looking forward to the next gathering. I never went again.

The very professional A4 full colour magazine often includes some tempting parts adverts, repair tips, and restoration articles.

[Lizzie Zoom]

I've been a member for many years. I joined for the trade club membership and the camaraderie with other Senator owners. I ran a fleet of six ex-police Senators for many years, four of which which appeared on the cover of Straight Six News, see above. Now the internet provides the cheap spares, this forum the camaraderie, and I no longer own any straight six cars. I applaud and thank the folk who keep it going, and still produce a quarterly magazine.

I note they still organise meetings. I once attended a meeting, expecting a gathering like our Brackley meeting, but only one other guy turned up. We had a 2 hour conversation in the cold, while his wife sat in the car, then parted, looking forward to the next gathering. I never went again.

The very professional A4 full colour magazine often includes some tempting parts adverts, repair tips, and restoration articles.

That photo is a lovely reminder of the Senny's!

I wish I still had mine!!

As for the ABS magazine - yes, it makes for interesting reading and any source for spare parts must be welcomed, along with the TC facility of membership!

[TheBoy]

I still go to the monthly local ABS meets. Well did, as I doubt it'll be on for 2 or 3 months at least

[Steve Brookman]

I'm still in it but like New Pod prefer Autoshite. I've got a Senator - whats for sale?

Regards

Steve

[LC0112G]

It's a common complaint that the ABS is only any good for LC/LO owners. The issue is though that there are a lot more active LC/LO owners trying to maintain their cars that there are Senator or GSi owners. There used to be a fairly active Monza membership too - mainly in East Anglia but they seem to have drifted away in the past 5-10 years.

The old ABS magazine editor (Steve Bunny) used to moan incessantly about the only articles he got for inclusion were LC/LO related. The editor isn't paid to produce content for the magazine - he simply assembles the mag from content supplies by members. If the only supplied contend is LC related, then that's all he can include.

Personally I think it was a huge mistake (20+ years ago) not to include all Carltons in the club. I said as much at an AGM back in the 90's. But the leadership at the time were resolute that they only wanted to include straight 6's. By the time they included the Omegas (all Omegas even the 4PPOS :-) ) it was too late.

Trade club was a good perk, but Vx removed TC support from most dealerships several years ago, and my nearest one was then 40 miles away. Can't blame the ABS for that though.

And recently the forum has moved (dunno why - never asked). I'm still on the new forum, but I don't like it. Worse - a recent update to the old forum software has made all the old content inaccessible. Work to repair the damage is apparently underway, but I'll believe it when I see it. If it can't be fixed, that's 20 years of vital info lost.

[456lbft]

It's a common complaint that the ABS is only any good for LC/LO owners. The issue is though that there are a lot more active LC/LO owners trying to maintain their cars that there are Senator or GSi owners. There used to be a fairly active Monza membership too - mainly in East Anglia but they seem to have drifted away in the past 5-10 years.

The old ABS magazine editor (Steve Bunny) used to moan incessantly about the only articles he got for inclusion were LC/LO related. The editor isn't paid to produce content for the magazine - he simply assembles the mag from content supplies by members. If the only supplied contend is LC related, then that's all he can include.

Personally I think it was a huge mistake (20+ years ago) not to include all Carltons in the club. I said as much at an AGM back in the 90's. But the leadership at the time were resolute that they only wanted to include straight 6's. By the time they included the Omegas (all Omegas even the 4PPOS :-) ) it was too late.

Trade club was a good perk, but Vx removed TC support from most dealerships several years ago, and my nearest one was then 40 miles away. Can't blame the ABS for that though.

And recently the forum has moved (dunno why - never asked). I'm still on the new forum, but I don't like it. Worse - a recent update to the old forum software has made all the old content inaccessible. Work to repair the damage is apparently underway, but I'll believe it when I see it. If it can't be fixed, that's 20 years of vital info lost.

I had copied some of your excellent posts from the old forum for reference , but by the time they warned us of the shutdown of the archive it was too late for a really good trawl through the incredible range of information and knowledge that had accumulated on it.     The LC/LO values will hopefully keep the interest in them alive for a good few more years, but (sadly) other Carlton's, Senators and Omegas will probably all die out with their owners...

[terry paget]

Here's my 2006 fleet, 3 ex-police white 3 litre and 2 civilian blue 2 litre. Like the earlier picture, shot on Christmas day, the only day of the year when most of the family, and their cars, are here.

[YZ250]

I'm still on ABS at the moment but will be dropping out this year. Two Audi's and a bmw are hardly eligible club cars are they. 
Nice bunch of guys when I met them at Billing a few times but my odd shift pattern made it nigh on impossible to do the pub meets so I found it difficult to integrate in to that side of things. I am on the forum but haven't posted on there since the new forum took over. Certainly not as active as this forum but like everything in life, familiarity makes things more comfortable. 

[Entwood]

Here's my 2006 fleet, 3 ex-police white 3 litre and 2 civilian blue 2 litre. Like the earlier picture, shot on Christmas day, the only day of the year when most of the family, and their cars, are here.

mmm I don't see any of terry's pictures at all .. but I do see other peoples ...