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Re: Lotus Cars
« Reply #15 on: 22 September 2008, 00:18:14 »
scrap the HS, it's gotta be the twin cam HSR every time
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« Reply #16 on: 22 September 2008, 00:20:15 »
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The of course there is THIS....



Very under estimated car

It's a Right Wheel Drive Talbot Horizon ;D ;D

Driven one of those, belonged to 'Andrews Heat For Hire' rallied by Russell Brookes. :y
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« Reply #17 on: 22 September 2008, 00:20:45 »
But the Daddy of 'em all is :-


A certain (quiet) member might recognise it!  ::)  :y  :y
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« Reply #18 on: 22 September 2008, 00:22:57 »
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scrap the HS, it's gotta be the twin cam HSR every time

HS is a 2.3 twin cam, the HSR is actually a 2.6 revamp, some in twin cam and some in single cam guise (for rallying)

Only 50 Factory HSR produced, all twin cams

http://www.motorbase.com/vehicle/by-id/-680625015/.
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« Reply #19 on: 22 September 2008, 00:23:12 »
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Just for you Lizzie


Thats my choice, but with the JPS on it. :y

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/90/250870857_8276e80c91.jpg?v=0

Like this one that I own, and use occasionally at Brands Hatch!



 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
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« Reply #20 on: 22 September 2008, 00:23:32 »
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But the Daddy of 'em all is :-


A certain (quiet) member might recognise it!  ::)  :y  :y

I could live with that....... ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #21 on: 22 September 2008, 00:23:43 »
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Fibber...... ;D ;D ;D ;D

C'mon Mike. We're not all old enough enough to be a Ganges Button Boy!  ;D  ;D  ;D
I was in my last year at jnr school then.  ;)  ;)  ;)
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« Reply #22 on: 22 September 2008, 00:25:51 »
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Fibber...... ;D ;D ;D ;D

C'mon Mike. We're not all old enough enough to be a Ganges Button Boy!  ;D  ;D  ;D
I was in my last year at jnr school then.  ;)  ;)  ;)

 :P :P :P ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #23 on: 22 September 2008, 00:27:33 »
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Like this one that I own, and use occasionally at Brands Hatch!



 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)

Is that the one that caused all the trouble, with the fans and skirts on to hold it to the ground (not sure if the fan was true or just a rumour)
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« Reply #24 on: 22 September 2008, 00:31:20 »
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Like this one that I own, and use occasionally at Brands Hatch!



 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)

Is that the one that caused all the trouble, with the fans and skirts on to hold it to the ground (not sure if the fan was true or just a rumour)

Don't know about that, but I find it a great drive as it has wonderful road holding, lovely sounding engine, and cute vanity mirrors on the sides of a stunning black body, which no current police car can catch! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #25 on: 22 September 2008, 01:29:32 »
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The of course there is THIS....



Very under estimated car

It's a Right Wheel Drive Talbot Horizon ;D ;D
Nope-lotus sunbeam 2.2 twin cam. :y
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« Reply #26 on: 22 September 2008, 01:33:46 »
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scrap the HS, it's gotta be the twin cam HSR every time
The HS was a twin cam - 16 valve. the only difference under the bonnet between the 2 was that the HSR had dellorto carbs as standard.
The HS had 175 strombergs as standard,but when they were changed for twin 48 dellortos with a blydenstien tubular ex,manifold and lumenition ignition,the power went up from 135bhp to abot 170.
ate lotus sunbeams for dinner. :y
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« Reply #27 on: 22 September 2008, 01:36:12 »
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scrap the HS, it's gotta be the twin cam HSR every time

HS is a 2.3 twin cam, the HSR is actually a 2.6 revamp, some in twin cam and some in single cam guise (for rallying)

Only 50 Factory HSR produced, all twin cams

http://www.motorbase.com/vehicle/by-id/-680625015/.
but a 2.3 (not a 2.6). the 2.6 was a single cam clubmans type engine (iirc.) :y
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« Reply #28 on: 22 September 2008, 01:41:33 »
The F1 car looks like sennas old turbo car that he won his first F1 races in (89t ?)
No skirts they were banned long before this.
The fan car was a Brabham (alfa engine iirc) driven by Niki Lauda (1979 ?)
Irritating smart arse mode now switched off.night all  :D ;D ;D
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« Reply #29 on: 22 September 2008, 01:44:12 »
We had both cars at work.

The Lotus Sunbem gearbox was shocking, I went out in it as a passenger, couldnt stop the wheels spinnig in the 1st 3 gears.

The HS, was slowly modified into a works rally car.  went from the standard 135 BHP to a firebreathing 240 BHP.  It got writeen off but all the parts were refitted into a strengthened HSR bodied shell.  From what I can remeber the engine had the stroker kit fitted but it seemed to perform better on a single cam head from what I can remember (very vague though) think they got it upto 260 BHP at the wheels on the rolling road.

Some interesting cars at work arround that time.  His Brother won his class in the Lombard RAC in a MK2 Escort BDG.

Then the guy with the HS went on to a works Ascona 400 and on to a 6R4
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