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Old 07-23-2011, 11:37 AM
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I called on my consultant neighbour this morning who gave me a copy of this, having picked it up on business in Italy.

http://magazine.lotuscars.com/pages/...continue4.html

It has lovely pics of gorgeous women flashings their bits and tits. I don’t think I’ve seen a better pair of pins than hers, they go on forever.



I did find it coincidental as I had seen a very similar Elan to the one pictured at Greenwood Motorsports yesterday.



I was struck by how elitist the magazine is. Lotus used to be a marque that attracted enthusiasts. I was also a bit miffed that the M100 Elan like the one I owned seemed to have been airbrushed from Lotus’ history in the feature Street Cars Named Desire.

Wonder if the Lotus lovers on here will be subscribing at £20 a pop?
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1 sock, how bizarre !

Think I'll give it a swerve at £20 a go.
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Seems an ideal motor for peanut smuggling by the looks of things
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The mag actually makes a lot of sense when you see where Lotus want to go.

Isn't Mr Bahar's business advertisement ? Seems like they are trying to create an ultra chic exlusive brand for the new money that will buy the new cars.
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Aw gawd - sounds like yet another marque's got a dose of more b ullshi t than reality and wants to become a mere brand. Semms to be the current fad; Borgward's mag. costs zillions & they've not even designed the bloody car yet.

The M100's airbrushed out because in spite of being a good car, it doesn't fit the "image."
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Interesting article on Lotus' progress here http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/...ght-track.html
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...composite cars (no more glass-fibre out of Hethel).

Oh dear; GRP is a composite and they use far more than just that these days...

But the point is true enough; the shed-built image is seen as a disadvantage by most and it needs to change. Reads like the Exilise is dead already before the Toyobaru FT-86 gets here; tad worrying.

But I cannot see silly overpriced mags isn't really helping matters.
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The one sock , some how sort of very attractive in a suggestive sort of way, and they look like jolly nice coat pegs.

No comment on the Lotus though. Bought a sofa once from what had been the 2nd Lotus factory in Cheshunt
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she is a perfect specimen ... the model is lovely too . Did you notice how the windscreen wiper overhangs the windscreen ?
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Originally Posted by LTB
1 sock, how bizarre !
Verruca?


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