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May 25, 2022,10:36 AM
 

Hi RabidManatee
Not trying to be pedantic but you do realise these were and are Fibreglass cars?
Marc

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Let's start a series of Lotus posts. Part One: Lotus Eclat Sprint.

 
 By: amanico : May 24th, 2022-22:06
Not my favorite, from the outside... With a body which I wouldn't call fluid nor sensuous... To the interior, a bit too funky for my taste... Did you know that one? Best, Nicolas PS: Credit photos: Car and Classic. ...  

I did not know this one! The interior, funky yes, but very much out there for its time!

 
 By: Chronometer (aka yacomino) : May 24th, 2022-22:28

Agreed. Thanks for commenting, my friend.

 
 By: amanico : May 25th, 2022-04:32

Yes, I have read about these and as I recall seen a couple in the metal.

 
 By: RabidManatee : May 25th, 2022-00:14
There’s something cool about it; wouldn’t this have been a fantastically funky family cruiser? So… is the Elite next 😁?

Not the Elite, another E. :)))))

 
 By: amanico : May 25th, 2022-04:33

Well there are a few “E” names to choose from with Lotus 😉

 
 By: RabidManatee : May 25th, 2022-22:57

Yes, that's why I answered that. ;)

 
 By: amanico : May 26th, 2022-07:27

I know what you mean but!

 
 By: marcobermann : May 25th, 2022-10:36
Hi RabidManatee Not trying to be pedantic but you do realise these were and are Fibreglass cars? Marc

Yep I realize that. In the metal is an expression.

 
 By: RabidManatee : May 25th, 2022-22:59
I thought saying “in the fiberglass” would be pedantic.

:)))))))))))

 
 By: amanico : May 26th, 2022-07:27

Remember the days when everything was analog? : )

 
 By: mdg : May 25th, 2022-04:09

Oh yes! :)

 
 By: amanico : May 25th, 2022-04:30

Oh yes - that one. If my memory serves me right it's from about the same time as the classic Esprit. Something like a four-seat version of the two-seat Esprit.

 
 By: lm6 : May 25th, 2022-05:06

In much less sensual, though.

 
 By: amanico : May 25th, 2022-05:09

Fully agree. IMO the angular design do not work well here.

 
 By: lm6 : May 25th, 2022-05:13

Yes, but wait to see the others. ;)

 
 By: amanico : May 25th, 2022-05:19

Can't wait!

 
 By: lm6 : May 25th, 2022-05:29

Likewise. ;)

 
 By: amanico : May 25th, 2022-05:39

This design can easily pass as a Citroen SL

 
 By: MilDiver : May 25th, 2022-06:15
Not as nice as the Citroen SM though..

True, true!

 
 By: amanico : May 25th, 2022-08:47

Hmmm..... i would prefer the Elite from the early 1980s....the hatchback like rear

 
 By: halkcb : May 25th, 2022-06:55

In total agreement.

 
 By: amanico : May 25th, 2022-08:54

Nope, did not know this one ! Thanks for sharing, very 70's style indeed !

 
 By: montres1 : May 25th, 2022-07:32

Pleasure, my friend.

 
 By: amanico : May 25th, 2022-08:55

To help a friend, my wife & I staffed a Lotus show stand. A customer asked, 'Where's the battery?' I didn't know. We eventually found it ... under the plywood-stapled-with-cheap-carpet rear parcel shelf.

 
 By: kjkt3 : May 25th, 2022-10:27

Hehehe.. I guess this is common to many Lotus!

 
 By: amanico : May 25th, 2022-14:46

Lotus Yoga Pose

 
 By: Thomas_3 : May 25th, 2022-14:28
Does this count? ...  

Nah! ;)

 
 By: amanico : May 25th, 2022-14:45

Laughed out loud.

 
 By: kjkt3 : May 25th, 2022-17:27

;) ;) ;)

 
 By: amanico : May 25th, 2022-21:20

The version they used in Spy Who Loved me was the best

 
 By: Centurionone : May 26th, 2022-13:48

The Esprit? YES!

 
 By: amanico : May 26th, 2022-14:49