FFS, you DIDN'T talk me out of a Lotus Carlton

FFS, you DIDN'T talk me out of a Lotus Carlton

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Skylinecrazy

13,986 posts

193 months

Wednesday 12th November 2014
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fesuvious said:
Email from Mark, geometry is set.

So, just for him to road test, and confirm all is well.

My god i'm looking forward to this!
He can do my clutch then wink

Both Mark and Joe are both top guys, and the car looks immense Matt!

I had another nose around the other day.


Pixelpeep7r

8,600 posts

141 months

Thursday 13th November 2014
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monthefish said:
Pixelpeep7r said:
have always thought of these cars as sort of the holy grail. I have zero mechanical knowledge and around the same budget so i can't ever see me owning one so i'll have to accept that drooling on this thread is the closest ill ever get.
Just do what I did a few years ago and buy a 3.0 Vauxhall Carlton 24v on ebay and imagine you've got a Lotus. hehe


ETA - here's one for £800
you have to laugh at that ad...

'This 1988 car has been dry stored and needs some recommissioning and restoration'

and all the pictures are outside with it soaking wet.

LOL!!

illmonkey

18,111 posts

197 months

Thursday 13th November 2014
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the last pic got me thinking. What happens if you break the windscreen? Surely they're not still made.

illmonkey

18,111 posts

197 months

Thursday 13th November 2014
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B'stard Child said:
illmonkey said:
the last pic got me thinking. What happens if you break the windscreen? Surely they're not still made.
Windscreens and rear screens aren't an issue yet, if I can still get one for a 1979 Monza it'll be a while before Carlton/Senator B screens are an issue
I figured someone would say that. Sorry to go slightly off topic, but what does happen to older cars?

Col 666

1,073 posts

212 months

Saturday 15th November 2014
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Just spotted this on Instagram!

oobster

7,065 posts

210 months

Saturday 15th November 2014
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Jeez, J831 UPA hasn't been taxed since June 2005, so that has been sitting getting shat on for probably 9+ years.

Edit: There is a pic of J831 UPA on flickr, the uploader says it a scan of a pic "taken in the early 90's" at Goodwood:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/theclarksnz/55003192...

Edited by oobster on Saturday 15th November 18:37

spats

838 posts

154 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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That is a thing of beauty!

djgritt

618 posts

163 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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Phwoar. smile

benters

1,459 posts

133 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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these still look fab after all these years, a great looking car, and top work done. TASTY !

goldblum

10,272 posts

166 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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Wow. Utterly gorgeous. Although my taste for 90s mega-bodykitted supercars previously only extended as far as the one below...that Carlton is fking lovely. Well done.

TuxMan

9,010 posts

237 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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Bloody Stunning !!!!!

MonkeyBusiness

3,912 posts

186 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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fesuvious said:
Good morning, gents and gentesses.

to answer;
How fast? Dont know, until I have properly gone over her and serviced I will not go past 3500rpm.

I will say though that the shove was certainly akin to my 355. So I suspect she will be 'damn fast'. But like the 355, brutally quick in the nineties, is merely very quick today.

Let us put into context though. She is a quarter of a century old. Driving back my impression was 'this car is Nigel Benn - the Dark Destroyer. Throughout the nineties capable of beating, blugeoning and battering 98% of opponents. Now, well, the young breed are fitter, faster, better conditioned. You do think though, a bit like Rocky Balboa - even now, on its day, when evrrything lines up right - a young pretender could still be dropped on the canvas'

That is how driving this car made me think and feel.
That's a great post.

dirty_dog

676 posts

175 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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Just love the rear wheels on these!

martin mrt

3,768 posts

200 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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fesuvious said:
More details to follow,

Taken yesterday.....

That's a thing of beauty, literally has just made my Saturday morning at work much better seeing this.

Fantastic thread, look forward to the updates

C. Grimsley

1,364 posts

194 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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Looks amazing, what's the chances of the rust coming back should it be used as an every motor.

Carl

brettski

9 posts

230 months

Sunday 14th December 2014
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I'm sure I've seen this car parked up in Stafford it looks fantastic!

D1on

802 posts

185 months

Saturday 24th January 2015
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Love it! smile
Would really like one of these one day!!

gaz1234

5,233 posts

218 months

Saturday 24th January 2015
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fesuvious said:
More details to follow,

Taken yesterday.....

Not keen on the Orange indicators

oobster

7,065 posts

210 months

Saturday 24th January 2015
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C'mon Matt, give us another updated with pics!

ruggedscotty

5,606 posts

208 months

Saturday 24th January 2015
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Great topic - Some great pictures and good to see a surviving LC in such fine fettle.....