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Post by rcollum on Oct 21, 2021 15:31:53 GMT -5
Is this the best Lego kit ever?? --Bob Collum
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Post by ksm on Oct 23, 2021 10:02:09 GMT -5
Oh, that's awesome!
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Post by rcollum on Oct 31, 2021 9:43:26 GMT -5
I was surprised to see this full-page ad in the most recent issue of Octane, a British magazine... --Bob Collum
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Post by ksm on Oct 31, 2021 11:44:26 GMT -5
I was surprised to see this full-page ad in the most recent issue of Octane, a British magazine... --Bob Collum Great picture, and difficult to tell whether they're real or very nice scale models.
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Post by ksm on Oct 31, 2021 11:44:54 GMT -5
Happy Halloween!!
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Post by olfac87 on Oct 31, 2021 19:50:30 GMT -5
I was surprised to see this full-page ad in the most recent issue of Octane, a British magazine... --Bob Collum Great picture, and difficult to tell whether they're real or very nice scale models. Based on a search of the URL at the bottom, they look like real cars recently sold. themarket.co.uk/en/listings?search=esprit
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Post by rcollum on Nov 1, 2021 6:18:47 GMT -5
Now that you mention it, Kevin, the surface they are photographed against looks suspicious... it looks out of scale. If, as mentioned, they have sold these cars in the past, it may be possible these are just a pretty good Photoshop. The green on the Jim Clark Esprit looks better in this pic than in real life.
--Bob Collum
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Post by rcollum on Nov 6, 2021 17:36:06 GMT -5
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Post by ksm on Nov 8, 2021 7:08:25 GMT -5
^That's a lot of Skittles!
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Post by rcollum on Nov 8, 2021 7:22:24 GMT -5
In looking at my old pics of that drive, it makes me wonder how many of those Elises are still on the road? Below is a list of semi-official numbers of how many Elises/Exiges came to the US each year. The total unofficial US total of Elises + Exiges is 5987. I wonder if there is a way to see how many are still registered in the US for road use? I suspect the 'survivors' are a shockingly-low number. There is certainly a good number living track-only lives. While it's good for my car's residual value, it's still sad.
--Bob Collum
2005 U.S. Production: 3,321
3321 Elise
475 Ardent Red - 181 Biscuit Leather
302 Chrome Orange - 244 Black Leather
110 Nightfall Blue (6th rarest color out of 16 available colors) - 50 Biscuit Leather
>475 Saffron Yellow
219 Starlight Black - 110 Black Leather
2006 U.S. Production: 1,417
1079 Elise
Not included in this total are 3 Preproduction Cars-
1 Nightfall Blue Metallic
1 Orange
1 Silver
50 Elise Sport – Included with the 1,079 Elise's above -
50 Saffron Yellow / Storm Titanium Stripes
35 Polar Blue - 20 Black Leather
25 Racing Green Metallic - 3 Magnolia Leather
58 Racing Green Mono
114 Solar Yellow Metallic - 15 Black Cloth
338 Exige (some believe it's 271)
2 Magnetic Blue
2007 U.S. Production: 735
294 Elise -
45 Chrome Orange - 41 Black Leather
47 Elise Type 72D – Included with the 294 Elise's above -
Starlight Black / Gold Pin-striping
3 Canadian Cars Not Counted in above Total
441 Exige S
69 Phantom Black - 67 Black Leather
70 Storm Titanium - 70 Black Leather
2008 U.S. Production: 425
77 Elise
46 Elise California Edition - Included with 77 Elise's above -
-Ardent Red
-Saffron Yellow
More Research Needed
167 Elise SC
3 Isotope Green
4 Persian Blue - 3 Black, 1 Biscuit Leather
39 Elise SC 60th Anniversary- Included with 167 Elise SC's above -
- British Racing Green / Saffron Yellow Stripes
- Phantom Black / Arctic Silver Stripes
- Saffron Yellow / Phantom Black Stripes
- Storm Titanium / Canyon Red Stripes
4 Canadian Cars Not Counted in above Total
164 Exige S240 -
10 Isotope Green
17 Exige Club Racer
Does not include 3 Canadian Cars.
2009 U.S. Production: 146
60 Elise
33 Purist Edition - included with the 60 Elise's posted above -
- Ardent Red
- Monaco White
- Saffron Yellow
6 Canadian Cars Not Counted in above Total
46 Elise SC
15 Elise SC Jim Clark Type 25 – included in the 46 Elise SC's posted above -
3 Canadian Cars Not Counted in above Total
14 Exige S240
4 Phantom Black - None with Magnolia Leather
1 Starlight Black - Magnolia Leather
26 Exige S260 Sport
4 Ardent Red
2 Aspen White
2 Burnt Orange
1 Canyon Red
4 Chrome Orange
2 Graphite Grey
1 Ice White
1 Kawasaki Green
1 Laser Blue
1 Liquid Blue
2 Phantom Black
2 Solar Yellow Metallic
3 Storm Titanium
1 Canadian Car Not Counted in above Total-
Isotope Green
2010 U.S. Production: 95
( ) Elise
( ) Elise SC
( ) Exige S240
27 Exige S260 Sport
8 Ardent Red
3 Aspen White
1 Canyon Red
7 Carbon Grey
1 Chrome Orange
8 Phantom Black
2 Canadian Cars Not Counted in above Total-
1 Aspen White
1 Sky Blue
1 Canadian Car Not Counted in above Total and unidentified color.
2011 U.S. Production: 186
77 Elise R
5 Canyon Red
37 Elise SC
2 Elise SC RGB (Roger Becker Edition)
12 Elise SC Final Edition
3 Ardent Red
4 Aspen White
3 Carbon Gray
2 Chrome Orange
3 Canadian Cars Not Counted in above Total-
2 Aspen White
1 Chrome Orange
26 Exige S260 Final Edition
2 Arctic Silver
5 Ardent Red
4 Aspen White
2 Carbon Grey
3 Chrome Orange
1 Ice White
2 Isotope Green
1 Quartz Silver
4 Phantom Black
1 Starlight Black
1 Storm Titanium
6 Canadian Cars Not Counted in above Total-
1 Ardent Red - Unnumbered
1 Carbon Grey
1 Ice White
1 Isotope Green
1 Laser Blue - Unnumbered
1 Starlight Black
22 Exige S260 Matte Black Final Edition
3 Canadian Cars Not Counted in above Total-
3 Exige S260 Sport
1 Aspen White
1 Carbon Grey
1 Phantom Black
7 Exige S RGB (Roger Becker Edition)
- Aspen White
- Carbon Grey
- Solar Yellow
1 Starlight Black
5 Canadian Cars Not Counted in above Total-
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Post by rcollum on Jan 12, 2022 7:04:43 GMT -5
A picture that was posted today on the 'Lotus Owners and Enthusiasts' on Facebook. This is the now-defunct Hotel Belvedere, in the Swiss Alps. A favorite spot for photos. (No, I have never been there - but I want to go!) --Bob Collum
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Post by rcollum on Jan 23, 2022 14:53:20 GMT -5
I saw this Aston SUV in traffic in Herndon. Check out what's on the label, on the tailgate... --Bob Collum
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Post by ksm on Feb 25, 2022 12:53:26 GMT -5
Feb 24, 2022. And the last built-for-a-customer Elise, a Sport 240 in Championship Gold, goes to:Elisa Artioli: Talk about full circle, here she already seated in the first one unveiled publicly, in 1995:
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Post by rcollum on Feb 25, 2022 13:27:25 GMT -5
I'd say this is a PR home run for Lotus! Elisa is a fine brand ambassador... Here she is, posing in front of our Elise, at the LOG 36 in NJ, back in 2016. --Bob Collum
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Post by ksm on Mar 12, 2022 13:03:23 GMT -5
Checked out the wrap job on my friend's car at a shop and this nice Roadster was also there, freshly wrapped in matte grey:
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