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Title: Saw a Lotus Sunbeam today
Post by: Martin_1962 on 23 August 2009, 20:48:01
Yes the ultimate hot hatch

Nice to see it - near Halfords/Homebase
Title: Re: Saw a Lotus Sunbeam today
Post by: Andy B on 23 August 2009, 20:50:52
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Yes the ultimate hot hatch

Nice to see it - near Halfords/Homebase

and you didn't take a photo?
Title: Re: Saw a Lotus Sunbeam today
Post by: Martin_1962 on 23 August 2009, 20:58:46
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Yes the ultimate hot hatch

Nice to see it - near Halfords/Homebase

and you didn't take a photo?


What with - I had just bought a lead lamp
Title: Re: Saw a Lotus Sunbeam today
Post by: Andy B on 23 August 2009, 21:03:31
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Yes the ultimate hot hatch

Nice to see it - near Halfords/Homebase

and you didn't take a photo?


What with - I had just bought a lead lamp

you don't have a phone ..... with camera?  ;D  ;D  ;D


There was a Lambo on the works car park last Tues ...... I took a photo but don't seem to be able to get it to the PC to upload it any where to show you. Someone must be getting paid toooo much!  ;D  ;D  ;D
Title: Re: Saw a Lotus Sunbeam today
Post by: tunnie on 23 August 2009, 21:37:32
google phones you can upload straight to online directory with Picassa  :y
Title: Re: Saw a Lotus Sunbeam today
Post by: jonnycool on 23 August 2009, 21:49:22
I saw an old Renault 5 Gordini Turbo the other day, don't even remember seeing one of them when they were current!
Title: Re: Saw a Lotus Sunbeam today
Post by: Kevin Wood on 23 August 2009, 22:05:46
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I saw an old Renault 5 Gordini Turbo the other day, don't even remember seeing one of them when they were current!

You had to be quick with those, to see them between being sold and blowing up / getting stacked. ;D

Kevin
Title: Re: Saw a Lotus Sunbeam today
Post by: jonnycool on 23 August 2009, 22:19:31
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I saw an old Renault 5 Gordini Turbo the other day, don't even remember seeing one of them when they were current!

You had to be quick with those, to see them between being sold and blowing up / getting stacked. ;D

Kevin

Quite right mate, like s**t off a shovel ;D ;D
Title: Re: Saw a Lotus Sunbeam today
Post by: albitz on 23 August 2009, 22:22:51
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Yes the ultimate hot hatch
Nice to see it - near Halfords/Homebase
Not in my opinion,nice little motor but the brakes were crap.The only reason that the stats put them quicker than the chevette HS was that they had the sense to put decent carbs and exhaust manifold on as standard.VX as we would expect put strombergs and a cast iron manifold on the HS and charged the owners a fortune for a pair of dellorto,s and a tubular steel manifold,but we all paid it of course.It just meant that the car was about 10% more expensive than list price.
For the record,in the days when you could get away with racing other cars on the road,from standing start to flat out,my HS used to eat Lotus Sunbeams alive. ;) :)
Title: Re: Saw a Lotus Sunbeam today
Post by: Andy B on 23 August 2009, 23:04:48
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You had to be quick with those, to see them between being sold and blowing up / getting stacked. ;D

Kevin

 .... and dissolving into a pile of rust.  ::) :y
Title: Re: Saw a Lotus Sunbeam today
Post by: Kevin Wood on 23 August 2009, 23:39:53
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You had to be quick with those, to see them between being sold and blowing up / getting stacked. ;D

Kevin

 .... and dissolving into a pile of rust.  ::) :y

If they had a particularly careful owner who didn't turn the boost up. ;)

Kevin
Title: Re: Saw a Lotus Sunbeam today
Post by: Pete Elite on 24 August 2009, 00:06:44
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Yes the ultimate hot hatch

Nice to see it - near Halfords/Homebase

and you didn't take a photo?


What with - I had just bought a lead lamp

  Know what you mean Martin, those lead lamps take crap pictures ;D.
Title: Re: Saw a Lotus Sunbeam today
Post by: dbug on 24 August 2009, 00:18:26
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Yes the ultimate hot hatch

Nice to see it - near Halfords/Homebase

and you didn't take a photo?


What with - I had just bought a lead lamp

  Know what you mean Martin, those lead lamps take crap pictures ;D.

Mine works ok  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: Saw a Lotus Sunbeam today
Post by: Pete Elite on 24 August 2009, 00:20:32
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Yes the ultimate hot hatch

Nice to see it - near Halfords/Homebase

and you didn't take a photo?


What with - I had just bought a lead lamp

  Know what you mean Martin, those lead lamps take crap pictures ;D.

Mine works ok  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)

  Have you seen anybody regarding your delusions dbug ;D ;D ;D.
Title: Re: Saw a Lotus Sunbeam today
Post by: Jimbob on 24 August 2009, 07:44:46
well they've got a good flash on em  ;D
Title: Re: Saw a Lotus Sunbeam today
Post by: TheBoy on 24 August 2009, 09:07:45
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I saw an old Renault 5 Gordini Turbo the other day, don't even remember seeing one of them when they were current!
Colleague of mine had one, seem to remember it needed a new turbo about twice a year :o
Title: Re: Saw a Lotus Sunbeam today
Post by: jonnycool on 24 August 2009, 09:11:07
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I saw an old Renault 5 Gordini Turbo the other day, don't even remember seeing one of them when they were current!
Colleague of mine had one, seem to remember it needed a new turbo about twice a year :o

God, I thought running an Omega was expensive :o :o
Title: Re: Saw a Lotus Sunbeam today
Post by: Martin_1962 on 24 August 2009, 12:29:12
I chatted to someone once with a turbo Lotus Sunbeam - hellishly quick :o :o