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The Official Newsletter of the Lotus Car Club of British Columbia

Lotus Seven 1957 2 7 LCCBC !olume 2" #ssue $ % &ul' (u)ust* 2 7 +a)e 1
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Lotus Car Club of British Columbia

+O Bo, $$$25* -estsi.e /+O* !ancouver* BC* !0S 2C5 Club Executive: Contents:

President Dave Rush 604-453-7874 [email protected] Cover Photo Perf ormance Car 1

Vice President !en Index Contacts 2"ecretar# !en Calendar Thanks Malcolm 3

$reasurer % &em'ershi! (evin &orone# 604-5)7-)675 ave !ush President"s #

*om!etition &alcolm &uir 604-467-6560 [email protected] Ian $reen Editor"s %&'

,sland *hairman !en Malcolm Muir (even )istor* +&13

ditor ,an reen 604-787-677/ lotus@euro!a/4 !s.com (cott Cam,bell M* (even 1#&1'

"ta Dan &c1ellan danmclellan@#ahoo.com -ob .oodcock M* (even 1+&1/

"ta Dave Rush 604-453-7874 [email protected] -ob .ilson $as Prices 20&22

"ta Ror# 2an s Caterham %0 ears nivers 23&2#

dvertisin !en Caterham ord Po4er 2%

e'master Dean &oncado [email protected] -ob .ilson Tofino !un 25&2'

6im -lair (1 7,date 2+&2/

Mike -o*le Milestone 30

avid Ellis China 31

Caterham 8330 Conce,t 32

dvertisin9 : (in9le Issue ne ear Malcolm Muir Tin To, Tales 33&3%

2usiness *ard )0.00 40.00 - M Portland 35

uarter Pa e /0.00 80.00 or (ale (4a, anc* 3'

9al Pa e 50.00 )50.00 Membershi, orm 3+

:ull Pa e 70.00 /00.00

Meetin9s: The irst .ednesda* of Each Month at ':30PM

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LCCBC !olume 2" #ssue $ % &ul' (u)ust* 2 7 +a)e 6

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;ave /ush uro3a S2 +resi.ent


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#an :reen lise 111/ .itornavi atin its o no handsKQhtt3 %%www4euro3a2$f3s4com%lccbc%3roactive2 43.f

,nterestin 000 C". 'solutel# a !ristine e=am!le.&eticulousl# restored. hoever 'ou ht it> ot himsel a 'ar ain> as the !revious o000 C"restorin this 'eauti ul e=am!le.

nother e=am!le> this 1otus , should easil# reach )50>000 C". $oo 'ad , didnEt


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#an :reen lise 111/ 5 'ears of Lotus Seven

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#an :reen lise 111/ 5 'ears of Lotus Seven

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alcolm uir >or. Cortina :T Lotus Seven ?istor'

$oda#> the *aterham "even is held u! as a !rime e=am!le o the minimalist en ineerin st#le o 1otus ounder>*olin *ha!man.

ith its steel tu'e> aluminium clad chassis> it e!itomises the !hiloso!h# o less is moreQ. ver ort# #ears a terthe ori inal 1otus "even &ar ) it is still the 'enchmar car or com!arison 'alance> ri!> steerin and acceleration and all the other attri'utes o s!ortin Q cars. Set> atthe time o its launch in )F57> it ran ed rather lo< on the !riorities o *ha!man. 9is e orts at the time the am'ition o :ormula ) 'ein*ha!man desi ned> the "i= 'ecame the car to 'eat in this t#!e o motor s!ort. ,t did a lot to esta'lish 1otusNname as constructors o serious s!orts cars. nl# +ust over one hundred "i=es the clamour or a direct "i= successor 'ecame too di icult to i nore. 2# then >1otusNnum'erin s#stem had advanced u! to the model :i teen. 9o it


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9o the irst "even it


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&ost o it the *ross lo< Luic l# esta'lished its credentials. ,t


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$he 'onnet the version o the "even *aterham the savin o the car


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,nitiall#> the *aterham "even "eries 3 the lo


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hilst the stor# o the "even a!!ears to 'e one o the e< successes o 2ritish motor manu acturin > al'eit on arelativel# small scale asdid e=!eriments "evens


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Scott Cam3bell Lotus Seven ' ?istor' with the Lotus Seven

$here ettin her into more than one inadvertent sto! li ht run.

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ver the ne=t 5 #ears m# dad and , s!ent !art o each ni ht scru''in > !olishin re!lacin and assem'lin allthe !arts or the car. $he rame


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ll a!!eared to 'e comin to ether or racin ,


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Bob -oo.coc= Lotus Seven ' Life -ith Lotus ASu3er 7

,t ma# have started Asince it hadnNt 'een invented #etKB and , had thename o this ama in car. ,t


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Bob -oo.coc= Lotus Seven ' Life -ith Lotus ASu3er 7

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Bob -ilson uro3a S2 The +rice of :as

, remem'er )F67T (> the hi hli hts at least. , didnNt ma e it to =!o. , no< care a ood deal a'out uel econom#. , read that'u#ers in the C" are shi tin their ne< !urchases to the C" is anet im!orter o re ined> inished asoline> as and :rance. *anada thou h in irst!lace or crude. hile *anada is a net e=!orter o crude and asoline> that last increment needed to meet demand> so


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$he C" inventor# in &a# that interru!tion could


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ith a little sLuintin > #ou can see that the asoline !rice la ed a 'it 'ut the ro asoline !rices dro!!ed at the end o /006 to their lo as #ou can see rom thechart a'ove> the lo C" and *anadianasoline !rices ell to their lo ntario caused it toshut or t !rices in eastern *anada rosemore than /0 cents a litre almost overni ht> comes once a ain> that the# canNt ind evidence o it. *heers.



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Caterham celebrates 5 'ears with (nniversar' +ac= for the Seven

*aterhamEs lettin 'u#ers in on a 'it o the un Aas i 'u#in > drivin and o et itOB> itEs histor#. 2u#ers can select either silver !aint 50th nniversar# decals> old-trimmed leather seats Ai orderedB and anniversar# honorin the #ear *olin *ha!man ave us the ori inal 7. ?ice to see that a ter i t# #ears> ood thin snever et old. ,n the case o the *aterham "even> it +ust seems to et 'etter.

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Caterham celebrates 5 'ears with (nniversar' +ac= for the Seven

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Caterham to mar= the Seven the *"R and the ne are alread# o ered


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Bob -ilson uro3a S2 #slan. >un /un

,Ed 'e u! or an u ust run to $o ino i thereEs other interest. $he road in to $o ino is one o 2*Es reat s!orts carroads and the 1od e is a reat s!ot to sta#> 2o'

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Bob -ilson uro3a S2 #slan. >un /un



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&im Blair uro3a S1 $0% 606 3ro)ress

$he 'od# a ter the drivetrain has 'een installed.

ther than a e< holes that loo li e the# mi ht come in hand# or access to ca'les and 'ut never used them. 9e not onl# sellin me the cali!ers or a reasona'le !rice> 'ut thro


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&im Blair uro3a S1 $0% 606 3ro)ress

$he irst !urchases o electrical com!onents and are read# to 'e installed into the mount. ll sus!ension'olts have 'een re!laced Aand u! radedB> and all n#loc s are ne and the :ue o clutch !late. ll


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;avi. llis Seven S2 Lotus Center

Photo ta en durin recent 'i tri! to *hina> in "hi+ia huan > 9e'ei !rovince."!otted this on the nine loors o 'itsor m# "evenKKK] 2ut alas - all ho!es o an sian treasure-trove


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?a33' 5 th Birth.a' Caterham G66 Conce3t "u!erchar ed "even is the most !o matt 'lac conce!t is 'ased around the ran e-to!!in *"R "u!erli ht> 'ut the addition o asu!erchar er to the our-c#linder /.3 litre :ord Duratec en ine increases !o


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alcolm uir >or. Cortina :T Tin To3 Tales F Tech Ti3s


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alcolm uir >or. Cortina :T Tin To3 Tales F Tech Ti3s

)elmer (ta9e; Mountain Trials Merritt; -C 6une 200'

$he ood ne road


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:eneral #nfovent #nfo F Sche.ule /e)istration

-rin9 our -ritish cars and motorc*clesB

2e a !art o s!ectators> s!onsors> su!!orts> vendors and volunteers that made the/006 ll 2ritish :ield meet a hu e success>


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>or Sale Swa3 >anc'

or (ale *hemainus. 2*. V0R )(4*anada

or (ale Martin (tretton"s 1/'% rear end disassem'led. "ome ne< 'ra e !arts included. *omes ori inal 5 ori inal ne< cran > dr# sum! !um!> !istons G liners> trans has 'een re'uilt clutch and s#nchro rin s. ?e< actor# car's and tur'o has 'een re'uilt> ne< 'lo< o valves> ac reat or 'lo *anada. richmon.autoEtelus4net

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