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1955 Lotus IX, S/N 089
This Lotus IX, one of approximately twenty five built and the eighty ninth Lotus built overall, was delivered to Len Bastrup of Wilton, CT during June 1955. Over the next five years Bastrup had substantial success with the car even as it was later succeeded by new models.
For its first race Bastrup took the car to the SCCA National at Beverly Farms, MA and won two events over the weekend. For its second race weekend Bastrup brought the car to Thompson for the first time to compete in the Labor Day SCCA National. Bastrup again finished first and broke the existing class lap record by an impressive two seconds. Over the next four year the car had approximately thirty outings with roughly half of these at THompson. During this period, it also won races at Watkins Glen, Montgomery and Lime Rock Part including a victory on the opening day at Lime Rock in 1957. While the car won a number of races at Thompson, including its last race in Bastrup's hands in 1959, not every day was a success. While running near the front at the 1956 National Bastrup rolled the car in the downhill section. The damage was not too severe and they were back a month later to achieve a second in class. Source: A sign at Thompson Motor Speedway, June 2014.
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2005 Lotus Elise. Quite the looker.
#automotivephotography#carphotography#joyofmachine#teamcanon#cars#carstuff#canonphotography#horsepower#lotus cars#lotus elise#carpositive#carshooting#exoticcars#nimble
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Lotus Elise
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Great day out with members of the historic Lotus register
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Lotus Dug Up Its Archives, Built The Type 66, A ‘Lost Lotus’ Track Car
Thinking of racing in Can-Am? This could be the car for you.
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UNFORGETTABLE CARS #2: LOTUS 23
who doesn't love an old Lotus?
#unforgettable cars 2: lotus 23#lotus 23#lotus#lotus cars#colin chapman#vintage cars#vintage racecars#automotive art#minimalism#digital art#my old art#my art
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Unveiling the Lotus Eletre S: The Future of Hyper SUVs !
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Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 Active Suspension Prototype, 1990. Developed at a time when General Motors had a shareholding in Lotus, the active suspension C4 ZR-1 used hydraulic-controlled dampers and a Delco computer system. It firmed up the suspension in corners using lateral g-meters to counteract body roll while it could also react to bumps in the road instantaneously, providing as smooth ride. In all 25 of the Lotus-engineered prototypes were built and evaluated for production as a limited edition model. General Motors reportedly spent $27 million on the Active Suspension program before scrapping it. The main reason was cost per car which was something between $35,000 and $100,000. Also the technology to make the system work reliably wasn't fully on stream. Many of the prototypes were destroyed when the program was abandoned but several have found their way to the open market.
#Chevrolet#Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1#Active Suspension#prototype#Lotus#experimental car#test vehicle#1990#Chevrolet Corvette C4#C4 Corvette#hydraulic syspension#General Motors#ahead of its time
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2005 Lotus Elise. Just having some fun with video.
#automotivephotography#carphotography#joyofmachine#cars#carstuff#canonphotography#horsepower#lotus elise#lotus cars#exoticcars#nimble#carpositive#dji#dji mini 3 pro#drone photography#drone camera#hobbies
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#White#Lotus#Esprit#Luxury#luxury life#luxury living#Supercar#classic#classic car#vintage#vintage car#car blog#menstyle#classy#classy life#beauty#lifestyle#lifestyle blog#photography#Resto mod
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Happy Taillight Tuesday!
My desire for an S2 Elise grows every day…
#thecargays#cars#car blog#autos#sports car#luxury car#classic car#supercar#lotus Elise s2#lotus Elise#Elise s2#lotus#Elise#s2#British cars
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Lotus Exige
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