Project Lotus: Engine Swap
March 6th, 2010
There’s a little automotive show that airs in Britain, where the hosts frequently try projects to see as they put it “how hard can it be?” Often they are forced to sum up their plans in the end as, “ambitious, but rubbish.” I think now I can safely say I identify more with them than I would prefer.
Read more...Why?!?
October 5th, 2009
The first question that you should be asking is what in heaven or earth (or somewhere more sinister) could have possessed me to buy a Europa?
Read more...Buying A Lotus
September 24th, 2009
The problem with telling this story is that nothing interesting happened. Sure, I ended up with one of Chapman’s little Bread Vans, but 500 miles in a vintage Lotus during the blazing heat of summer should have been ripe with struggles. And it just wasn’t.
Read more...Racing is Doomed: 'Go Like Hell' Review
September 22nd, 2009
I don’t want to sound prophetic; to be one of those people who says they know the future and give an exhaustive list of evidence to why they are right. It seems that most of the time, these predictions turn out false. I mean technically, Chrysler still exists despite all who foretold its demise at the beginning of the year.
Read more...Quail 2009
September 4th, 2009
Unless Ben get’s himself out from under his Europa distraction and writes something up, this will be our last report on Monterey Car Week 2009. Pretty amazing year. And big THANKS to Les Ellis for all the photographs from so many of the best events.
Without further ado, the Quail…
Read more...PG Rally 2009
September 4th, 2009
More from Monterey Car Week 2009. Lower profile, yet no less loved, the Pacific Grove Rally was documented my Les Ellis. Included here are some of his favorite pictures.
Read more...Gathering of Ferraris
August 20th, 2009
Car Week is always jam packed with stuff for the car enthusiast to see or do and Les Ellis goes all out to make sure he covers the best of it, including the Ferrari Club of America’s Pacific Region Meeting.
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