New(ish) car .. not really Lotus Content and a long wait..

[douglasgdmw]

Jim,

Challenge for you this time next year
https://youtu.be/JbE6OckA1oY

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[campbell]

Haha, yeah it looks like it.

Delivery should be Tuesday 28th Dec. Its been a bit of a slog but the finishing line is in sight.

(then it will probably sit in the garage under a cover till spring)

Are you having a party? Headwetting?!?!

[renmure]

Jim,

Challenge for you this time next year
https://youtu.be/JbE6OckA1oY

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haha, it's a great idea, but I think I'll try and stick to clean and straight rather than sideways and dirty

[renmure]

Are you having a party? Headwetting?!?!

No, but I probably will make the effort to go to a few meets in it next year.

Some of the details in it are pretty cool and will probably be interesting to car-minded folk.
The carbon airbox turned out well.

[campbell]

Great stuff.

First SIDC Knockhill March would be a great unveiling

[Ferg]

Congrats on getting to completion! Great chrimbo prezzie!

[renmure]

..... one more sleep

[renmure]

So, a fairly significant update for the end of the year.

Very generously the good folk at LB Specialist Cars delivered my car just after Christmas so I could have it for the New Year. Avoiding the drizzle today I've only been able to take some phone camera pics but....

Wow!! I'm biased but it looks Awesome. I've only tickled the throttle on the driveway and it sounds awesome and it even spits out flames when you start it which is even more awesome.

Good points: I shouldn't lose it in the carpark. If I can keep it pointing forwards at night I should be able see the road ahead. If I get bored driving it I can occupy my time by pressing lost of buttons on the dashboard and I don't don't think I'm going to miss having a radio.

Bad points: Both my hands and knees are dirty so I need to practice getting out a bit more elegantly before taking some decent pics. It's also a bit like the Ultima in that the rear arches are much wider than door mirrors so reversing it is a leap of faith. There's no visibility from the interior mirror but you do get a great view of the carbon airbox. I'm also either going to make up a crib-sheet for all the dash buttons or switches or go old-skool and use the sticky labels that were in the bag.

[C7Steve]

Looks amazing.


Steve.

[AllyY]

Congratulations Jim, looks tremendous - so many wonderful details to admire - and sure it will be a hoot to drive.

[rossybee]

Bravo Jim.

I'm sure it's been worth the wait

[campbell]

Happy Christmas & New Year Jim - absolutely stoked for you!

What a garage …

[douglasgdmw]

Jim,

Car is looking fantastic, you must be overjoyed with receiving it after this long time.

Also noticed this diecast model site has a number of Stratos for sale (URL was not working for the italia one)

https://ck-modelcars.de

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https://ck-modelcars.de/en/altaya-1-43- ... 1/p-71192/

George

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[greyrigg]

That looks fantastic.

Loving the tour de corse livery.

Malcolm

[BigD]

Car looks awesome. Well done and very patient too.