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V8MoneyPit:

--- Quote from: "Mart" ---what about the lotus carlton instead of the senetor was the fastest produced saloon car for ages looked pretty mean too
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That was in production while I worked at Lotus. Unfortunately never got to drive it or even ride in it. Awesome car. A good one will still fetch £20k. Not bad when you think the 3000 GSi it was based on wouldn't even fetch £500 now  :lol:
I think I am right in saying it was the fastest production saloon right up until the current BMW M5.... and that has a stonking great V10 to do it! The Lotus only had a 3.6 straight six. Oh, OK, it had two wopping great turbos to help it along to 176mph though!

Car I regret not buying....
Genuine Lotus 11 complete with Coventry Climax engine and 'wobbly' wheels.... for £8000. During the silly season at the end of the eighties, they were topping £80,000  :shock: I was looking at building a Westfield 11 and was looking at this at a dealers on Edgware Road. As he said, by the time I'd built the Westfield properly, I could have the real thing for the same money. Sadly at the age of 18, there was no way I could raise £8k  :(

dew1911:

--- Quote from: "Mart" ---what about the lotus carlton instead of the senetor was the fastest produced saloon car for ages looked pretty mean too
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As said by yours truley in about the 4th or 5th post.

gtomo2:

--- Quote from: "Mart" ---what about the lotus carlton instead of the senetor was the fastest produced saloon car for ages looked pretty mean too
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Found the front of the senator looked nicer than the calton plus you never saw a lot of senator taxis, and more room inside the senator with a better finish.

bezzabsa:
Gotta be the Ford Crapi..erm Capri RS 3.1
or the Ford escort RS2000 Mk 2...droooooooooooool
keep looking at Sierrra Sapphire cosworths, now I am able to afford the insurance on one ;)

Evilgoat:
Seeing as we are going off topic :

When I giot the Audi I had the choice of that, A Skyline GTR34 and a Lotus Esprit Turbo SE

Audi one because it was Sane. Although more expensive to insure than the Lotus. Test drove the Skyline expecting big things and was disapointed. The Lotus I had sent to the Lotus Dealer in Shoreham and they said not to bother it was a 'bad one' and they knew it of old.

First test drive of the (then badged) Audi 80 and I stomped it, and it pulled likea train, I got back to the dealer with a fixed grin, went and did my research and went back the next day :)

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