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LOTUS FACTORY TOUR

Looking forward to the visit

So is my brother who still owns the Lotus Esprit S2 he purchased in 1979 from Cubleys at Ainsdale (Southport)

Driven in the wet once :ROFLMAO:

It has now covered 47,000 miles --- still looks elegant and the ride is typical Lotus

For me in my youth (circa 1980)

Drove down to Cornwall when I discovered a Lotus Europa Twin Cam (1972 reg no LGY 18K) Pistachio (one owner) - supplied by the London Sports Car Centre

My brother was my wingman in a white Alfasud 1.5ti in Martini livery - camp but it was new and I was young !!!

Swapped cars and I paid £450 to settle the deal

His wife had the Alfa - my brother drove home - One of the best sports cars I had

All within 20 hours !!

 
Clive

Any news on when you need the payment for myself and my friend, Paul Brooks for the Lotus Factory Tour?

Regards

John McCulloch

 
There has been some delay in Lotus responding to my emails.

However, I am pleased to tell you I have been making some progress today and will post here plus email everyone on the my list with the arrangements very soon.

Regards,

Clive.

 
[FONT=verdana,geneva"]I am please to say here (at last) are the finalised arrangements for our Lotus tour:-[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"] [FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]
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[FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"]We will be guests of Lotus Engineering, Potash Lane, Hethel, Norwich, Norfolk NR14 8EZ, Tel.01953 608000 for a tour of their main manufacturing facility. [FONT=verdana,geneva"][FONT=verdana,geneva"] [FONT=verdana,geneva"][ul][*]We will convene in the main car park outside the Lotus factory from around 10am and shortly before tour start we will go into the factory as a group.[*]The tour will start at 10.30am prompt and is expected to take around 1½ hours (give or take). [*]After the tour, for those that want to, we can reconvene at the Bird in Hand Pub at Church Lane, Wreningham , Norwich NR16 1BJ - Tel. 01508 489438 for a snack lunch.[*]The afternoon will be then be free for the homeward journey.[*]The cost of this tour is £39 per person.[*]To book your places, please contact Club Office at PCGB HQ Tel. 01608 652911 (Please have your card details to hand)[*]Please let me know once you have booked so I can add you to my list.[/ul] Links:- [link=http://www.lotuscars.com/about-us/lotus-factory-tour][link=http://www.lotuscars.com/about-us/lotus-factory-tour]http://www.lotuscars.com/..t-us/lotus-factory-tour[/link][/link] [link=http://birdinhandwreningham.com/</a></font>]http://birdinhandwreningham.com/[/link] Please let me know if you need any further info. Looking forward to meeting up on the day. Regards, Clive.

 
We've booked our tickets and sorted accommodation out the night prior.

A nice foodie pub if anyone wants to b social the night prior..

 
If you're interested in this tour, you need to register with Club HQ this week as we must provide our list to Lotus.

So please don't delay and be disappointed, book your place by contacting Club Office at PCGB HQ Tel. 01608 652911 (Have your Club membership number and card details to hand - cost is £39 pp). [:)]

Please let me know once you have booked so I can add you to my confirmed list.

Regards,

Clive.

 
Last chance to book your place on this tour, folks.

I'll be closing off this event early next week and submitting our attendants list to Lotus. There are currently 32 of us booked in and we will be taken around the factory in 2 batches.

If you have already paid for your place with Club HQ, but have heard nothing further, never fear - I will be publishing the list of confirmed places next week, together with final instructions for meeting up.

Regards,

Clive.

 
Here is the list of members and guests paid up for this tour. If you are not on it, it means you are not yet included and, if you wish to come along, you need to contact HQ to book your space right away. I shall be submitting the names to Lotus shortly, after which the event will be closed off and there will no additional places available. J. Atkins R. Ames x 2 C. Baker S. Baker x 2 P. Brooks J Crannis R. Foster K. Howard P. Hunt x 2 M. Jackson x 2 M. Jones P. Kirton N. Law A. Letch J. McCulloch N. Milne A. Norris P. Slade x 2 K. Sharratt x 4 A. Stoneham x 2 R. Stormes x 2 N. West C. White G. Willn B. Winstone Regards, Clive.

 
A Super day out to Lotus today, many Thanks to Clive for putting it together.

Sorry I had to dash off and miss the lunch but I had a prior appointment.

Great to see how Lotus had come on over the years and making some pretty sports cars.

 
Clive,

Thanks for arranging a great visit to Lotus. Hope your journey back to sunny Devon Was as easy as mine.

 
Clive

Many thanks for arranging yesterday's Factory Tour at Lotus. I thought that Guy did a very good job of giving us all the information to make the visit so enjoyable!

Regards

John McCulloch

 
Quite a long round trip for some of us, but I hope everyone thought it worth while and thanks for your kind comments.​
Here's a photo of our group, although it seems one or two late comers may be missing. [:(]

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And you can find a report and some photos of the day here [link=https://www.porscheclubgb.com/regions-registers/registers/modern/997/news/2015/november-2015/lotus-factory-tour]https://www.porscheclubgb.com/regions-registers/registers/modern/997/news/2015/november-2015/lotus-factory-tour[/link]

My thanks to everyone who came along to support this and made it such an enjoyable event. [:)]

Regards,

Clive.

 
Clive,

May I add my thanks to you for the very interesting visit. Guy Munday was the salesperson who sold me my first Lotus Elise in 1999.

 
Indeed Peter and he told me he had been dining out on the experience ever since! :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Great to have your company at dinner last Wednesday evenng.

Regards,

Clive.

 
Clive,

Many thanks for organising a wonderful and very interesting visit. Interesting to see that in the modern world, there are still some that are very much hand crafted.... the logistics guys at Lotus must have very interesting lives dealing with so many third parties to get all the gear into one place!

Andy

 
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