Published by the Golden Gate Lotus Club www.gglotus.org December 2005

The Chapman Report

Saturday, December 10th,

Host: Capellini Ristorante310 Baldwin Ave.San Mateo, 94401

Holiday Dinner/December Meeting

SF Auto Showeditor

Yes, in our humble opinion, theGGLC had the best display of theentire auto show. Actually, there weremany visitors to the show with thesame opinion.

The hit of the display appeared tobe the 1963 Elite of Frans Nelson. It isabsolutely immaculate, but most peoplewere amazed that such a beautifuldesign could have been created somany years ago.

But we had may examples ofclassic Lotuses:

1959 Lotus 11 of Richard Ruff1959 Lotus 7a of James McClure1960 Lotus 18 of Jack and Judy

Fitzpatrick1963 Lotus 7 of Tony Bates196- 7 chassis of Franklin Rudolph1963 Lotus 23 of Stan Rinne1966 Lotus Cortina of Bruce Miller1966 Lotus 41 of Kiyoshi Hamai196- Lotus Elan of Kiyoshi Hamai1972 Lotus Elan of David Anderson1970 Lotus Europa of Tom Carney1980 Lotus Esprit of John Zender1991 Lotus Elan M100 of Mel Boss

Many others donated their time,and we want to thank them, along withthe above. This was quite a concessionfor many to take the time and energy toshow their car. The length of time andthe logistics of Moscone Center madethis more of and effort than driving tothe local concours for the day. I’mhoping that they, like me, now see thiseffort as worth it to show the publicwhat wonders can come from a smallcar company from England.

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CalendarDecember 4 Toy Rallye Fremont

Check the Website for completedetails........Great Fun!!!

December 10 Annual Xmas Party CapelliniRistorante, San MateoCheck the Website for completeinformation. Prices there soon.

January 20 GGLC Meeting Host: Tom &Cherie Carney; and Christmas Tree!

February 20 GGLC Track Day Laguna SecaJohn Zender gets us there and will puton a great event, as usual!

for more and up to date information these GGLC and other eventscheck the GGLC website at www.gglotus.org

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Club Officers for 2006

Wine Tour Photos

The elections for the 2006 GGLC Officers are closed. Membersthat attended the gala opening of the San Francisco Auto Show loggedtheir choices and the poor b*stards that are to be dubbed officers in2006 are:

President Scott HogenVice-President Clark VineyardSecretary Jon RosnerEvents Co-Chairs John Zender &

Scott HogbenAutocross Chair Larry BisaresTreasurer Laura HamaiMembership Chairman David AndersonChapman Report Staff Jim McClure,

Editor; Tom &Cherie Carney,Distribution

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Untouched Lotus 7 Found in Barn! Editor

GGLC & TRC Present The Toy RallyeDec 4, 2005 Benefit Car Rallye tocollect toys for needy families. Time:11-4 (Registration is open from 11-1pm, rallye should finish by 4pm)Where: Start is located in Fremont inthe parking lot at Hugo Dr and IceHouse Terrace off of Auto MallParkway between Fremont Blvd andthe 680 freeway Entry Donation: Onenew, unwrapped toy (worth at least$15). Receipts available upon request.Toys are donated to EHC LifeBuilders(formally known as EmergencyHousing Consortium). The GGLC hasbeen co-presenting the Toy Rallye sincethe mid-70s! The Toy Rallye is an A-BRallye.

Toy Rallye by Kiyoshi

OK, there are no barns down here in Cupertino, sohow about a garage, where it’s been parked for the last tenyears.

It is a Seven, though one of the less sought afterSeries IV’s. That does mean that it has more leg room,though. It has the big valve twin cam with Strombergs.Very original, with very little fiberglass crazing. Itactually turned over and started, with one of my batteriesconnected and lots of starting fluid. The carbs would notallow it to keep running and will need a rebuild. It can beexpected that other systems will have to be dealt with.You just can’t let a car sit for ten years and expect it to bejust as you left it.

And, it is for sale. There will be more information innext month’s Chapman Report, along with a classified ad.

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Wine Tourby Kiyoshi Hamai

EBay Watch:

“YOU ARE BIDDING ON APAIR OF -USED- CROSS-OVERTUBES TO FIT THE LOTUS ELAN/EUROPA TWIN CAM WITH ZE-NITH- STROMBERG CARBS.THESE WERE PART OF THEEMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM.ORIG PART # 026-S-0111. LASTUSED PRICE I CAN FIND WASFROM BEAN IN ’98 AT $45.00EACH. PIPES ARE IN GREATSHAPE WITH A LITTLE RUSTPITTING ON THE EXHAUST SIDE “

Got no bids, but we needed themfor the Xmas Party !!

“This is one of the most eye-catching and “feel-good” cars I haveever driven. Everyone smiles andwaves, and getting let out in traffic isnever a problem! It is stunningly fast(much quicker than my Ariel Atom)and has exemplary road manners. It isas happy to trickle through traffic as itis blasting through the countryside - atestament to the thought and attentionto detail that went into the build

Fully road registered, on a valuableage-related plate Insurance is cheap ona limited mileage scheme, and road taxis free Viewing is welcome prior to theend of the auction, and test drives are apossibility if you are demonstrablyserious about buying.” NO BIDS

Street Legal Lotus 20/22 WithFenders and Lights!

Surprisingly it’s been a coupleyears since the GGLC has had a winetour. But, the occasion arose this pastApril when Laura and I attended a fundraiser with a silent auction and bid onand won a private wine tour and tastingat the Byington Winery in the SantaCruz mountains. Our first thought afterwinning the tour was, “Okay, we won,but do we have 30 friends that we caninvite?” It’s a good thing our secondthought was, “it will make a cool clubevent!”

The Byington Winery is a smallfamily owned winery that is known fortheir Pinot Noir. Located on BearCreek Road about halfway betweenHwy 17 near Los Gatos and BoulderCreek. We set the tour for an 11am startand figured we arrange for a short runup the hills via some backroads.

8 cars met at the Rancho ShoppingCenter in Los Altos on FoothillExpressway. In the group were Tomand Cherie Carney (Europa), Mel andDarlene Boss (M100), Harvey andCynthia Laskey (Esprit Turbo), Markand Renee Alloy (M100), Brandon andSue Burke (Elan), Grant and AngieLarson (Morgan), Alex Komlik with hissister, Natasia visiting from the Ukraine(Elise) and, of course us. We picked upsome picnic supplies at the shoppingcenter and headed out going south onFoothill.

Our route avoided freeways andwe continued on Foothill as it becameStevens Canyon. Following StevensCanyon past the reservoir we turnedright to continue on Stevens Canyon,up through some beautifully forestedtwo-lane and then left onto RedwoodGulch.

Redwood Gulch narrows to asingle lane just before Hwy 9. Weturned right onto Hwy 9 and continuedup the hill to the summit. At Skyline(Hwy 35) we turned left and passed aWHOLE bunch of C5 Corvettesgathered in the summit rest area.

Driving along 35 the cloud coverhad broken up and the sun was filteringthrough the redwoods and we could end

peek between the trees and see thevalley below. Just a bit after 10 am wepicked up Adrian and Laurel Cockcroft,who live on Skyline, as they werewaiting in their driveway for us!

Adrian led our caravan down a 1½lane wide Skyline to Bear Creek. Thosetight twisty corners were a niceworkout for the arms!

Our arrival timing was perfect.David and Judy Anderson were justpulling into Byington as our grouppulled in just behind them. David andJudy had planned to meet us in LosAltos, but their Europa developed asmall problem forcing them to switchto their Elan (This is the reason whyyou NEED to Lotus in your garage!).So, they had called and told us that theywould meet us at the winery.

The folks at Byington had kindlysaved some parking slot right in frontof the winery over looking theirvineyard. We gathered in our desig-nated area and were greeted by Louiswho then took us on an extensive tourof the grounds and facilities, entertain-ing and informing us of some of thefascinating details that go into makingfine wines.

At various stops he had us samplevarious wines. We started with aChardonnay from a Santa Cruzmountain vineyard. It was delightful,fruit, a bit acidy and very dry. At thecrusher he had us taste anotherChardonnay but from grapes that weregrown the Carneros region of the lowerNapa-Sonoma valleys. It was sweeter,not as acidy, and less dry.

It was the up the stairs to view thefermentation tanks and sip some PinotNoir that was grown in their surround-ing vineyard. It was top notch Pinot!We then continued down the bottlingarea passing through some barrels fullof wine. Louis then led us into theirtunnel, which was cut into the hillsidejust behind the winery building. Therewe tasted a very elegant Cabernet.

As lunched finished we departed atour leisure not wanting to leave thedelightful surroundings and weather.All in all a grand day and one thatconvinced us that we need to do thesewine tours more often!

The Chapman Report is published monthly by the Golden Gate Lotus Club, POBox 117303, Burlingame, CA 94011. The GGLC is a non-profit incorporated car cluband is not affiliated with Group Lotus, Team Lotus or Lotus Cars USA. The GGLC’sannual membership dues are $25.00.

Opinions expressed in the Chapman Report are those of the authors and do notrepresent those of the GGLC or its officers.

Submissions to the Chapman Report are accepted and encouraged. Please emailthem to chapmanreport@gglotus.org in MS Word, rtf or ASCII text. Submissions mayalso be mailed to Jim McClure, 11238 Bubb Road, Cupertino, CA 95014.

2003 GGLC Officers are: President: Faisal Khan, Vice President:Pete Richen,Treasurer: Laura Hamai, Event Coordinator: John Zender, Membership Chairman:David Anderson, Secretary: Jon Rosner

Chapma Report Staff: Editor: Jim McClure, Circulation Manager: Tom Carney,Advertising Manager: Mel Boss.

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from David Anderson A gentleman walked up to theGGLC booth and asked if I’d heard of Hornsey, England.In 1955 (or 56) when our visitor was 21 years old he’d visiteda shop in Hornsey and the proprietor, a Mr Colin Chapman,invited him to pick up the frame of a Lotus 11. The gentleman,being strong, said yes, and standing in the middle of the emptyframe bent down and picked it up. He was stunned when theframe turned out to weigh only 45 pounds.

One man said how much he admired Frans Nelson’s Elite.He then stood mesmerized in front of it for 20 minutes withoutmoving...

FOR SALE: Lotus 907 engine and 4 Spd Transmission forsale from Jensen Healey. Located in Bend Oregon. $500.Contact Lars @ 541-350-4961, or email tolarsco2002@yahoo.com (private party) Many other JHparts. (12/05)For Sale: ‘05 Elise, 25k miles fully loaded, premium alloywheels Beautiful RED with Tan Leather, well cared for ,Security system , asking $39,000 East Bay Location, JimRose, call me at my cell (510) 390-1416 (12/05)For Sale: ’77 Esprit Wolfrace (original) Wheels for saleVery little use, as I bought the car new in ’77, then, withinmonths, got sponsorship from Compomotive Wheels formy 23, gaining a set for the Esprit also. No dings, but theclearcoat has flaked in spots. Offers in the $300. range?Mike McHugh (650)593-5040ansonracecars@sbcglobal.net

Wanted: I am looking for a Lotus Elan from 1963 to1973 to purchase. Convertible. Please email photos, detailsand price. Thank you. JOHN J. GARVEY,jgarvey2@cox.net, 405-760-3883, 1724 Dorchester Place,Oklahoma City, OK 73120

FOR SALE: Lotus 7 A. New reinforced chrome molyframe, new suspension and Spax shocks, all new hydrau-

lics, 2 rib cage transmissions, close ratio gearset, 2 BMC 1100 blocks and cranks, new APTprepared cylinder head with valves and springs,2 Triumph 10 rear axle housings(one with nocracks), Wingard tail lights, original radiatorand fuel tank, proper red upholstry materialfrom England, etc., etc. Needs aluminum skinand hood.Assembly required. Will not seperate.$8000 firm. Locater in Templeton, CA(805)434-2980

For Sale: 1977 Lotus Sprint (Eclat) beensitting in garage for 20 years. $4000. ContactChuck Nelson hansel@aol.com

More Classifieds

Lotus Bytes: editor, et al

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Classifieds(non-comercial ads are free to GGLC members and will run

for three issues before requiring renewal)

First Class Mail

For Sale: 1971 S2 Europa$1500 or best offer. 64k miles onengine. New water pump, battery, andhoses. Ran last month but then thestarter died. Has some body damageto rear. Almost all original. This is agood project car or a great parts car.Please call Cody at 925-356-6965.

For sale: four minilite (genuine)wheels,bolt on 31/4x4 ,13x5 withmounted set of avon 5:00x13’sincludes lug nuts( 7/16&1/2).bothwheel and tires brand new,neverrun.correct offset for lotus elan andspitfire.for info call Joel Mauser 209477 4198 or email mauserja@aol.com(8/05)

For Sale: We are selling our1993 DeDion Caterham. I have hadthe car since 1994 and purchased itthru 7’s & Elans. It has the 1700Super Sprint, oil cooler, limited slip,adjustable seats, heater. The car hasthe original optional 16" tires andwheels and also a set of 13" wheelsw/Avon tires. $27,500. contact Gene:phone 530-722-9127, fax 530-722-9119, email bbg@c-zone.net.

RICHARD L. KAMP

Authorized Dealer of Caterham Cars

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For Sale: 1977 Esprit S1, nearlyflawless interior, top half enginerebuilt, new radiator, new tires, etc.Receipts for all work done. Located inWalnut Creek, CA. Contact PaulAichele 510-752-3204/aichele@pixar.com (9/05)

For Sale: ’69 s4 fixed head.please feel free to call me a 805-559-7772. thanks, david

FOR SALE: 1. Elan Series Onebody only. Needs some glass fibreremodeling and attention to the rear lamppanel. No title. 2. Elan FHC Series 4.Almost complete. missing a few me-chanical bits: ie engine tranny, backbonechassis, suspension, diff. Greatproject or starter car. Title available.3. Elan knock off (4), bolt on steelwheels (4) and one set (4) Europafactory alloy wheels. Sensible offersconsidered. All items FOB El Sobrante,CA. Mike Ostrov (5l0) 232-7764 ormikeostrov@webtv.net