[jwernquist]

You know its really crazy how I came across it, I was at my friends house showing him the pictures of Saturday and Road America and we took the 911 to get a bite to eat. As we are talking about the lotus elise (i drove one and loved it) an older women heard me talking about it and asked if I knew anything about Lotus i said very little however I have always loved them. My friend went into claws resturant and I talked with her a little bit more and got her number and arranged to meet her this afternoon, I didn't really know what to expect and theres still alot of work to be done since their main garage door is a monster and solid wood all the springs are gone and it is impossible to life. However since they were a racing family she has offered me to work on the car to get it going at their place in return I help them fix the door and umm I get to have the car. However I cannot reasonably take the car free of charge I had offered her some money as well which took her by surprise but she also appreciated it. (Not a Large Sum either) and with the car I get a spare gearbox , spare windscreen bubble bonnet and spare engine.

The cars paint is original and dirty but nice however there were some stupid things put on the car at one time like a radio and speakers as well as license plate holes . However I intent on removing and have the holes fixed somehow. However leaving the car as found just cleaner and hopefully running strong. There are duplicates for almost every part of the car including lights/ doors metal bonnets etc.

I will also learn a bit more of the history of the car since it had been competitively raced for many years. There is a book of information that I didnt look at today that has all the docs from the years as well as all the race history along with a box of photos.

It should be an exciting weekend and future months I certainly hope I can get it to the track before the season is over.

thanks for all the good words!

Jon W.