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Title: Winter Europa
Post by: surfguitar58 on Saturday,April 18, 2020, 04:37:48 AM
This photo showed up on the "Fantastic Plastic" Facebook page (John Bigler). You can tell it is an old photo by the lace-up ski boots. I just love seeing this S1 get used like an everyday normal car, though I suspect with salted roads, this car is just a memory at this point. Owner sold it a long time ago and doesn't remember the chassis number. Note the chains on the rear wheels.
Tom
Title: Re: Winter Europa
Post by: lotusfanatic on Saturday,April 18, 2020, 05:33:25 AM
this is a fantastic photograph!
An S1 used in the snow! ⛄️
Title: Re: Winter Europa
Post by: jbcollier on Saturday,April 18, 2020, 05:49:13 AM
... and chains on the rear wheels.

Does that increase or decrease oversteering?

There are a few original owners out there that drove their Europas in winter, including to the ski hills.  Chains though, that's a new one.
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Post by: Lou Drozdowski on Saturday,April 18, 2020, 05:56:32 AM
Nice pic Surf...

No chains needed, just big wings!
Title: Re: Winter Europa
Post by: Lou Drozdowski on Friday,April 24, 2020, 09:11:23 AM
Austrian chain gang...
Title: Re: Winter Europa
Post by: BDA on Friday,April 24, 2020, 10:33:52 AM
And some people thought it a bit strange to buy my groceries in my Europa!
Title: Re: Winter Europa
Post by: Bainford on Monday,April 27, 2020, 09:09:39 AM
Quote from: BDA on Friday,April 24, 2020, 10:33:52 AM
And some people thought it a bit strange to buy my groceries in my Europa!
Just don’t bring the ice cream home in the rear boot.  ;)
Title: Re: Winter Europa
Post by: jbcollier on Monday,April 27, 2020, 09:58:05 AM
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-p23KnCm/0/7aeea50a/X2/IMG_2471-X2.jpg)
Title: Re: Winter Europa
Post by: BDA on Monday,April 27, 2020, 10:33:34 AM
Looks like beautiful country there but if you're getting snow at the end of April, I'm happy to stay where I am.  :)
Title: Re: Winter Europa
Post by: jbcollier on Monday,April 27, 2020, 10:39:24 AM
That was in the mountains, September two years ago.

Having said that the saying here goes, "Last snow in July, first snow in August".  And it has, albeit rarely, actually happened.
Title: Re: Winter Europa
Post by: surfguitar58 on Monday,April 27, 2020, 10:39:31 AM
They are predicting snow in Boston tomorrow... It's almost May!!!  WTF?
t
Title: Re: Winter Europa
Post by: Lou Drozdowski on Monday,April 27, 2020, 01:20:48 PM
Twinks like powder best.
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Post by: BDA on Monday,April 27, 2020, 01:40:31 PM
Pretty! All of it!
Title: Re: Winter Europa
Post by: Lou Drozdowski on Wednesday,May 27, 2020, 06:18:47 PM
It's starting to warm up around here...Needed something to cool off !
Title: Re: Winter Europa
Post by: BDA on Wednesday,May 27, 2020, 07:02:16 PM
Way too cool for me!