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Lotus Europa Forums => Classifieds Forums => eBay - Craigslist Ads - Other Listings => Topic started by: jbcollier on Saturday,April 09, 2022, 05:39:55 AM
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/194965319473?hash=item2d64d6af31:g:kOYAAOSwIwdiUKWC
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:o
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Washing a car looks pretty hard, too. And are those gas tanks in the door sills?
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Following the old adage “If you have nothing good to say, say nothing”. I have absolutely nothing to say.
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Someone has to play devils advocate, so here goes. The fuel tank positioning is similar to the Lotus 25. If you were to do what Lotus did with the 25 and contain the fuel in flexible rubber bladders then it would even be relatively safe in many crash scenarios. It was definitely a mistake to put the fuel filler caps on the inside though. The look of the car is obviously inspired by the Countach. The big mistake was to draw the lines such that the nose looks droopy. The Countach has a horizontal crease that extends to the nose that counters the droopy impression. With a few adjustments the design would look at lot better, if still Countach derivative. The Countach has hopeless rear visibility too, so the designer has faithfully captured that aspect.
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Who thought that copying the look of an Anteater was a good idea. Ucking fugly.
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Apart from the front it is ... not too bad. And the rear in fact is quiet cool.
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I didn't notice that before but yes, the rear isnt bad.
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Reminds me of a Marcos Mantis.
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No, the Mantis was MUCH better looking!
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If this is truly 'one man's vision' then I genuinely admire the effort to single-handedly build an entire body-shell.
It's just a shame that he didn't have an assistant with a second pair of eyes as it took shape during the build.
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No, the Mantis was MUCH better looking!
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Noble effort but runner-up material.
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Noble effort but runner-up material.
Another try.
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Nailed it that time!