SUNBEAM LOTUS OWNERS’ CLUB
COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Honorary President: Paul White (Former Talbot Team Manager and winning co-driver on the 1980 Lombard RAC Rally)
Chairman: Perry C. Antoniou 07802 600 616 chairman@sunbeamlotus.com
Historian / Archivist / PR Liaison: Graeme Lawton 0771 949 0657 historian@sunbeamlotus.com
Treasurer / Membership Secretary: Dave Merlane 01933 384586
Membership Secretary 10 Roberts Street, RUSHDEN, NN10 0NG membership@sunbeamlotus.com
Secretary: Doug Field 0208 295 1815 secretary@sunbeamlotus.com
Regalia: regalia@sunbeamlotus.com
Events Secretary: Mark Higman events@sunbeamlotus.com
Parts: Richard Blackburn parts@sunbeamlotus.com
Technical Secretary: Mike Trim technical@sunbeamlotus.com
ARCC Representative: Richard Blackburn pr@sunbeamlotus.com
Valuations Officier/Web: Kieron Buckingham webmaster@sunbeamlotus.com
Magazine: Angela Pittas editor@sunbeamlotus.com
Competitions Secretary: Jez Moxon competitions@sunbeamlotus.com
Social Media Secretary Alan Barnacle social@sunbeamlotus.com
Sunbeam Lotus Owners’ Club is a registered Trade Mark of the Sunbeam Lotus Owners’ Club.
Cover photo by Chris Edwards National photo’s by Chris Edwards & Ian Gerrard
CHAT CHAIRMAN’S
WELCOME ALL TO ANOTHER EDITION OF YOUR CLUB MAGAZINE. A short update from me as I’m busy with the final stages of getting my Sunbeam Lotus back on the road. She starts, she runs and everything works. Need to put some seats in and a few other bits and before you know it, I’ll be at a club event in it in 2025! It needs one hell of a clean!
Since the last magazine we all enjoyed an absolutely fantastic National Day at Prescott Hill Climb with the PSUK. A couple of hooligans took their Sunbeam Lotus cars up the hill. The weather was a combination of rain, sun, rain, sun, rain, sun, but this did not spoil the day. We had our gazebo up and we all congregated inside it whilst it rained. But only a few minutes later the sun came out and it was dry again. A great turnout of cars and members and another successful National Day. In addition to a great event, we also won “Car Club of the Show”. Some very surprised members also won some awards and frankly, they deserved it. Never assume the Sunbeam Lotus you own isn’t good enough to win an award.
It seems that PSUK lot want a return invite to
one of our events. After finding out how much they pay for that single day at Prescott alone, it is pretty clear that we should hold another Millbrook event (who are we to turn down such an event) and invite them along, obviously in limited numbers. They are happy to contribute and happy to leave us to organise and deal with all the red tape. Fine by me and I’m on it for 2025.
A few days ago, plenty of us returned from yet another absolutely fantastic Mystery Tour organised by Mark Higman with (and clearly) lots of help from his partner Julie. What a great day it was, some amazing views, some great roads and quiz questions that even Bamber Gascoigne would struggle with.
We were treated to a superb route, morning and afternoon, a great lunch stop and a brilliant Parc Ferme at a pub that had some amazing ‘art’ in the men’s toilets. The weather was not too bad, but those with nice clean cars, they are now spending the following weekend cleaning them. Lucky for me I have a ramp and a boy at my unit who loves keeping my cars clean for lunch at a Wimpy (yes, we still have a Wimpy
close to me, everyone loves a bender).
Kieron ‘Muddy’ Buckingham has also discovered the door seals I told him don’t actually seal, actually don’t seal and now he has a big clean up to get on with. Lots of cheating, lots of laughs and what made me happy was seeing how everyone left with a smile. Bill & Jane Cook left with a superb booby prize after telling the complete and absolute truth in answering one of the quiz questions. And the icing on the cake, was the wonderful art on the walls in the men’s toilets at the pub. Nothing like taking a leak staring at a semi-nude Anne Bancroft on the wall next to you…
Coming up next is the NEC. A bit a red tape to sort out and arrange the display vehicles and before we know it, November will be with us. Don’t forget to pre-order tickets using the club discount code found elsewhere in this magazine. .
PERRY C. ANTONIOU CHAIRMAN MEMBER NO. 750
MONEY MEMBERSHIP
THE PERIOD FROM JULY TO SEPTEMBER is always a busy time in the club diary for membership & money.
Apart from dealing with membership enquiries & new members – WELCOME TO YOU ALL, this starts with the membership renewals due in July, & preparing / posting over 100 renewal letters to members around the world is quite time consuming. So … it’s always with a sense of relief when I put the final batch into a letter box!
Thanks to all those who respond promptly (that makes the job rather easier) & I try to keep the membership database up-to-date daily, but inevitably some “reminders” are required to nudge those who don’t. I do this initially by email, & by the time you receive this magazine I will have been through this process twice in an attempt to catch everyone. If these emails fail to be delivered on both occasions i.e. the email address is probably wrong (that’s why it’s important to check this on the renewal letter – all details shown on the back) I will finally send a written final reminder in the post. The target is to finalise the process by the end of October, so anyone who hasn’t renewed by then will be shown as “lapsed” on the database, & no longer receive anything from the Club.
If you haven’t yet renewed then please do so asap (the membership as I type this is 344) Thanks.
The second part of what needs doing over this period is related to the end of our financial year on 31st August.
As an incorporated company (limited liability)
we are obligated to submit our statutory financial return by a fixed date, or pay a penalty fine, with our public company record showing an outstanding position (which might deter some suppliers from working with us)
This return has to be prepared by a qualified accountant, & we have used the same lady for this ever since we decided some years ago to change from “sole trader” to “limited liability” business status.
Julie needs some time to turn our management accounts into the required format that HMRC uses to accept the figures, & agree any tax payment due, & I need to collect club stock figures, plus prepare all the paperwork for the year to send to her as support for the management accounts.
This all takes some time, plus of course the new financial year is also in progress, so these figures need to be kept accurate as well.
In order to know what we can afford to spend on events, general Club activities, the magazine, & the purchase of parts, we do try to budget carefully, & sometimes this might well delay what we can afford to spend at any one time. Which takes me back to prompt membership renewal payments please!!
To end with, I was taken totally by surprise at the end of Julie (not our accountant!) & Mark’s excellent “Mystery Tour” around Kent event, to be awarded the Julia Higman Trophy for my contribution to running SLOC since we got started all those years ago in 1991.
Having helped Mr Chairman pilot his “talking” MG Maestro around the route, I was firmly under the impression that we had agreed on somebody else to receive the award, & will never believe anything that Perry tells me ever again!
Running the club is of course a full team effort, & without this, plus of course, the ongoing support of club members, we wouldn’t be where we are now, so thanks to everyone involved.
SUMMER 2024 UPDATE
THE SHELL IS NOW OFF the jig as all the big structural metalwork is complete and is sitting on a body spit (or a rotisserie if you watch too many US car shows). Needless to say some further rust was found around the rear jacking points and that has been cut out and new metal welded in. The inside of the seam at the bottom of the tailgate glass aperture wasn’t in good shape so that seam and a couple of others were opened up, cleaned out and rust inhibitor applied. The scuttle needs some attention too as it has rotted in the usual places.
I HAVE AT LAST FOUND A PAINT SHOP over Kilmarnock way who has done quite a few Sunbeam and Avenger rally cars and he comes recommended. I plan to visit him and see the quality of his work and talk over my plans.
I have been in touch with Phil Davison and it seems like his engine building days are coming to an end so I have been in contact with Mike at Lotusbits. The problem is that Mike has a queue of engines to be built and he won’t be able to make a start on mine until the New Year. That might work for me as I really can’t see the shell being in paint until then.
In the meantime I have been pulling together parts. Fellow Club member Julian Antill has made me up beautiful new coil over struts and I have had the roll bar and rear springs powder coated. I had a spare pair of Sachs rear shockers which despite being over 40 years old still have good compression and rebound. A coat of paint and new gaiters will fit the job nicely.
I FOUND A SET OF WILLWOOD CALIPERS AND DISCS from a local rally guy who had used them once and didn’t like them so a good clean and fresh paint will provide good stopping power. Rear brakes are standard Sunbeam Lotus drums with manual adjusters and proper ¾” bore wheel cylinders. Our Club parts man has supplied new handbrake cables and other bits and pieces.
I’VE STRIPPED DOWN TWO STEERING RACKS and am rebuilding them into one with a rare 3 turn rack and pinion. The rear axle has been blasted and painted. All new bearings and gaskets will be fitted. New poly bushes for the back axle and suspension arms are on order. All the front suspension has been cleaned, rebuilt and painted and is ready for fitting. The prop shaft is going off for new U-joints and a balance.
I’ll be at the NEC on FRIDAY 8th NOVEMBER and look forward to updating anyone who wants to listen to me. CAM
Historical CORNER NATIONAL DAY 2024
PEUGEOT SPORT CLUB UK kindly invited us again to their annual gathering at Prescott Hill Climb in July and this year we were able to make it our National Day, having previously been there a few times in small numbers only. Fifteen Sunbeam Lotus were in attendance (one down on last year), including club member Stephen Rimmer’s famous KKV 444V sitting in the PSCUK display area. Paul and Emma Owen’s lovely Sunbeam, NKR 551W was awarded our Car of the Show for the second time, with Geoff Di Cesare (DDU 16Y) and Kieron Buckingham (ARY 383Y) winning Highly Commended prizes, each for the second year running.
We were very pleased that engine guru Phil Davison joined us for the day, sharing stories from the past and seeing quite a few of his engines in cars. It was great to catch up with Niall Keane (over from Ireland with his son), Pete Scrivens and Jon Woodward among others without their Sunbeams but there’s always next year…
The wet weather did find us for a period but we were prepared with our gazebo offering shelter (along with the restaurant on site), and we did a good trade in club umbrellas.
All in all, a very genial day in a great location with interesting things to see and do, but most of all – as ever – a great chance to see other members and compare cars, modifications, tales of woe and so on. Topped off by being awarded Car Club of the Show by the organisers – thanks for having us!
Historian Corner
This year’s National Day was the 31st such event, since the first one held as a club in 1993. We have had a total of 826 cars attend in that time, of which are at least 245 different Sunbeam Lotus (I am short of a few car details from the early years so it is probably just over 250 in reality). The car that has attended more of these events than any other is Tony Nash’s DDU 66Y, including the last fifteen in a row – good work, Tony!
Twenty different cars have been awarded the top prize (or, as in the first couple of years, best S1 or S2), and the car with most wins is Barry Day’s MGV 528V on four, with KWV 40W when owned by Mark Higman on three.
GRAEME LAWTON HISTORIAN
HITS 50 – NOT OUT
2024 WAS A MILESTONE FOR THIS OLD GIT as it masked the 50th year since I first held a competition licence. Having started by spending Saturday nights as a co-driver or navigator on road rallies I’ve spent the last 49 and a half years competing in all manor of events at all levels and even won the BTRDA Allrounders Championship back in the eighties.
So, a plan was hatched to do the Manx National Rally, but regular left hand man Rob Thompson had other commitments and so Carrol Soanes was drafted in to read the
pace notes. However, due to the number of championships included, together with it being a double header event (2 days with each day counting as a separate event for championship points) it was so oversubscribed it was untrue.
Hence – Plan B. The Tour of Epynt on 20/21st July. Elevated to a championship round for 2024 with 2 days and 80 miles of stages over the infamous military ranges. But, Rob had already booked a family holiday in Spain and so once again it was Carrol Soanes in the hot seat, and, together with Steve Hodgson and
Simon Soanes along to service the event was on.
We arrived in Llandovery on Friday afternoon to find Steve waiting in the Castle Hotel and we unloaded and got set for Scrutineering. Co driver Carrol and husband Simon were rather later to arrive having had a lost phone and credit cards to deal with before they merged with the Friday afternoon traffic on M25 and M4, eventually arriving just in time for Carrol to get her helmet and overalls checked by the scrutineer. It was then off to the holiday cottage for a somewhat late evening meal
and rather later than ideal bed time. Next morning arrived just a few hours later and Carrol and myself were back in Llandovery for signing on only to find it had not opened. So it was up onto the ranges for the recce instead using Simon’s Audi. Run in convoy its not ideal way to do a recce as there is no time to pause or reverse to check anything plus forward vision is not great due to there being a car, or even a van, in front blocking the view. Anyway, it was just a case of checking the pre purchased notes and for Carrol to be able to understand and read them. It was then back to Llandovery for signing on, made more complex due to the fact that process cards were not available when we started the process on Friday evening. This meant we went to sign on in the Castle Hotel to find we needed to go and seek a process card from the scrutineer, who directed us back to the noise test, then, back to the scrutineer for his signature and then to join the signing on queue.
Eventually, when everything was complete it was back up onto the ranges where the service crew had set out their pitch with the rally car then return again to Llandovery, fully kitted up in the rally car for the start. First car was off at 3pm and we set off at 3:47 for a short 2-mile stage back up on the ranges, but by now it was raining. Hard. Caution was required as I was unfamiliar with the Pirrelli wets borrowed from the ex-Steve Stringer tyre store, and Carrol’s reading of the notes. But, we made that without any drama and were on to stage 2. Just over 10 miles and it was raining even harder so the cautious approach was still the order of the day. But our caution saw us caught just before the finish by the car that started 30 seconds behind us. We then had an hour’s service before repeating the same 2 stages without the rain.
The roads were still wet but the confidence had improved and so we were somewhat faster. It was then back to service for a new set of brake pads followed by a Chilli and a beer in the service area before retiring for the night.
Next morning it was dry and so after a change of rubber it was off for a 13.5-mile stage which was made up of the 2 stages from Saturday joined together. And with dry roads it was starting to be more fun. There is one section which is downhill and quite undulating that was noted as “350, straight crest, 300.,,”, but the crest is completely blind and even though this was the third run at it I was feathering the throttle as we approached. But after an hour’s service we tackled the same stage again, and, at the 4th attempt we crested the blind brow at 102mph.!
The last pair of stages were a reverse of the 13.5 miles but unfortunately the last stage was cancelled after an accident resulting in the driver of a Darrian being taken to hospital. So disappointingly, we drove the stage rather sedately before returning to the finish back in Llandovery where we did a quick u-turn and loaded up to set off for Home. But as it was such a lovely summers evening, we only went as far as Breacon before pulling on to a caravan site for a chilled evening of beer followed by a leisurely Monday morning before sitting in the congestion on the M5 caused by the need to land the air ambulance.
PHOTOS BY JULIAN HOWELLS
FROM SLOC NEW ITEMS
SERVICE WALLET PACK
NEW! We have reproduced the wallet to keep your service book safe, and if you do not have one of those, we have had some of those made as well! Licensed by Lotus themselves, the wallet features the same design as the original, albeit with subtly smaller printing to avoid any confusion with original examples.
To complete the pack, we also have a reproduction of the handbook supplement for Sunbeam Lotus, covering all years of car. All three items are available exclusively to SLOC members.
TYRE PRESSURE DECAL
Inspired by the yellow stickers fitted to export models (as required by legislation in certain countries, no doubt), we have produced our very own version for application to UK cars. These are certainly not a requirement for that authentic period look but are a bit of fun while also being a useful reminder of the required pressure – whether that be for your benefit or your service garage.
SUNBEAM S1 BADGE DECALS
We can now provide decals to freshen up any tired SUNBEAM badge on the back of your series 1 car. Easy to apply, once you have cleaned up the badge.
TALBOT AND S2 BADGE DECALS
We can supply chrome vinyl decals to freshen up the badges on your series 2 car. Easy to apply (although the Sunbeam is a little trickier…) we will need to know the markings on the back of each badge to ensure we supply the correct decal.
For latest prices of these items contact Graeme:- historian@sunbeamlotus.com
(NO NOT FOR PHIL BUT FOR ONE OF HIS PIECES OF ART)
MOST OF YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE that Master Works Engine Builder, Phil Davison, has a rather good little sideline he likes to keep going. Not for profit, but just for tinkering with! He makes unique examples of automotive art using redundant Lotus engine parts!
A couple of years ago he donated to the club, a superb trophy consisting of a piston & rod combination sitting on a cam pulley mounted on a lovely piece of hardwood. We have dedicated this trophy and named it “The Phil Davison Engineering Award”. Every year, someone has to convince the committee that a member has made an exceptional engineering orientated effort with their Sunbeam Lotus, we run our suggestion by Phil and then we award the said trophy to that member. First up was Jez Moxon at National Day on 2023, with his stunning competition car that clearly has an exceptional level of detail and effort put into it. At Mystery Tour this year, the second person to get the award was Julian Antill, for what is clearly a flagship effort of how a modern Sunbeam Lotus competition car should be put together.
Going on from this, Phil has donated another “Trophy”, but this time, we would like to auction it off to the highest bidder. We will then donate that money to Phil’s choice of charity. I have also agreed that I would match the same amount and donate this to the clubs nominated charity (MS Society) myself.
So, look at the photos. Get your bids in and hope you will own a unique piece of Phil Davison Automotive Art. You never know, if we raise a substantial sum, Phil may hopefully make us another one.
Send all bids to me by email, text message, whatsapp, messenger – you all know how to contact me!
PERRY C. ANTONIOU CHAIRMAN MEMBER NO. 750
SOME DAYS YOU FEEL LIKE
…AND OTHER DAYS, YOU ARE THE SEA.
HOWEVER, THE FIRST MATTER I NEED TO ADDRESS is our non-attendance at National Day. Yes, here I am moaning and cajoling you lot into attending Club events; taking a higher moral stance and then we don’t attend at Prescott. I would like to say it was our loss, but just between us….we did have an amazing time in West Yorkshire.
In our attempt at a defence. I’d booked a B&B in Grassington for 2023. We couldn’t go because of an issue I had at work and so I re-booked it for 2024. BUT then forgot all about it, until I received an email to say; “we’re looking forward to greeting
you in Grassington this weekend”. Oh dear. Well, my work was done in relation to National Day. I couldn’t re-book again. So rather than loose it. We very spontaneously, spent the weekend in West Yorkshire.
If you were more conscientious than us? You will have had a lovely time, but I can’t be more specific than that, because we weren’t there. Oh! Were you aware SLOC won the “Best Invited Club Stand” award? A sincere very well done to all of you that made the effort and duly accept a pat on the back for what Club Peugeot deemed a very interesting and professional display.
As we all know, life can be very fickle and the weather even fickle-er. (I’m sure I’ve just made that word up?) Last October; on Julie’s birthday; we had a beautiful day at The Isle of Wight Mystery Tour. Some would say (that’s Julie and I) that we should have stopped there. Finish at the top. On a high. Because there’s only one way to go from there.
It would have been easy to say “thank you” and bow out gracefully. But you can’t stop parenting when they’re 12. You can’t give up with the restoration after the car’s been in the garage for 24 years. You can’t stop believing that one day we may see Perry’s Sunbeam again. You’ve got to carry on and do your best. Unless of course the incredibly unlikely happens and someone steps forward to
take on the batten. And so, even though we asked if anyone else would like to organise a Mystery Tour in their area and offered our help if needed. NOONE came forward.
Having organised ten mystery tours in my area. I thought it would be interesting and refreshing to visit a completely different county. AND appeal to club members living in the Southeast. We most definitely tried our hardest. Followed the format, but trying to organise such an event, far from home and in an area that you don’t know well, is really tricky. We were so pleased with our find for the lunch stop. The village of Chiddingstone and its castle were picturesque, quaint and beautiful in the sunshine. But it rained pretty much the whole time and so their attributes were dulled and difficult to appreciate. Not even Graeme’s sparkling personality and my shorts could brighten the day. It was a “tough audience”. The quiz was won by Graeme in the Works barge, because quite rightly we gave a point for every mile you travelled to be there. Feeling that could be seen as a huge disadvantage to cars that had diligently answered all the other questions correctly. We had a “second” prize that didn’t include the mileage, and that was won by Bill Cook
However, we thank most sincerely the 29 people and 14 cars that supported us. We hope you had an
interesting day? We hope, like us, you’ve calmed down now and can look back and laugh.
The Club took the opportunity to present The Phil Davison Trophy to Julian Antill and The Julia Higman Award to a very humble; surprised; but extremely worthy Dave Merlane. Both awards given to people who have gone above and beyond to help YOU. Both recipients were worthy of a much bigger audience and I’m disappointed that we couldn’t achieve that for you.
WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT AT THE NEC IN NOVEMBER – TAKE CARE, JULIE & MARK
FIVE GO NC500
IN SEPTEMBER 2023 three Sunbeam Lotus, a Chrysler BRM Avenger and an Italian Job Mini embarked on a journey through the rugged landscapes, historic castles, and coastal wonders of Northern Scotland following the NC500. During this road trip adventure, we made new friends, discovered parts of the country that brought smiles to our faces, tested our cars but mostly we had an amazing time!
The trip came about as a celebration of me and my friends 60th birthdays and an opportunity to use our cars that we had had for over 30 years along roads from our childhoods. All of us growing up in the far North of Scotland. Chris Edwards and Adrian Alderson both expressed interest in joining us.
For nearly a year we kept in touch by a regular series of zoom calls, I wanted everyone to get to know each other and to have an input into the trip. Discussion points included availability of E5 on the route, possible excursions, and food stops.
THE ROUTE AND HIGHLIGHTS:
After all five cars had made the way to the North of Scotland our journey began in Strathpeffer just north of Inverness, the gateway to the Highlands. We had mapped out our accommodation for the next 10 nights and created a daily itinerary to both enjoy the picturesque roads of the North Coast 500, and to give us time to sample some of the many attractions along the way. We travelled, clockwise, through some of the most stunning and remote corners of Scotland. We found the road trip was an unrivalled blend of cultural richness and natural wonders.
My trip was nearly stopped before it had even started with VSH hitting a pothole just outside Inverness. This resulted in the rear driver side shock absorber mount shearing. Disaster…I ruminated over my options; call the AA and recover the car and myself back south, recover the car via AA and travel in one of the other cars or remove the shocker absorber and try to nurse the car around. We weren’t that far from our destination for the night, so I decided to head there and think through my options rather than make a decision at the road side. It would also give me the chance to see how the car drove with only one rear shock absorber.
DAY 1
STRATHPEFFER TO KYLE OF LOCHALSH
With the damage to my car our day 1 was dramatically altered with an emergency repair for VSH at Strathpeffer Garage. An initially dubious mechanic saved the day, and the rest of the trip, by rewelding the suspension bracket back on. While we waited, we visited Rogie Falls: A picturesque location with a waterfall including a viewing platform and bridge.
Then onto Eilean Donan Castle: Perched on a small island where three sea lochs meet, this iconic castle offered a striking silhouette against the dramatic Scottish backdrop. A must-stop for history enthusiasts and photographers alike.
DAY 2
KYLE OF LOCHALSH TO GAIRLOCH
After leaving Kyle of Lochalsh we detoured to Plockton and its famous Palm trees. Famous as a conservation village it has stunning views over Loch Carron. Its also known for being the location of the filming of Hamish Macbeth as well the opening scenes of the 70’s film the Wicker Man.
Onto Bealach na Ba, the famous mountain pass, engineered similar to passes in the Alps, it is a single track with hairpin bends, not for the faint hearted, with breathtaking view at the summit and then down to to Applecross.
DAY 3
GAIRLOCH TO ULLAPOOL
Not on our original schedule we visited Gairloch Museum, having been recommended it at our hotel. Located in an ex cold war bunker this highly recommended museum didn’t disappoint. Covering the history and culture of the area especially the hardships of living in crofts.
Our next stop was Inverewe Garden – an award winning heritage botanical garden. Set in a lush setting with a riot of colours especially when we visited in September.
DAY 4
ULLAPOOL TO DRUMBEG
Another change of plans, as the weather was fine was a hike up Stac Pollaidh – one of Scotland’s most photo’d mountains with stunning views all around including the Isle of Skye. This was a good 3-hour hike to the summit and back. Made even more special as Gordon had taken his bagpipes to play at the summit.
As a reward of our efforts, we stopped in Lochinver to sample the famous award winning pies from Lochinver Larder. Recommended!
Then onto the wee mad road to Drumbeg –this made the Bealach na Ba look easy! Blind bends mixed with amazing views this was a driving highlight of the tour!
DAY 5
DRUMBEG TO TONGUE
After overnight in the Drumbeg Hotel, one of our favourites, we were now heading to the North coast of Scotland.
We crossed the famous Kylesku Bridge, it’s almost become the most iconic landmark on the route. And stopped at Ardvek Castle: a romantic ruin just of the A9. Then North to Durness and a pitstop at one of the two Cocoa Mountains on the route. The hot chocolate is recommended, and we enjoyed ours.
Feeling suitably refreshed we headed to Smoo Cave, a remarkable costal cave near Durness. Here we took the guided tour to explore inside the cave. Donning hard hats we followed our guide into the cave and then by boat, across the flooded waterfall chamber, to see the inner chamber and see the feeding of the local piranha fish. Another highlight of our trip!
To be continued in next Issue
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STICKERS for your rear hatch glass
How about some originality? We can now replicate all your rear window dealer stickers. We have done four so far and we can do any others depedant on demand. Let us know if you want one of the existing ones or if you would like us to do one for you that we don’t already have.
FIBERGLASS PARCEL SHELVES
These parcels shelves include the hinge pins but not the support strings.
If required, we can supply a drawing for the support strings.
SEAT FABRIC
The club has a supply of the correct fabric for Series 1 and Series 2 cars. This fabric is available to club members The fabric is durable, colourfast and fire resistant and have all the necessary approvals, and will not fade, slip or tear.
AVAILABLE from SLOC
WORKS RALLY DECALS
These are available from Graeme Lawton. Please contact him directly; his details are inside the front cover. S1 TALBOT
BADGE
New bonnet badges are available Contact chairman@sunbeamlotus.com or give Perry a call one evening
with whatever vehicle details you want. You can even choose your own postmark!
£10 will get you 6 discs (all the same) and a FREE Club Tax Disc Holder CONTACT chairman@sunbeamlotus.com
ENGINE OIL LEVEL
The engine oil level decal for the standard Airbox (both S1 & S2)
. SERIES 2:
SERIES 1:
MUD FLAP DECALS
In stock, replacement decals in a hard-wearing vinyl (slightly different finish to originals but the same size, shape and design). Also suitable for a tool box!
VARIOUS WINDOW CLING DECALS
SLOC MERCHANDISE
Leather KEY FOBS Club, Laurel & Talbot Logos
Sunbeam Lotus MUGS (SLOC2)
Sunbeam Lotus (SLOC 3)
CLUB USED PARTS
NEW PARTS
THROTTLE CABLE (Yellow) CLUTCH CABLE HANDBRAKE CABLES (PAIR)
FRONT & REAR BUSH SET COMPONENTS:-
Trailing Arm Upper-Front Bush kit
Trailing Arm Upper-Rear Bush kit
Trailing Arm Lower-Front Bush kit
Trailing Arm Lower-Rear Bush kit
Control Arm Lower-Inner Bush kit
Front Strut Bar Bush kit
Anti-Roll Bar Link Bush kit
Anti-Roll Bar Mount to Chassis Bush kit
Specify if it’s for a S1 or S2 as the Trailing Arm Lower-Front Bush kit is different.
LIGHTS
REFURBISHED S2 HEADLIGHT AVAILABLE
They look like new and will transform the tired and probable MOT failure headlights that all S2 cars have by now. They are sold on an exchange basis, we can tell you how to separate the glass from the shell and you can exchange your tired and rusty shells yourself. We supply clear and concise instructions on how to dismantle the lights along with guidance as to the correct glass sealer you would need to put them together. Let’s face it, we own a lotus Sunbeam, so most of us have the capability to do the upgrade ourselves. We would need to do them in batches of at least a dozen to keep the price we have. Get in touch with Richard Blackburn and grab yourself a pair.
