SLOC Mag 2024 - Issue 4 by 292graphics.co.uk

SHOW NEC

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

/ 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.

CHAT CHAIRMAN’S

NEARLY THERE…. for two reasons. We are most certainly closing in on the end of 2024 and all wondering where that went. And my Sunbeam Lotus is almost finished! Yes, as I write, it’s just a matter of putting things in that I had taken out (such as seats).

I had it running, moved under its own power and the bespoke wiring loom was all working. BUT, I wasn’t happy with a couple of modifications I had done, so decided to put my self back a few weeks and make some changes. I have said I would not rush the last stages and then I have a lot of cleaning and polishing to get on with. So, it looks like I’ll be out once the winter is over, finally.

As I write, I am recovering from one hell of a blast at the NEC. This year’s show was brilliant. A hell of a lot to deal with, a lot of setting up and taking down. Hundreds of people to speak with. Plenty of other clubs we mingled with. And all in all, as busy as we were, we enjoyed it. However, my legs and knees are still recovering a week later.

I have to give a huge public thank you to Kevin Malcolm & Chris Edwards who went well beyond the call of duty to bring us a fourth car belonging to Alan Barnacle. A non-runner (nothing major), for sale at a great price, hence

we thought it needed to be on the stand. Alan has had a head injury and is unlikely to be driving again, so the least we can do is help him out and get his car sold for him. If anyone is interested, contact any of us at the club HQ!

We took what I remember to be the biggest turnover at the NEC, over £2k this year. The most I can remember as around £1200. So, it’s pretty clear, our efforts with parts are paying off. Well done to Richard Blackburn for putting in 100% effort on parts lately.

A short chat from me this time round. Lots to be getting on with and need to leave some space in the magazine for other articles I know are required.

As usual, I’d like to thank all our members for their continued support and nice words we are given now and again. And to our super hard working committee members who stop for no one and deal with club matters day in, day out.

So, to a Very Merry Christmas to all of you and a Happy and Healthy 2025 with even more Sunbeam Lotus cars on the road, including mine!

PERRY C. ANTONIOU CHAIRMAN MEMBER NO. 750

MONEY MEMBERSHIP

THERE WILL OBVIOUSLY BE MORE extensive cover in the magazine of the very recent NEC show, but as a “veteran” of this show I felt that I needed to comment! We’ve been given some good stand areas in recent years, but I think that the location, size etc this year was the best we’ve ever had. Three open sides, a simple straight back line, no pillars, a large area, & very near to the Coys auction area. That’s the best stand all round that we’ve ever been allocated, & the guys did very well the get four great cars organised, & all with the same theme. From a specific “Membership & Money” point of view the show was also a big success. Four new members joined at the show, & a warm welcome to those & all the others who have joined / rejoined in recent times. Some looking to buy a car, so if you are considering selling yours, then now would be a good time, but please let SLOC members have the first chance to buy before advertising / listing elsewhere. I’m very happy to advise on how to compose an ad if required, & will post it on the members only Facebook Group & the Club website members forum if you are not sure about this (I’m best contacted via membership@sunbeamlotus.com or Facebook Messenger) As I type this, the current membership is 355 full members (+ joint / family members so over 500 all added together)

From the “Money” angle we sold nearly £2300’s worth of parts / regalia etc (this is the highest sales figure ever) & reflects on the

significantly increased stock of parts & regalia that we have financed recently, so well done to the committee members directly involved (I just pay the bills & count the cash!!) Don’t forget that we bought a lot of the Speedy Spares Sunbeam stock before they closed permanently a while ago. Much of this will be impossible to replace, so a one-off opportunity (Richard Blackburn – parts@sunbeamlotus. com – is the man)

It’s a little early in our financial year (starts in September) to report in detail on money matters, but obviously the NEC sales have improved our cashflow position, & the overall financial report is one of being in good health (but I’m sure that statement will result in plenty of requests from committee members to get spending!!)

I recently finalised the figures for our last financial year, & these – plus all the supporting paperwork – were sent to our accountant a couple of weeks ago so that she can prepare our statutory accounts (& our tax bill!!) As soon as I receive this from Julie I will post it in a future magazine, & there will be a verbal report at our AGM next year (again this will be at the Club Lotus track day at Castle Combe – date in future mags but provisionally will be May 24th) with the opportunity to ask questions (hopefully I’ll be in a better position to attend in 2025 – both for the AGM & to give my old Elan another thrashing on the track –didn’t manage a single event or competition in 2024 unfortunately)

UPDATE

Not much to report since last time but at least the metalwork on the shell is now all done and it is ready to go off for prep and paint. Panel gaps are all spot on and thanks to Jon Ogilvy Restoration for pulling it all together.

GOOD NEWS about the engine rebuild. Phil Davison has agreed to take on another engine and it will be for 115Y so off it has gone. Thanks to Jez Moxon for helping unload and getting the engine into Phil’s workshop.

Work continues sourcing parts and refurbishing original parts.

More to follow in 2025 CAM

CORNER Historical

OR IS IT MEMBERS’ CARS?

I AM SAT IN MY OFFICE a week after the NEC show reflecting on all the conversations I had there, with members, visitors and fellow committee folk; having Polly on the stand (my rally car, in case you didn’t know) elicited many conversations about its history, with several asking ‘how long have you owned it?’ The answer was ‘twenty-five years next week’. Yikes, that’s a long time! Allow me to

indulge…

Now, I know that I bought the car on the 13th of November 1999, although the invoice was dated the 12th owing to superstition on the vendor’s part (I was not bothered, so for the V5 I put the 13th) but I had to look out my old diary to remind myself of the actual details. As it turns out, the thirteenth was when I trundled along to Oakfields with a bag of

cash to pay the balance of the twenty grand price, having already given them a chunk a few weeks earlier. The seven grand balance was funded by selling another rally car, which had involved fixing a broken axle hub and sorting a few things for a new MOT test, all of which drove the timing of its delivery to the new owner and subsequent finalising of Polly’s purchase, which had begun way back in September when Simon Hutchings had phoned me when he noticed that the asking price had been reduced.

Having paid for the car and having another good look at it (following the rallysprint at Silverstone a few months earlier it had required a bit of fettling), I enjoyed a drive out in an F40 that was agreed as part of the deal. That was an occasion, I can tell you!

It would be another week before the car was delivered. My diary entry for the day reads: ‘Took

delivery of PVC + spares. Absolutely superb.’ And I would say that this was an understatement! When I had first seen the car on our stand at the NEC in May 1997, I said that if ever anyone wanted to own a works car, this was it. And now here it was on my driveway. I had no idea what I would do with it, I just wanted to own it. The pleasure of having such a car, the one that had been owned by (given to) Des O’Dell himself, was immense (and remains so all these years later).

In my quarter-century of ownership I have been very lucky to have had Paul White as a co-driver, to have sat with Stig Blomqvist driving the car (both at Castle Combe), sat with Pentti Airikkala driving it at a National Day at Curborough, displayed it at the Frankfurt Motor Show on the Lotus Cars stand, driven on three World Rally Championship events with Slowly Sideways and appeared on the telly driving it while chatting with Tim Shaw sat beside

me, among other things.

The pleasure of ownership is measured in several ways, and I am sure that you will have similar feelings to your own cars. Driving a works-built Sunbeam Lotus is an absolute joy, for a start; the distinctive ringing of the steel flywheel on turning the engine over, the beautiful sound of the engine and fantastic delivery of power, the superb action of the gearbox, and the way in which the car propels itself forward make for an amazing experience. But just sitting in the car is a thrill. OK, so I now have modern seats fitted for safety (the originals in a safe place) but the smell of the interior is amazing, and the feel of the original steering wheel, the switches for the fuel pump (switch off while turning over to build oil pressure prior to starting if the car hasn’t run for a while) and auxiliary lamps, the Bakelite spherical gear knob (it’s from a Fiat) in addition to all the other parts that you don’t necessarily touch but are visible, such as the fuel gauge, oil pressure gauge, navigator map lights, trip meter and switch panel. Add in the map pockets on both doors, the door pulls made from seat webbing, the heater valve controlled by a knob that you have to contort under the dash to reach, the seat belts with GF and FG initials stencilled on them (why they ended up

on the car last driven by Stig I don’t know!) and sundry other aspects that I am probably forgetting and it is such a special place.

Of course, when I bought the car it was in the late Peugeot Talbot Sport colour scheme. Makes sense; it was repainted with the latest colours twice in 1982, though it never ran on an event in the colours in which it left the factory. Which was in 1986, by the way, having been kept in the department for comparison testing against newer cars, and for show purposes (e.g. Motorfair at Earls Court in 1985) before being presented to Des at an event in London in July 1985. It spent many years in the museum at Coventry before Ian Donaldson bought it in 1998 via his friend Paul Burch (from Charters of Aldershot). Although I absolutely love the way it looked, it was frustrating that I was never able to apply any decals to represent the car as it rallied. Only when the opportunity came to repaint in 2011 did I even think about it, and it was an obvious choice to go with the famous livery of 1981. It has spent the time since then in MonteCarlo livery (complete with original rally plate that I acquired from Des’ estate) but I do hope to change to other event set-ups and to have the car signwritten. When I did change the colour it was on the

understanding that I could persuade Alan Barnacle (snr) to repaint the Talbot lettering and logos but we never quite managed to arrange it and then he sadly passed away in 2016. Naturally, I am still learning how to drive the car. My session on the London Rally School stage for Car SOS allowed me to build confidence on the dirt (albeit at very low speeds due to having semi-slick tyres, no safety gear and a TV personality in the co-driver’s seat…) and I think I managed to hone some skills there. Driving the car on WRC stages in Spain and Germany also gave me confidence, and were such a delight; closed-road rallying on the continent is amazing (ask Bill!) and such a privilege to do so on those events with crowds and other special cars.

I am still learning about the car, too; little details that I notice in the engine bay while doing something, or under the dashboard. It is such a well-engineered and built car. I just love everything about it!

I have also been very lucky to have had a great spares package that Des had kept for the car. So when I bent a track control arm pin (a changeable

piece on a works arm), I was able to replace it with an original spare. Likewise the exhaust, and when reverting to a series one front end I was able to fit an original set of headlamps, which are not standard Sunbeam units. The radiator is a new version (makes such a difference) and I have run newer, non-magnesium Minilite wheels mostly, but all of the suspension, brakes and so on is original apart from consumables. One of the first things I did, though, was to have Brian Wileman (works transmission man) replace the 5.37:1 CWP with a 4.55:1 version that I bought from former rally driver Will Sparrow, and that made a huge difference to being able to use the car sensibly; it will rev to 9200 rpm so anything to avoid having to do so is good for the engine.

I hope that I will continue to enjoy the car for another quarter of a century, and share the work of the competition department with fellow enthusiasts.

GRAEME LAWTON HISTORIAN

IT STARTED WAY BACK ON AUGUST

BANK

HOLIDAY in 2021 when we made the long trek up to Cumbria to contest the Pendragon Stages with 70 miles of stages held over Warcop army ranges . And a cracking good event it was consisting of 4 stages run in the morning and then reversed in the afternoon. We completed the morning stages without a problem but when we tried going the opposite

way we found a corner, just over a brow, which we arrived at way to fast and went far enough off that the organisers thought the car was well out of the way and so did not attempt recovery until the end of the event!

Due to venue availability the Pendragon did not run in 2022 or 2023, but this year it was on again and so once again we headed North for the August Bank Holiday weekend.

We actually set off from Somerset on Thursday in order to both miss the Bank Holiday traffic and break the journey with an overnight stop in my old Haunt of Cheshire combined with catching up with some old mates over a beer. Meanwhile, co-driver Rob Thompson drove all the way up in a single hit on Friday and we met up at Kirkby Stephen on Friday evening.

Saturday was a fairly leisurely morning followed by scrutineering where we met up with our service crew of Kelvin and Rick – AKA The Chuckle Brothers. Once the formalities were complete we de-camped up onto the ranges to bag a decent service spot before partaking of food and beer in the Crown and Cushion in Appleby in Westmoreland.

Sunday was a rather early start as car one was away at 08:12 and with cars starting at 30 second intervals it only took 45mins to get all the cars away.

The first stage was around 8 miles which included a double lap of a large part of it meaning cars were effectively only 15 seconds apart. It was also very narrow and twisty for large parts of it making overtaking

impossible for some long sections. We had a spin on a particularly gravelly corner and a minor off on a slippy square left. We were caught by 2 cars and we also caught 2 cars effectively giving us a ‘net zero’. Stage 2 was a repeat of stage one but with a few spots of rain and we caught and passed 2 more cars. Stage 3 was only slightly different in layout but significantly different in weather as it was now raining quite hard. Stage 4 was a repeat of 3 and Although we started well we succumbed to what I initially thought was a puncture. I pulled over and got out only to find all 4 tyres fully inflated so we got back in and crawled through to the finish, missing out the second lap. The car was giving all the signs of a broken drive shaft but we crept up to the exit of the venue where there was a slight incline to join the A66 back to service. And that was it, the car just would not rise to the occasion –literally and so we ended our rally there.

The Chuckle brothers recovered us and we trailered the car back to the service area where we changed into dry clothes and had some lunch before setting off south. Due to the fact we had already taken a maximum

and cars where already starting stage 5 plus it was still raining we did not even look to see what the problem was.

We made an overnight stop on the journey south (one of the advantages of a motorhome) and when Bank Holiday Monday dawned dry and sunny I did peer under the car and was shocked to find the nearside axle tube had been ripped off the diff housing !!

Back home and the 2 piece axle has been removed and I’m now on the look out for a

replacement Sunbeam Lotus axle, which is not quite the same as a non lotus Sunbeam, so, if you happen to have one lurking at the back of the garage give me a shout. I’m also in need of a nearside indicator lens which I managed to break and although I have numerous offside ones I don’t have any nearside ones left. Ideally I would like a black edged L and H one, but anything considered as I’ve probably got an offside one to match.

OLD GIT BILL COOK

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

DAY 7

THURSO TO GOLSPIE

Touted as the end of the road John O’Groats –its another obligatory stop and photo opportunity. Here we were “papped” by a local and our group photo made the local press. Slow news day! While JOG is a bit of a tourist trap just around the corner there are stunning coastal panoramas, especially of you take the time to go to the Duncansby Stacks, with its impressive sea stacks, and the sense of standing at the edge of the world. At this point we were now heading South!

We made a detour into the heart of Caithness to visit Halkirk Heritage & Vintage Motor Centre. A recent opening, using a local garage owners car collection as its basis and supplemented with more local history. Another gem and worth the detour from the main A9 and the NC500 route.

DAY 6

TONGUE TO THURSO

With the good weather leaving us we headed to Thurso, the most northernly town in the UK mainland, for our obligatory distillery tour. Wolfburn distillery is a newcomer to Whisky production, but its produced some highly rated Whiskies since it was founded 10 years ago. A tour last 1.5 hours and includes at least 4 generous Whiskies to taste and a souvenir glass. Take a desinated driver or do as we did leave your car at the hotel and get a taxi there!

DAY 8

GOLSPIE TO ARDERSIER

Our official last full day together saw us leave our Golspie Hotel wondering if we had just escaped from an episode of Fawlty Towers with no wifi, inexperienced staff and a general lack of organisation.

We stopped at Dornoch, with its impressive Cathedral (Madonna got married there) local shops and museum and our second visit to a Cocoa Mountain for our top up of hot chocolate. Then onwards to Struie Viewpoint, another detour off the A9, recommended as a relatively quieter route than the main NC500, but it also offers more great driver roads along with some fantastic scenery.

We then headed to Nigg and its small ferry to Cromarty. Usually holding 2 cars it’s a short crossing, 20 ish minutes. With 5 cars we knew this was going to take a few runs. But we were helped that the ferry operator squeezed

2 Sunbeams and a mini on at once.

Once we all crossed, we travelled onwards to the Black Isle Brewery. Unfortunately, we couldn’t book a tour but we did make use of the shop to purchase beers.

DAY 9

ARDERSIER TO DUNS

We chose our hotel in Ardersier as it was close to Fort George. This major military fort built after the Jacobean up rise in 1746 is still in active use today. But its also a historic attraction. Chris, Keith, Adrian & Janet decided that they wanted to head South rather than tour the Fort. To be fair the weather had again closed in and the rain at times seemed horizontal. I, Angus & Gordon decided to brave the weather and visit the Fort. We bid goodbye with talk of doing something again in the future!

With Gordon taking the Avenger to his mothers in Aberdeenshire Angus and I headed south to our overnight stop in the Scottish borders, Duns. Home of Jim Clark.

JOHN O’GROAT JOURNAL AND CAITHNESS COURIER

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CLASSICS ON PARADE AT JOHN O’GROATS

DAY 10 DUNS TO HOME

In Duns we visited the Jim Clark Motorsport Museum. Here the museum tells the story of this modest man who would become a Formula 1 champion before tragically losing his life. We had a bonus as Chris re-joined us at the museum with Keith and another friend. We finished the visit by a visit to the nearby Jim Clark Bistro. And then it was over…. we headed home to the Midlands. An amazing experience had come to an end. Or had it…..the anti-clockwise route still beckons…. maybe one for my 65?

REFLECTIONS ON THE TRIP:

• A big thank you to my fellow participants: Gordon, Angus, Chris, Keith, Adrian and Janet. They made the trip with their patience, good humour and willingness to go with my planning and organising!

• 5 cars was an optimal number for this trip.

• Plan and as far in advance as possible. Especially if you want to stay in a particular Hotel on a particular day.

• Work out a daily itinerary – but be prepared to change and flex – the weather may help in making decisions for you!

• Check opening hours for any attractions you want to visit.

• Take midge repellent so you don’t end up being eaten alive (May to September)

• Be patient, the route is meant to be enjoyed it’s not a race track, the pace of life is slower up there!

• Research single track roads and passing places, if you’re not familiar with them.

• Work out your fuel stops – E5 is limited but can be found.

• If you are driving something interesting build into your time keeping the amount of people that will come and speak to you about the car(s).

KEVIN MALCOLM & CHUMS

NUMB COMFORTABLY

HELLO, HELLO, HELLO; IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?

IT DOES SEEM AGES SINCE I had a soapbox rant. So let’s start with an uncomfortable, but honest truth.

A little while ago, I proposed to you all “It’s Competition Time! Please email me an original, funny, unusual Sunbeam related photograph, and Julie and I will judge a

21st-23rd MARCH

RESTORATION SHOW, NEC

If you would like to display your Sunbeam at the NEC during this show, please email me. You will need to be independently able to drive/ trailer the Sunbeam to the NEC on Thursday 20th March and collect late afternoon on Sunday 23rd March. There’s only room for about 3 cars. So if that sounds like you? Email me now please.

24th MAY

SLOC AGM AT CLUB LOTUS TRACK DAY, CASTLE COMBE

Completely FOC, brilliant day in Wiltshire; 99’s on Perry…..only marred by having to suffer the sparkling repartee of your committee.

winner, resulting in a small prize.”

4 of you. Yes. Only 4 true enthusiasts, out of 300 odd members, emailed me and one of those was an ex-member from New Zealand! You lot could sap the enthusiasm out of Timmy Mallet.

The secret surprise conclusion of our invitation, was to judge the torrent of entries. Narrow it down to 13. Create a 2025 calendar and put the winner on the front cover. Needless to say, this won’t now be happening. Such a shame; as we believe this would have been a fitting end to an interesting 2024 for SLOC.

Now we look forward to 2025. So, calendars and diaries at the ready please.

2nd-4th JUNE

SLOC IN NORMANDY.

Julie and I have been promising to take Phil Davison to the spot where he landed at Gold Beach on 6th June 1944 for far too long. So, I’ve put a short break together and we’re inviting you to join us. Don’t ask me how much. I won’t know that until January. But if you’re interested in joining Royal Marine Commando Davison and us in France? Please email me.

SLOC NATIONAL DAY

Well, as you can see. As yet undecided. We have a Plan B, to go to Curborough. But Plan A, is far more exciting and complicated. So because of that, we won’t know for sure until after you receive this magazine. Watch this space.

7th-9th NOVEMBER

“Just nod if you can hear me……Is there anyone home?”

CLASSIC CAR SHOW, NEC

Most probably our biggest and most successful event of the calendar. So much co-ordinated time and money is put in to preparing and manning this show by your committee. It MUST be in your diary please.

INFO GENERAL

THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS are pleased to hear from any members who need help or advice or simply want a chat, but please bear in mind that we have jobs and busy lives away from the club, are sometimes away from home and some have young families; all calls should be made before 9pm.

If the person that you want is not in when you call, please ring again where possible rather than

asking for a call back. If you do leave a message on an answer ‘phone remember to include your name, membership number and time/date of the call, and say what you were calling about. It will save time on the second call if the committee member knows what to expect and can be prepared for the next contact. If you are unable to contact the person by telephone, try sending an e-mail (or letter!) or try another committee member. Please ALWAYS include your name and membership number in the subject line of any e-mail you send to the committee; failure to do so may result in the message being deleted without being read, due to problems with spam and virus e-mails. Unfortunately, genuine messages are still caught by spam filters so if you do not receive a reply within a week, please send your message

again. Thank you for your co-operation.

The SLOC does not necessarily agree with the opinions expressed in this magazine. The club committee members, officials of the SLOC and contributors can not be held responsible for any loss, injury or damage alleged to have been caused by following/responding to advice or advertisements in this publication (including accompanying leaflets). All advertisements are published in good faith and the club, committee members and officials of the SLOC can not be held responsible for any financial loss arising out of any subsequent transactions.

The editor reserves the right to edit any letters and/or articles submitted.

FOR SALE

LADIES’ TEE SHIRTS:

WOOLLY HAT: take the club with you on your chilly winter drive with this comfy black beany hat with embroidery. With 3M Thinsulate to keep your noggin warm! £15 plus postage.

Our new subtle design allows the wearer to show their love of all things Sunbeam Lotus without shouting about it. We have a limited selection in stock but can have other sizes and colours made to order, including in men’s sizes. £25 plus postage.

Battery decals: replace the brand labels with something more appropriate for your Sunbeam. Choose from a selection for only £5 each, plus postage.

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.

LATEST PARTS

COOLING FUEL

IGNITION

GASKETS & SEALS

REGALIA

8 PLUS P&P

TEA TOWELS

SWEATSHIRT

HOODIES

BASEBALL HAT

SLOC PARTS

STRIPES

Please contact David Moodie at

DEALER 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.

These parcels shelves include the hinge pins but not the support strings. If required, we can supply a drawing for the support strings.

AVAILABLE from SLOC

Contact chairman@sunbeamlotus.com or give Perry a call one evening

Period Tax Disc

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

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

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

CONTACT chairman@sunbeamlotus.com

The fabric is durable, colourfast and fire resistant and have all the necessary approvals, and will not fade, slip or tear.

UNDER BONNET DECALS

The club now has the following under-bonnet decals in stock

ENGINE OIL LEVEL

The engine oil level decal for the standard Airbox (both S1 & S2)

. SERIES 2:

SERIES 1:

VARIOUS WINDOW CLING DECALS

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!