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PostPost by: bengalcharlie » Sun Apr 20, 2014 11:56 am

any interesting classic car places to visit in these cities???
any reputable classic lotus dealers in London???
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PostPost by: AHM » Sun Apr 20, 2014 8:00 pm

Brooklands - near London
Or Brands Hatch if you want to see some racing
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PostPost by: richardcox_lotus » Sun Apr 20, 2014 9:25 pm

Reputable ??? And Lotus dealers in the same sentence ???

Only joking. When are you visiting ??? Crystal palace have a Motorsport event on the 25th May weekend.
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PostPost by: bengalcharlie » Sun Apr 20, 2014 9:37 pm

I will be visiting early may so the Brooklands museum sounds like fun. I see they have an Italian day on Saturday may the 3rd. no loti I suppose but I like some Italians as well,and at least I get to sniff some good old European history!
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PostPost by: 69S4 » Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:00 am

In London there's always the Ace Cafe. Not specifically Lotus but if it uses petrol it'll be there sooner or later. This is a link to May events on their website - http://www.ace-cafe-london.com/default.aspx?view2=list&date2=01/05/2014%2000:00:00&m=05&y=2014
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PostPost by: jimj » Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:29 am

There`s the Donnington Historic Festival on 3rd/4th/5th of May. See some giant killing from the Elites and much more. Google it. It`s not exactly London or Paris but 2 hours drive from London will seem a comparatively short trip for a Kiwi.
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PostPost by: rcraven » Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:13 am

The Mini festival at Brands Hatch looks worth a visit. I'd go if it weren't so far for me.
http://brandshatch.mini-festival.co.uk/
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PostPost by: pharriso » Mon Apr 21, 2014 11:35 am

Both the original Tottenham lane & Cheshunt factories are only short (15-30 minute) train rides from London. Not that much to see so you'll only be there 10 minutes, still worth the pilgramage.
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PostPost by: billwill » Mon Apr 21, 2014 1:24 pm

pharriso wrote:Both the original Tottenham lane & Cheshunt factories are only short (15-30 minute) train rides from London. Not that much to see so you'll only be there 10 minutes, still worth the pilgramage.


And both very near the train stations. :-)
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PostPost by: bengalcharlie » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:42 pm

great stuff, after all the great suggestions made I will go to Brooklands for the day, it is close and I have some Italian cars in the stable :mrgreen: as well. Donnington would have been awesome too, but we can not do it all.
Time permitting I will also make an effort to go and see the old Lotus factories as suggested by some.
( have to keep the family happy too)
Will also try to visit motorbooks in London, I remember they always had an great selection of motoring and aviation books.
Paris will be a little different I think, although I do remember I classic car race meeting in the mid eighties at the banked circuit of monthlery ( probably spelled wrong) and that was fantastic.
Instead will buy some classic car magazines to keep myself occupied during the travels
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PostPost by: Steve G » Tue Apr 22, 2014 9:05 am

Sunday May 4th - Goodwood Breakfast Club:

http://www.goodwood.co.uk/breakfast-clu ... unday.aspx

It's free and it's Supercar Sunday so extremely popular, arrive very early to avoid the queues. There's no racing, just lots of people wandering around looking at parked up cars and wondering when they should join the 45 minute queue for a proper coffee. Always some great cars there though, even in the car park.
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PostPost by: spridget » Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:08 pm

If your are in Paris on sunday may 4th you can visit the monthly meeting at Vincennes with a lot classics
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PostPost by: RogerFrench » Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:46 pm

I used to live and work close to Paris, and remember with great fondness the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or at Montlh?ry. It's held nowadays at Dijon-Prenois, another circuit with history.

There used to be an interesting museum in La D?fense, but that closed some years ago, sadly.
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