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Hah! Maybe we could all drive down to Hornsey afterwards and drive through Jewson's Builders yard.


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Many thanks to the guys who have done all the hard work re the Cheshunt event. I feel very priviledged to have been invited, and I shall be travelling from Johannesburg for the big day.

See some of you there ?

Coupe wrote:I've booked my 'Cheshunt built' Elan in to attend the following:

An invitation to celebrate at Cheshunt
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Reminder: This event is next Sunday folks. 2:30 pm at the old factory in Cheshunt

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Hope to meet some of you there ! Cheers, Maureen

Does anyone still use this page ?

Maureen B-N wrote:Does anyone still use this page ?

Maureen, when we hear from you, we certainly do. Glad you are back to visit.

Regards,
Dan Wise

It was an amazing day - will post some pictures if I can work out how to do it ....

Hi there you wrote about McKinnons at Twickenham my grandfather delivered for them to Firestones and Lotus ive been trying to get information /photos of them or there lorries you woudnt have any at all ??? You wouldnt remember Bill Doubtfire by any chance I used to go out in the lorry delivering with him quite a bit as a nipper any information would be appreciated Thanks Tony Doubtfire

Hi Tony - not sure who your message is intended for, but unfortunately I cannot help. Keep trying. Regards, Maureen

Hi there sorry i clicked on SCOTT SIMPSON who messaged you on this forum a few years back and said his dad worked at mckinnons at Twickenham Ive been trying to find out about them my dad and grandad worked there but hitting a brick wall sorry again but im not very good on the computer Tony

I am also not very good with the PC - but if I can help in any other way please let me know. Are you a Lotus owner, or just have a general interest ? I think this topic is a very interesting one if you go right back to the first page. But then you have probably done that. If you live anywhere near Cheshunt you will know the old Lotus buildings but I wonder if you have seen the plaque which was erected last year on 31 May - I had the honour of being there on the day. It was simply wonderful. Cheers, M

Oh wow, I've just discovered this thread and have eagerly read it all!

So what was the resolution of the Remarque publication question?

And Maureen, if your book is still a possibility, put me down for a copy as well.

Hi Veg (?) - that Remarque article was not written by me, although it has my name on it. I was very unhappy about it at the time - but then everything it contained had been put on this site somewhere, so I guess it was in the public domain. Still don't understand why it was put together like that - I don't like my name on something I did not write.

I have never re-started the book - I was in Cheshunt last year for the unveiling of the Jim Clark plaque on the old Team Lotus building (now Monster Gym) and I met a lot of great people there - even a few who worked at Cheshunt in the 1960s when I was there. It was a very long time ago - my memory is not so good these days, so I don't think that book will ever come to fruition.

It's a super thread though isn't it - a real bit of Lotus history. Cheers, M

PS : I shall be in England from 30 July to 1 August. If anyone is around, interested in coffee and a chat, let me know

I am trying to contact a guy who told me about an Elan and a Seven lying in a garden in Germiston, South Africa. I think it may have been someone by the name of Brian ? If anyone has any idea, please let me know. Thanks. Maureen