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Evening all!

This post relates to Lotuses, sort of.

I recently bought a NOS rear exhaust box from another member and it turned up earlier on this week. I only got round to opening the package just now. In order to protect the chromed tail pipe, it'd been wrapped in newspaper which looks like it's from 1977. I thought it might be a bit of a laugh to unwrap it carefully and see what was printed on it.

What I can see is it's from Northants and there appear to be some adverts for caravans and holidays one one side. I mean, who wouldn't want to stay in a 1977 Sprite Musketeer - the very latest in caravanning style and comfort? On the other side there are nights out adverts: catch a show at the Nite Spot in Bedford (The Rockin' Berries, no less - even Ron Moody "sensational star of the film 'Oliver')!! There's some X-rated movies in there as well - remember those? Super Vixens and Horror Hospital. Schlock horror! Imagine the seedy flea bitten cinema showing those in the late '70s.. There's even an ad for a wine bar and bistro (look at that 70's font). You can even have a "business lunch" whatever that is.

Remarkable how a tiny piece of paper can be so evocative. And it did a great job protecting the chrome, which looks as new.

Cheers
JonB

PS, here they are..

Back in the very early 80s I bought a Victorian semi in need of total restoration.

Under the upstairs "lino" was a layer of 1950's newspaper that included a road test of a
MGA twin cam by a bloke called Mike Hawthorn.

I see Horror Hospital was a 1973 British horror comedy and Supervixens 1977 American soft porn. They're probably so tame by today's standards they'd be shown on lunchtime TV.

Yes, I noted that. Surprising to see them on the same billing - guess films lasted longer back then.

Hi John
Glads you are happy with the Exhaust and the free newspaper!!
Cheers
Dave

Very cool!

And having grown up on ELO, Doctor Who, Are You Being Served? and the like, I?d LOVE to take a trip back to late ?70s Britain.

@TheVeg: See if you can get a copy of the BBC drama "Life on Mars". Pure '70s nostalgia.