lotus Carlton...dirty sex on wheels
21-10-2006, 11:48 PM
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lotus Carlton...dirty sex on wheels
on my way to work last night one popped up in the traffic jam ...
looked stunning
the driver gave me the nod and a thumbs up
and it made me think of this vid clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSHNynLKrpM
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looked stunning
the driver gave me the nod and a thumbs up
and it made me think of this vid clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSHNynLKrpM
flying machine
22-10-2006, 12:21 AM
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Re: lotus Carlton...dirty sex on wheels
Originally Posted by avid-fan
on my way to work last night one popped up in the traffic jam ...
looked stunning
the driver gave me the nod and a thumbs up
and it made me think of this vid clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSHNynLKrpM
flying machine
looked stunning
the driver gave me the nod and a thumbs up
and it made me think of this vid clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSHNynLKrpM
flying machine
Is that 203mph!? 
Spot on music in that clip too!
22-10-2006, 02:05 AM
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Saw that vid years ago but it still puts a smile on your face
i guess its in kmh, and 206 is 128mph which is what the cops were doing... im guessing the carlton was at warp 9
awesome machines
i guess its in kmh, and 206 is 128mph which is what the cops were doing... im guessing the carlton was at warp 9
awesome machines
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22-10-2006, 08:37 AM
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This burnout clip is from the local airbase where my dad worked and I did my service.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWl0AUQDAHM
They did a top speed run on the same day with with two carltons chasing up the runway but I couldnt find that clip on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWl0AUQDAHM
They did a top speed run on the same day with with two carltons chasing up the runway but I couldnt find that clip on youtube.
22-10-2006, 08:45 AM
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Notice how the police car overtakes in forbidden places all the time. First, at a non overtaking zone (close call too). Second, non overtaking zone before a crest. Third, overtaking while getting on coming traffic. Fourth, non overtaking zone before a crest again.....and it still couldnt keep up.
22-10-2006, 08:54 AM
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One of my sisters friends has had a Lotus Carlton from new, i remember back in about 1992 ish when i had a 2.8i Capri & this guy had just bought a 3dr cossie for a play thing & let me take the cossie out, cossie was standard & was knocking like fook (piston slap) but compared to my Capri it felt awesome & i loved it. He then took me out in the Carlton but would'nt let me drive that, at the time i remember thinking that the Carlton felt way way faster than the cossie but the cossie was standard. He still has it now & its only done about 25k, he has other cars that are far superior now , has one of those Bentley coupe turbo things(like Beckham) but he says he will never sell the Carlton. At my sisters wedding i remember them having to push the carlton to get it started as it did'nt like being left on a slope,would'nt start for some reason he said it costs a fortune to maintain it
To sum up i have always liked the Carlton & would love to buy one but i never would due to reliabilty issues & parts, i'm sure an E39 M5 for around 12k would walk all over a Lotus Carlton in handling & is just as quick & more reliable, i know their much more common & just do'nt have the looks of the Carlton but an M5 is my choice, just wish i had enough money to buy a Carlton as well ! Awesome cars.
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he said it costs a fortune to maintain it To sum up i have always liked the Carlton & would love to buy one but i never would due to reliabilty issues & parts, i'm sure an E39 M5 for around 12k would walk all over a Lotus Carlton in handling & is just as quick & more reliable, i know their much more common & just do'nt have the looks of the Carlton but an M5 is my choice, just wish i had enough money to buy a Carlton as well ! Awesome cars.
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22-10-2006, 09:57 AM
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man i wish i was loaded, id have shit load of cars
lotus carlton =
now what woudl really be quicker over the 1/4
carlton 377bhp
or e39 m5 407bhp
whats weight ar they?
carl
lotus carlton =
now what woudl really be quicker over the 1/4
carlton 377bhp
or e39 m5 407bhp
whats weight ar they?
carl
22-10-2006, 10:51 AM
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22-10-2006, 11:33 AM
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Love 'em, not sure i'd have that one in Green though?
I'm sure I saw a birght Red one (like RST) one morning, either that or it was a very good replica!
I'm sure I saw a birght Red one (like RST) one morning, either that or it was a very good replica!
22-10-2006, 01:25 PM
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I went for a job interview at Lotus when I was 16 (16 years ago!!! ) and on a tour of the factory I got to see the part where the Lotus Carlton's were being put together. It was a small'ish hanger type building and outside was a line of standard Carlton's awaiting treatment and were driven in a couple at a time. The standard Carlton's had obviously been bought from Vauxhall with things like bumpers etc not fitted as they weren't needed by Lotus.
) and on a tour of the factory I got to see the part where the Lotus Carlton's were being put together. It was a small'ish hanger type building and outside was a line of standard Carlton's awaiting treatment and were driven in a couple at a time. The standard Carlton's had obviously been bought from Vauxhall with things like bumpers etc not fitted as they weren't needed by Lotus.
22-10-2006, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by xr2i-carl
now what woudl really be quicker over the 1/4
carlton 377bhp
or e39 m5 407bhp
whats weight ar they?
carl
carlton 377bhp
or e39 m5 407bhp
whats weight ar they?
carl
The Lotus Carlton was quicker
from 0-100
over a standing 1/4
over a standing km
and top speed.
I don't know what an E39 M5 would do unrestricted though.
The Lotus weighed a 100kg less and was more economical according to their test results.
The LC Autocar tested also seemed a slower example than the one Performance Car tested at roughly the same time.
Maybe there are faster examples of the E39 M5 around as well
22-10-2006, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by donny murdo
They only came in green (brg) 
Have definitely seen a few black ones, used to be one in my home town from time to time, H summit RAH IIRC, amazing looking thing, very mean.
22-10-2006, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by plynchy
Originally Posted by donny murdo
They only came in green (brg)
23-10-2006, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Drunken Master
Good that thing goes remeber having it in a supercar book as a kid! If I remember correctly they top out at 180 something?
174mph
fastest production 4 door sallon car when it was released
23-10-2006, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by avid-fan
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yes its a old vid clip...but you never see the cars on the road
last time i seen one
11 years ago in southport ....owner of a biker shop
yes its a old vid clip...but you never see the cars on the road
last time i seen one
11 years ago in southport ....owner of a biker shop
, that was an awesome Carlton and as far as i know far from standard
23-10-2006, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by CossieRich
I know someone who has completely restored his, by himself apart from the paintwork. A lovely lovely car. Chip you must know him as he is on mig-web. Dave Franshack (spl)
23-10-2006, 09:31 PM
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