Recent content by David Baldock

Morning all. I'm looking for recommendations for a replacement solenoid for my '65 Mk1. Any help would be most appreciated. Dave B

Morning all. After just three years my second Lincon battery has failed. The first one lasted six years which I thought was pretty good but three is just not enough so I feel I must now join the "Lincon Batteries Are Crap Club". Question is, what to do now? Has anyone succsessfully fixed a new...

Morning all. Our Austrailia Correspondent Peter Meyer is due to pay me a visit this coming Saturday. I'm in Uckfield, East Sussex so if any members would like to join us for tea & buscuits & chat about all things Lotus Cortina please message me & I'll give you my details. Dave Baldock.

I'm hoping that Andy or Rick (I think one of them has a list of Smiths gauge numbers) can help me. The attached picture shows a water temerature gauge supplied to me ,by Lotus, in mid summer 1969 as a replacement for my original gauge which had been stolen. I'd only had the car a few months then...

I've managed to find a picture of my car taken in 1970 that I'm attaching to this post. It's not great quality but what it shows is that the distance from headlamp bezel to the point of the green stripe is clearly the same if not slightly greater than the length of the rectangular wing badge...

Bit of a long shot this but does anyone have a list of ref. no's for Smiths water, fuel & oil pressure gauges as fitted to Sept build Mk1 airflow cars? Dave B

I'd just like to let admin know that after months of trying I seem to have managed to pay my 2021 subs. I've no idea why it's been such a difficult task. With all previous attempts my bank has wanted to pay my £24 to the Historic Lotus Club! I was under the illusion last year that I had set up...

Bit of a long shot this but is there anyone on here old enough to remember if the door check straps on Mk1's were originally painted white? Dave B

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When I bought my car(Mk1 1965 airflow) it was just over 3 years old. The attached picture shows the plug caps that were fitted to the car at that time. Unlike Champion etc caps these did not foul each other so I'm 99% sure they were original items fitted to all cars at that time. I bought a set...

Just wondered which spark plugs Mk1 SE owners use? Dave B

Here's a pic of mine Steve. Dave B

I'm hoping to add some pics. to this post showing the routing of my capillary tube. The thing is, that as the car was only three years old when I bought it, it was easy to see any changes that might have been made, so I'm confident that this is how the factory fitted them. The second picture...

Hello all I have a Facebook account which I only really only use to keep track of friends & family but today I had a look at a post from someone who had seen Graham Kent's old car on the M25. Fair enough, but what followed was a barrage of abuse from people complaining the car should remain on...