A Lotus Thread

Trisha started a Ferrari thread back in 2021. Well, time for a Lotus thread. After all, not only did Shelby and Ford kick Ferrari’s rear at LeMans, Colin Chapman and Lotus bested Ferrari often in F1 while he was alive.

I’ve been a Lotus fan since I was a teen in the mid/late 60’s. Since I’ve owned 10 1:1 scale Lotus.

I now collect Lotus slot cars almost exclusively, and would love to see what this community has by way of Lotus slot cars. Street cars. Racing cars. F1 and Indy cars. Sports cars. Vintage. Modern. Custom. I’ve got a ton in 1/32 and 1/24 scales.

SF doesn’t have a General Discussion forum, so this will be a thread for all scales. Unless the mods object, of course l

I’ll kick it off with a super rare Scalextric 1/24 Lotus 38. Scalextric produced 1/24 scale sets and cars for two years in the late 60’s. All are pricey now, the Lotus especially so. They have unbelievable detail, look at the rear suspension. This car was likely run, in looking at the pickup braids. For a detailed, fragile car to be this complete is a rarity.

This is photographed on a section of equally rare Scalextric 1/24 scale three lane track.

Show your Lotus slots!