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The Esprit in Eldon, Iowa, in front of the actual farm house used in the Grant Wood painting,  ''American Gothic''.   For more on this painting, you can go to: sample #1  or,   sample #2 .   It had been raining as we got to the farm house, and the Esprit was dirty, so I stopped at a car wash in town to clean up the car for the picture.  Several Eldon residents drove by the car wash and gave me a look like I was crazy for washing my car in the rain.


WHAT?! WHAT?! You check your engine your way, I'll check it my way,...... up close and personal.  This picture was taken when I had the Europa apart in 1982 to rebuild the water pump.

 

manitoba.jpg (132666 bytes) I took this picture whilst touring Canada in 1991.  It is one of my favorite pictures.  If you take a look at a map of Manitoba, and look at the point where Lake Winnipeg and Cedar Lake join, you will see a town, Grand Rapids.  This view is from the north side of the bridge, looking south.  It is probably over 200 miles north of Winnipeg, Manitoba.


londonbridge.jpg (110542 bytes) In 1995, I went to California for the Lotus Festival.  Took about a 500 mile detour to get this picture of my Esprit in from of the real London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.

 

 

lotussport.jpg (71991 bytes) For several years, Doc Bundy campaigned in a Lotus Esprit X180R.  This photo is of a car from July 1991's Ruan Grand Prix held on the streets of downtown Des Moines, Iowa.  This was the race where Doc was leading up until the last portion of the last lap.  Unfortunately, something went wrong, he lost power, and came across the finish line with the rear of the car in flames, and no longer in first place.  Sadly, I had used my last picture moments before that.

escort8.JPG (77657 bytes) Another picture from the Des Moines race.  Check out the flames coming out the exhaust!

 

 

hessnme.jpg (109096 bytes) Over Labor Day weekend in 2008, I drove my Esprit down to Kansas City for their All Brit show.  Locost lister Russ had set up a big Locost/Lotus 7 weekend.  It was GREAT fun.  Here you see Locost/Lotus Esprit Guru Doctor Hess and I standing next to an Elise at Russ's home.  I'm the one in the green shirt.