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Anyway, why are most of my favourite Vauxhall’s have names not ending in a ?
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I'd love to try a Lotus Carlton one day, I wonder if they still live up to the hype?

I see a Senator locally occasionally, I remember them being huge cars but they look small these days.
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The Lotus Carlton was pretty fast but I think the following generation of 400 bhp,saloons; M5, E55 and your Jag matched it quite easily and these days there’s diesel 4x4s that are as quick. Let alone the 600 bhp SUVs and saloons with 3 second 0-60 times.

As I discovered when I had a go in an Integrale a few years ago, sometimes it’s better not to drive your heroes .
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Aye I've got a feeling it's similar power & weight as my XJR, that's why I was wondering.
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NorfolkNWeigh wrote: Tue Nov 23, 2021 11:44 am
mercrocker wrote: Mon Nov 22, 2021 10:03 am Now you put it like that....At least it doesn't have that horrible C pillar hump that meant I couldn't look at a Carlton for several years, at least until they tidied it up.

And for you real Vauxhall lickers (no names...) a rarity that I have only seen the once......



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Viceroy estate, a special order I think.
A very special order , the 1st owner had form for big Vauxhall estates . There’s pictures of her in her PA and PC Crestas around , although I’ve never seen one of the Transcontinental Victor ( Ventora?) she had in between.

So this would have been an escapee from the Royal Mews?
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Phil loved those handbrake turns at Brize Norton.....
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NorfolkNWeigh wrote: Tue Nov 23, 2021 1:28 pm The Lotus Carlton was pretty fast but I think the following generation of 400 bhp,saloons; M5, E55 and your Jag matched it quite easily and these days there’s diesel 4x4s that are as quick. Let alone the 600 bhp SUVs and saloons with 3 second 0-60 times.

As I discovered when I had a go in an Integrale a few years ago, sometimes it’s better not to drive your heroes .
The Lotus Carlton is still one of my favourites. It always reminds me of the newspaper stories back in the day when a stolen one pretty local to me was meant to have outrun the police helicopter https://jalopnik.com/an-amazing-lotus-t ... 1575033146 They reckoned the fuckers were that brazen they even left the original plates on it.

Has anyone ever done a car in that colour green since?
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Sounds quite possible, I think most plod choppers struggle to top 140mph even these days. Get a straightish road & I can see a Lotus Carlton toddling off into the distance.

Reminds me of an interview with Sir Stirling Moss' navigator about the Mile Maglia where he mentioned they'd see twin engined press aircraft & overtake them on long straights.
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Not surprised about the last bit....Moss/Jenks AVERAGED 98mph on that 1955 run - never been beaten. True teamwork - Moss's driving, DSJ's bog-roll nav notes.
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