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Once upon a time I owned a Lotus Elan S4 Se convertible, it was bright yellow and was superb. In some ways it still remains the drive of my life.

It was the one with the hump on the bonnet to allow for the Stromberg carburetors, woeful in comparison with the normal Webbers, but Chapman, always trying to save money here and there had done a deal. Still the hump added a certain something to the Lotus Elan S4's looks.

It had beautiful lines. The Lotus Elan sprint which was to follow kept the shape but lost the hump. It was the perfect driving machine, light, surprisingly soft ridden, very direct steering which let me drive very fast in complete control.

Those doughnuts! Anyone who drove a Lotus Elan knew engaging the clutch and the accelerator on starting off was not enough, unless done correctly the car would stall. However a bit of practice soon sorted out the problem.

The Lotus Elan S4 had a superb gearbox (Ford), a wonderful engine (Ford) and many other bits from other cars, Lotus spares were expensive, but if you looked around you would soon find the same part came from an Austin Maxi and cost far less. Other parts came from Triumph but they were pricey too.

My particular car was strange as it was a black badge model. The badge was put on as a tribute to Jochen Rindt, who was the only posthumous Formula 1 racing champion. However the odd thing is he was 1970 champion and my car was a 1969 Lotus Elan S4. Somewhere along the line, someone, time, somehow the badge appeared.

I remember once driving with a Lotus Elan sprint, we were racing between Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells, I would catch him on the bends, I also knew the road well, but he would leave me on the straights, absolutely brilliant. His was a hard top in Gold Leaf colours.

Those Strombergs were a pain too, they were forever going out of tune. Unlike the Webbers they were just not right for the car, Colin Chapman obviously thought so too as he dumped them as soon as he could!

When on song the Lotus Elan was the absolute tops for its day, I sold my 1973 MG Midget, a lovely car in its way, in order to buy my dream car 'Sunshine' and it was as different as chalk and cheese. I truly loved that car, just hated the bills!

In another article I will tell you about the 2 Lotus Elan + 2s that followed. One should have killed me, the other nearly did! Meanwhile, whenever you drive, please, please, please wear a seat belt.

Davidsway. Cars are my thing. Please check out http://davidsway-lotuselans4se.blogspot.com

A Classic Sports Car Tale

Classic sports cars, those three words written, come up together to form an image of grandeur, speed and extravagance. For who can afford classic sports cars? Only the affluent of course! But for the average 'Joe' who may dream of some day having his own classic sports car and hopes to know more about it, this article is meant solely to provide information on this amazing 'king of the road'.

First know the foremost brands of classic sports cars.

1. Lotus

Lotus is famous for coming up with the Lotus Elise 11S, Lotus Elise Motorsport, Lotus Elan, Lotus Europa Twin Cam, Lotus Super Seven S4, Lotus Elan SE Turbo and Lotus Super Seven Replica by Birkin.

2. Austin Healey Sprite

Only Austin Healey Sprite can come up with the Bugeye Sprite Race Car with an outstanding 250 horsepower! The 1960 Speedwell Sprite Vintage Race Car is another force to reckon with, as well as the 1962 Austin Healey Sprite MK.

3. Austin Mini

Austin Mini boasts of the Mini Cooper that comes in excellent colours and for $13,000, it is quite a steal!

4. TVR

The TVR has this elite collection of classic sports cars like the TVR Tuscan Challenge Race Car, TVR S2 Roadster, TVR Taimar Coupe and TVR 2500M.

5. Birkin

The classic sports car is almost synonymous to the brand Birkin, as it is made famous with Louts Super Seven replicas and offers Birkin S3, Birkin C-S3 Street, among other roadsters that come with the Ford ZETEC engine, four-wheeled disc brakes and a heavy-duty aluminium body.

6. Jaguar

The Jaguar is the 'mighty' classic sports car that men cannot get enough of. With the Jaguar E-type Coupe, Jaguar X-Type Track Car and Jaguar C-Type replica, this is the brand that really pushes classic sports cars several 'to the limit'.

7. Triumph

Jaguar-engine Triumph roars just as a classic sports car is expected to do. Classic models like the 1969 Triumph Spitfire MK III and 1960 Triumph TR3A stand for what Triumph is all about - sophistication and power.

Here are some books that inform the reader on how to keep the classic sports cars in tiptop shape: "Classic Car Restorer's Handbook," "Fun and Profit Buying, Showing and Selling Vintage and Classic Cars," "Restoration of Antique and Classic Cars," "Budget Auto Restoration: Low Cost, Step-By-Step Tricks" and "How to Rebuild and Modify Your Muscle Car."

The classic sports car exudes action and nobility. No wonder, it never goes out of style.

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Uchenna Ani-Okoye is an internet marketing advisor and co founder of Free Affiliate Programs

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What are the best downhill skis/bindings?

I've been renting for a while and I think it's time to buy some of my own skis... I'm looking to get a cheap, but good used pair off eBay.

I'm looking in the 170-190cm range. Are any of these ski/binding combos good? I'm just starting to learn about skis and bindings:

- 190cm Head Cyber 241X1 with Torsion Control with Marker M51 SC racing bindings
- 189 Salomon Axendo 8 with Prolink Flex with Marker M4 twin cam bindings
- 188cm Elan PSX Reactor skis with Marker M6.1 Logic bindings

These are the ones I've looked at that look good... any help is appreciated!!

There is no objectively "best" ski. You would be wise to go to a few good ski shops and talk with the sales people.

If they are trying to be helpful (as opposed to pushing inventory that is overstocked), they will ask a lot of questions - like:

Describe your skiing style. Where do you ski? What runs do you ski down? How do you ski them? Are you aggressive and attacking, do you stay close to the fall line or do you traverse a lot? Do you like moguls, wide open spaces, steeps? And are you satisfied with your present level of skill or do you want to improve in some way? If so, what do you want to try to achieve.

I went through this process at several shops when I bought my current skis, and in every case, in every shop, the final recommendation was always the same (K2 Kreitlers - this was about ten years ago). I bought a pair and have been really happy with them.

You need to go to several shops because sales people are sometimes told to push a particular product if the shop has a lot of them in stock (I used to manage a ski shop years ago, and I saw this from the owners sometimes). Sometimes this is fine, most skis are pretty good, but you want ideal, not pretty good.

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