Classics by the Beach: April, 2024
April, 2024's, instalment of Classics by the Beach - held at Sandy Bay, 15 minutes' drive from the Hobart CBD - wasn't an event for quiche-eaters, with cold, wet weather seemingly having reduced the attendees list to only a handful of the heartiest of souls! Of course, that also affected the number of cars on display but there were some extremely nice ones, nonetheless. Take, for example, this lovely 1962 Type 14 Lotus Elite . According to Wikipedia ( https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/7165367970551834236/6534627791194892006 , accessed 07 APR 24) , the Elite was constructed using a " stressed-skin glass reinforced unibody ... for the entire load-bearing structure of the car," unlike the Lotus Elan , Europa and Esprit , all of which featured a fibreglass body on a rigid central "backbone" steel chassis. It was powered by a 1,216 cc Coventry Climax FWE - the FW standing for feather weight ...