Collective Roadster Album

[hanknum]

Here's #187 with about 56k miles, that I've had for a little over a year...

 

[jason.tv]

Here's #187 with about 56k miles, that I've had for a little over a year...View attachment 528026 View attachment 528027

with a Ferrari sticker?

 

[hanknum]

with a Ferrari sticker?

Yep, just paying tribute to my old '78 308 that I had for 24 years and traded for the Roadster... just having some fun with the Scuderia shield., hence it is so small.

 

[jason.tv]

Yep, just paying tribute to my old '78 308 that I had for 24 years and traded for the Roadster... just having some fun with the Scuderia shield., hence it is so small.

wow that Ferrari 308 is no joke; looking at them now and this is the closest to a tesla roadster I have seen; I love this style!!

 

[hanknum]

wow that Ferrari 308 is no joke; looking at them now and this is the closest to a tesla roadster I have seen; I love this style!!

Loved my 308... but did all my own maintenance and with two kids now, I did not have the time anymore. I ended up trading my 308 for the Roadster. Obviously, very different animals, but amazingly lots of similarities in size and quirks. Still miss her...

 

[RichardL]

Thought you guys might be interested in these...

In May 2011, when I was an Elise owner (but not yet a Tesla owner), I was invited to be part of a small group to visit the Lotus factory in Hethel. We met senior management, got to see the then 'next generation' vehicles - new Elan, Esprit etc. and drive on the Hethel track. We were also allowed to freely take photos in the factory, for the first time ever, I believe. I caught a picture of the Roadster production line, along with a couple of cars after production (US bound cars did not have the battery module). Don't know any VINs obviously, but these pictures were taken 5/27/2011

 

[slcasner]

My wife and I toured the Lotus factory in Hethel in October, 2008 just as our car completed construction and checkout. We, too, were allowed to take all the photos we wanted. We saw a mix of Roadsters and Elises on the line. I was particularly impressed by the big jig for attaching the body side panels to the chassis. It had a red side and a blue side that could be rotated into position depending upon whether the next car was a Roadster or Elise. We were also given demo rides in a Roadster on the test track with one of Tesla's test drivers at the wheel. The straight was long enough to get to about 110mph but the track was rather rough, being WW II airfield. Good for testing suspensions. We got to sit in our car in the final inspection room at the end of the line (with no motor or battery since those were installed in California). After the tour we continued on our vacation so our car arrived in California before we returned there. Two weeks later we found it at the Menlo Park store as the technician pulled out for its first test drive, and then we took delivery on Halloween a few days later.

 

[CAR3NUT]

Envious of you guys that had tours of the Lotus factory and actually saw our Roadsters being built, to me that would be the icing on the cake.

 

[Kerios]

Here is EU 277, a 2011, R80 (3.0) Roadster Sport, just after a wrap in Deep Space Purple (flip colour), the location is the UK's rocket propulsion test establishment in Buckinghamshire, rather apt

 

[Hsujonn]

Had to post this shot. Haven't really seen the roadster from this view. Here's VIN 474!

 

[tjllew]

Great picture and there is snow nearby on July 22!

Is anyone going to the 2022 34th Annual Pacific Northwest Historics race at Pacific Raceways this weekend (Jul 1-3)? I'm not racing, but I I entered TJLLEW into the "Car Corral" along with numerous Vintage Lotus cars. We get to do 6 laps around the 2.25 mile track around noon in between races on Sat and Sun, should be great fun.

Is the NW Roadster club still active? I'd like to connect up with folks from time to time for things like this and road trips.

 

[tjllew]

Yeah so much snow the trails at Paradise aren't down to the paved trail yet. Rural not urban hiking...

 

[tjllew]

Is anyone going to the 2022 34th Annual Pacific Northwest Historics race at Pacific Raceways this weekend (Jul 1-3)? I'm not racing, but I I entered TJLLEW into the "Car Corral" along with numerous Vintage Lotus cars. We get to do 6 laps around the 2.25 mile track around noon in between races on Sat and Sun, should be great fun.

Is the NW Roadster club still active? I'd like to connect up with folks from time to time for things like this and road trips.

 

[tjllew]

2022 34th Annual Pacific Northwest Historics - Great times at the racetrack!
Friend at work (Frank) was racing, but you can also get your car in the Car Parade. Three times around the 2.25 mile track, just freeway speeds but fun anyway.

2022-07-02 Pacific Raceways, Frank

NOTE: All that car noise is NOT me, of course. Only sound I make is that quiet whir you hear every once in a while.

That white Lotus ahead of me was a kick. He "cheated" and slowed down a few times so he could punch it a few times (forbidden, supposed to stay in the pack). I did my duty though and also punched it so I could "stay with the pack". Another friend from work (Lynn), took the GoPro video.

 

[Sig72]

I took these of Signature 72 last summer. I’m hoping to get some more cool pictures when I bring the car out to SLO & Monterey next month

 

[Hsujonn]

Some pictures from the socal meetup 8/13/2022 at Unplugged Performance! Lovely to see you all again! Thank you Nak for arranging this! This was fantastic!

 

[Dudeapa]

Recently had a house built and opted to do the garage floor myself so a few glamor shots were required.

 

[Stewie26]

Somewhat of a iconic driveway shot?
The very first Tesla model and the very last of the Corvette front engine models.
The Vette is my daily drive and the Tesla is just a once in while driver.