Lotus: The art of lightness exhibition at AACA museum

[Sabbot]

I came across the following information from Kyle Kaulback at LotusPALS and thought it might be of general interest.

 

It might be an excuse for the first trip of the year with the seven after the NJ snow melts sometime in March / April

 

Info:

Time: January 24, 2015 to April 26, 2015

 

Location: AACA Museum

Organized By: Kyle Kaulback

 

Event Description:

Lotus and the genius of Colin Chapman have been at the forefront of racing technology and automotive design since 1948. Colin Chapman’s philosophy of light weight and efficiency of design resulted in 7 Formula 1 World Championships as well as wins at Le Mans, and Indianapolis , saloon car racing and the World Rally Championship. Chapman’s mantras of simplification, light weight and the least amount of parts effectively deployed that went into his racing car design were directly translated into Lotus’ road cars and produced iconic machines such as the Seven, Elan, Esprit, and Elise. The rest of the automotive world are finally realizing that horsepower makes you fast in the straights, but light weight makes you faster everywhere – and more fuel efficient to boot!

For over 60 years Lotus has continued to produce class-leading sports cars and are a globally respected automotive engineering consultancy, working with many of the world’s most prestigious car manufacturers.

This exhibit will feature a variety of Lotus models throughout that 60 year history.

 

The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum is a prestigious museum featuring automobiles of all types and is located in Hershey PA. Lotus will have a featured display from January 24 to April 26 2015.

[jbanker]

The artist who did the paintings for the Lotus exhibit is my good friend, Gary Dausch, from Indianapolis and a long time Lotus owner. They had over 400 visitors on opening night a week ago.

Edited January 31, 2015 by jbanker