Larry The Cable Guy And Mad Max Modified A Lotus Elite

"DailyTurismo" (thedailyturismo) 11/18/2014 at 14:24 • Filed to: Daily Turismo, Blog

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Oh...Florida ...the Lotus Elite was a shooting brake style beast that was the world's most expensive 4-cylinder car when launched and is now traded for a sizable Beanie Baby collection. Only in !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! will you swap in a Chevy V8, slap on some nasty trim and create a haunting vision of the redneck apocalypse.

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When it left the factory, this Elite had a Lotus type 907 inline-4 cylinder engine displacing 2.0 liters and rated at 155 horsepower. It also was free from the Buick (?) portholes on the fenders, giant hood scoop and over sized wheels.

Under the hood now is a small block Chevrolet V8; probably a 327 cubic inch version if the cryptic text in the advertisement can be trusted. When properly uncorked a 327 should be good for 300 horsepower, but who knows in this one.

What did this poor Elite do to get this kind of treatment? The interior is as egregiously festooned with worthless Pep Boys custom bling as the outside.

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Mattbob > DailyTurismo 11/18/2014 at 14:28

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this poor car. I have the urge to put it out of its misery. It needs to be crushed.

TheHondaBro > DailyTurismo 11/18/2014 at 14:29

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I like this part.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > DailyTurismo 11/18/2014 at 14:31

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Someone should save the whale before these people destroy it.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > DailyTurismo 11/18/2014 at 14:32

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IT"S NOT A GODAMNED BUICK!!!!!

DailyTurismo > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 11/18/2014 at 14:34

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Looks like a Buick to me...

DailyTurismo > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 11/18/2014 at 14:34

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There is also an early 928 sitting next to it that is probably next under the knife.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > DailyTurismo 11/18/2014 at 14:35

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IT"S NOT A GODAMNED BUICK!!!!! (See the all caps, I'm typing louder than you, so by the laws of the interwebz, that makes me correct)

DoYouEvenShift > DailyTurismo 11/18/2014 at 14:35

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Went from ugly to uglier, but at least its faster.

vdub_nut: scooter snob > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 11/18/2014 at 16:08

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The v8 *could* be buick derived....

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > vdub_nut: scooter snob 11/18/2014 at 16:12

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I've been thinking about it. I think the owner did it beause it was a better solution to him than dealing with 1970's Lucas electronics.