NEW OWNER - 1992 EXCEL SE
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- Dwaynem884
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NEW OWNER - 1992 EXCEL SE
Hi all,
New owner of 1992 Excel SE, and new to Lotus altogether.
K694 CGM
One of the very last of them.
From what I can gather it's one of the last made (possibly 16?) and maybe one of the last 5 registered.
There was a topic about the car under " Cars for sale". I've discussed the condition etc. there.
Interested to know if anybody has any info on the car, history, build no. etc.
Looking forward to getting to know the community here.
Thanks,
Dwayne
New owner of 1992 Excel SE, and new to Lotus altogether.
K694 CGM
One of the very last of them.
From what I can gather it's one of the last made (possibly 16?) and maybe one of the last 5 registered.
There was a topic about the car under " Cars for sale". I've discussed the condition etc. there.
Interested to know if anybody has any info on the car, history, build no. etc.
Looking forward to getting to know the community here.
Thanks,
Dwayne
1980 Ford Fiesta 1.1 Ghia
1989 Peugeot 205 1.1 Look
1991 Peugeot 205 1.6 GTI
1992 Lotus Excel SE
Who needs modern cars???
1989 Peugeot 205 1.1 Look
1991 Peugeot 205 1.6 GTI
1992 Lotus Excel SE
Who needs modern cars???
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Re: NEW OWNER - 1992 EXCEL SE
Welcome the group, sounds like a keeper that one.
Bash
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Re: NEW OWNER - 1992 EXCEL SE
Sounds great Dwayne - thanks for joining. Metblue on this forum maintains a register of the cars and has a particularly comprehensive record of the late Excels - he will no doubt be in touch soon!
Look forward to meeting you and you car.
Cheers, Richard
Look forward to meeting you and you car.
Cheers, Richard
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Re: NEW OWNER - 1992 EXCEL SE
Yes - welcome to the forum! Try and post some photos
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Re: NEW OWNER - 1992 EXCEL SE
Hi Dwayne
You can get a fair amount of info about your car from Lotus themselves with a Certificate of Provenance
Whereabouts are you located?
Chris
You can get a fair amount of info about your car from Lotus themselves with a Certificate of Provenance
Whereabouts are you located?
Chris
- Dwaynem884
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Re: NEW OWNER - 1992 EXCEL SE
Well out of the way in Northern Ireland.ChrisJ wrote: ↑Wed Mar 01, 2023 18:58Hi Dwayne
You can get a fair amount of info about your car from Lotus themselves with a Certificate of Provenance
Whereabouts are you located?
Chris
I wonder on that if there are any others here??
1980 Ford Fiesta 1.1 Ghia
1989 Peugeot 205 1.1 Look
1991 Peugeot 205 1.6 GTI
1992 Lotus Excel SE
Who needs modern cars???
1989 Peugeot 205 1.1 Look
1991 Peugeot 205 1.6 GTI
1992 Lotus Excel SE
Who needs modern cars???
- Hawaiis0
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Re: NEW OWNER - 1992 EXCEL SE
Quite a few from memory.Dwaynem884 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 01, 2023 19:57
Well out of the way in Northern Ireland.
I wonder on that if there are any others here??
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- barker_001
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Re: NEW OWNER - 1992 EXCEL SE
Welcome to the madhouse Dwayne! Lots of info and experience here on the forum, most common faults have been discussed and fixed at some point. The search function is your friend!
Bryan
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- Dwaynem884
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Re: NEW OWNER - 1992 EXCEL SE
Thanks,barker_001 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 18:43Welcome to the madhouse Dwayne! Lots of info and experience here on the forum, most common faults have been discussed and fixed at some point. The search function is your friend!
I've done a good bit of rummaging through all here already and still haven't scratched the surface. A great resource to have.
1980 Ford Fiesta 1.1 Ghia
1989 Peugeot 205 1.1 Look
1991 Peugeot 205 1.6 GTI
1992 Lotus Excel SE
Who needs modern cars???
1989 Peugeot 205 1.1 Look
1991 Peugeot 205 1.6 GTI
1992 Lotus Excel SE
Who needs modern cars???
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Re: NEW OWNER - 1992 EXCEL SE
Nice Avatar Dwayne. Next mission is to crack posting photo's .
Not the easiest but this should help. viewtopic.php?f=7&t=11571
I've looked at the register for your car and can't tell you much you don't already know. It is the 20th of 33 post Celebration cars. Many cars have had private plates at some point in their lives, but your's seems to have been on the same plate it's whole life. Of the 33, 10 were Red, presume Calypso Red. There's another 6 Silk Reds.
Tony
Not the easiest but this should help. viewtopic.php?f=7&t=11571
I've looked at the register for your car and can't tell you much you don't already know. It is the 20th of 33 post Celebration cars. Many cars have had private plates at some point in their lives, but your's seems to have been on the same plate it's whole life. Of the 33, 10 were Red, presume Calypso Red. There's another 6 Silk Reds.
Tony
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- Dwaynem884
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Re: NEW OWNER - 1992 EXCEL SE
Thanks Tony, it was quite the achievement to get the Avatar up. Took one look at posting photos... another day's problemMetBlue wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 11:34Nice Avatar Dwayne. Next mission is to crack posting photo's .
Not the easiest but this should help. viewtopic.php?f=7&t=11571
I've looked at the register for your car and can't tell you much you don't already know. It is the 20th of 33 post Celebration cars. Many cars have had private plates at some point in their lives, but your's seems to have been on the same plate it's whole life. Of the 33, 10 were Red, presume Calypso Red. There's another 6 Silk Reds.
Tony
Nice to hear, and I've never been a fan of private plates, so that's a plus.
On the colour, in the ad, the seller referred to the colour as carnival red. I take that this is wrong and that the correct name is Calypso Red.
Was there a name on the trim? It's perforated leather as opposed to the rouched leather that I've commonly seen so far.
Dwayne
1980 Ford Fiesta 1.1 Ghia
1989 Peugeot 205 1.1 Look
1991 Peugeot 205 1.6 GTI
1992 Lotus Excel SE
Who needs modern cars???
1989 Peugeot 205 1.1 Look
1991 Peugeot 205 1.6 GTI
1992 Lotus Excel SE
Who needs modern cars???
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Re: NEW OWNER - 1992 EXCEL SE
Your Colour code is on the VIN plate on the right inner wing.
Possibly B03
Format is one alpha and two digits normally
Stu
Possibly B03
Format is one alpha and two digits normally
Stu
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Re: NEW OWNER - 1992 EXCEL SE
The paint code for Calypso Red on my 1990 car is A23, I think that would most likely have been the same for yours.
Bryan
1990 Excel SE
"Look, there's a Ferrari..."
1990 Excel SE
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Re: NEW OWNER - 1992 EXCEL SE
Welcome to the forum Dwayne, you'll not regret becoming an Excel owner, I'm onto my second.
My current car is like yours a very late model "K" with perforated leather trim. I think mine is one of only 2 or possibly 3 Excels made in Aqua Blue. When I bought it the owner told me it was one of the last made.
My current car is like yours a very late model "K" with perforated leather trim. I think mine is one of only 2 or possibly 3 Excels made in Aqua Blue. When I bought it the owner told me it was one of the last made.
Kev W no.282