Looking for information on an "old" (or not) lotus garage

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Looking for information on an "old" (or not) lotus garage

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Dear all

I'm French, owner of a 1600k caterham for over 10years.

I just bought a 90's lotus sign/embel. The seller told me that it cames from a lotus garage in Gand St Martens Latem precisely.

Is someone know something about this garage ? I'm looking for some picture of it with the sign of course.

Many thanks for your support

I have written in English in order to be understandable to the everybody but of course you can answer in French. :D
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Re: Looking for information on an "old" (or not) lotus garag

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Could this be "ALVAN Motors" ?
he was located in Drongen.
I still have regularly contact with the ex-owner Alain Van Driessche.

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Re: Looking for information on an "old" (or not) lotus garag

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The first Belgian Lotus importateur/garage was (Firmin) "Ets Dauwe" located on the Kortrijkste Steenweg in Gent (Sint Denijs Westrem) and Sint Denijs Westrem is nearby Sint Martens Latem.
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Re: Looking for information on an "old" (or not) lotus garag

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Well down Frederik

The previous owner of the sign gave me more informations. He tolds me that the garage went bankruptcy more than 25 years ago :cry:
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Re: Looking for information on an "old" (or not) lotus garag

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Bird schreef:Well down Frederik

The previous owner of the sign gave me more informations. He tolds me that the garage went bankruptcy more than 25 years ago :cry:
Must be Firmin Dauwe's garage ...
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Re: Looking for information on an "old" (or not) lotus garag

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twee foto's van de Lotus garage van Firmin Dauwe in St Denijs Wetrem Kortrijksesteenweg
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heb nog wel meer van Firmin Dauwe, zal dat hier nog wel eens plaatsen als ik wat meer tijd heb

kocht daar toen in 1974 mijn eerste Lotus Europa Special
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Re: Looking for information on an "old" (or not) lotus garag

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Great ! Many thanks
But my sign doesn't appear probably due to the fact it's a bit younger than the pictures showed.
Thanks again
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Re: Looking for information on an "old" (or not) lotus garag

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Bird schreef:Great ! Many thanks
But my sign doesn't appear probably due to the fact it's a bit younger than the pictures showed.
Thanks again
Then it's probably from Alvan Cars Drongen ...

Can U upload a picture?
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Re: Looking for information on an "old" (or not) lotus garag

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Here it's
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Reden: Please always upload pictures to the forum in case of post hot links. thx :)
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Re: Looking for information on an "old" (or not) lotus garag

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No writings on it so it's hard to aged it.

It's a lighting sign with fluo lamp inside (this system appeared mid 70's)

It's in plastic

Edit : I guess it's beginning of 90's due to color of the green more dark than before
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