My very colorful garage.

Moto44 · Jan 8, 2009

Here's a series of photos showing some of the transformations in the past four years.

I didn't fully realize how often I change vehicles until I strung this short history together.
Three different Lotuses in four years. Sounds odd, but it seemed logical. Hmmm...

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bigorangecntry07 · Jan 8, 2009

color is always good

jgabl · Jan 8, 2009

Looks awesome. Not overdone. Gotta have color....trust me, I know! :thumbup:

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Moto44 · Jan 8, 2009

jgabl said:
Looks awesome. Not overdone. Gotta have color....trust me, I know!

Cool! I'd love to have enough room to have a rec room in the garage.

jgabl · Jan 8, 2009

BTW- Welcome to the greatest board on Earth! Where at in Ill? I'm in SW burbs

Moto44 · Jan 8, 2009

Thanks! I'm in the country about 3 miles west of the NW suburban sprawl.

AKS_Racing · Jan 8, 2009

Moto44 said:

Your cars look very happy. The yellow color matches perfectly with the Lotus.

Nicely done. :thumbup:

woodbutcher · Jan 8, 2009

awe man i was likin the red myself, nice cars though.

67pete300 · Jan 8, 2009

Nice toys! And garage!

DARK AGE 53 · Jan 8, 2009

Very nice, are you going to finish the floor?

Moto44 · Jan 8, 2009

AKS_Racing said:
Your cars look very happy.

Studies have shown that bright stimulating environments make for happy, higher performing cars.

DARK AGE 53 said:
Very nice, are you going to finish the floor?

I have wanted to do 2 foot black and white checkered ceramic tiles. I'll have to snoop around here to see how others have done so.

Moto44 · Jan 8, 2009

67pete300 said:
Nice toys! And garage!

Thanks! Although the garage is, the toys aren't just for show.

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mengelke · Jan 8, 2009

I see Blackhawk Farms in the background.

Mike

Moto44 · Jan 8, 2009

mengelke said:
I see Blackhawk Farms in the background.

Wow! You are correct, sir. Both photos, in fact.

Blackhawk is fun and close to home. But, this one is my favorite!

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Moto44 · Jan 8, 2009

mengelke said:
I see Blackhawk Farms in the background.

Of course, your home track is the holy mother of speed tracks, Road America. Is that where your avatar photo was taken?

XR80David · Jan 9, 2009

Very nice garage... But am I missing something? The Lotus is Yellow in one pic and red in the other?

Moto44 · Jan 9, 2009

XR80David said:
But am I missing something? The Lotus is Yellow in one pic and red in the other?

I sold the red Elise and sat on the money waiting for another car to fall in love with. After test driving lots of sports cars, nothing felt as raw as the handling of the Lotus, so I got another.

Kevin54 · Jan 9, 2009

XR80David said:
Very nice garage... But am I missing something? The Lotus is Yellow in one pic and red in the other?

I sold my red car and replaced it with a newer yellow one.

Very first sentence :lol_hitti

Moto44 · Jan 9, 2009

I can't blame him for being more interested in looking at the pictures.

cyclopsblown34 · Jan 9, 2009

Welcome to the site. I tend to get mired in the Garage Gallery and don't make it to the introduction section. Nice collection of toys that appear to get used.

Moto44 · Jan 9, 2009

cyclopsblown34 said:
Welcome to the site. ..Nice collection of toys that appear to get used.

Thanks! They do indeed get used. In fact, until I started this thread, I didn't realize that nearly all of my vehicles have become red or yellow. :wtf:

rockvr4 · Jan 9, 2009

Nice collection. I think I have seen you around. You know Ty with the bluish Elise and City CBR 600 from Notfwd?

Moto44 · Jan 9, 2009

rockvr4 said:
I think I have seen you around. You know Ty with the bluish Elise and City CBR 600 from Notfwd?

Hey! I sure do! As you must know, he's gone from being a Lotus nut to a full motorcycle convert. Thanks for saying hello.

rockvr4 · Jan 9, 2009

Yup I know. Him and I are trying to convert everyone now! Kinda of like a cult.

Moto44 · Jan 9, 2009

I'm passionate about cars AND cycles.
But, very few cars are fun to drive.
Yet, virtually ALL motorcycles are fun to ride. :thumbup:

mengelke · Jan 9, 2009

Blackhawk going into three.

I live about 15 minutes from Road America. I race in SCCA used to do some Midwestern Council.

Mike

KnightFire · Jan 9, 2009

I like your taste in trucks :thumbup:

oh, nice garage too

e-tek · Jan 9, 2009

The LOTUS ELISE is one of my favourite "super-sports' of all time!! I had the opportunity to hot lap one quite a bit and just loved the balance! So smooth and quick, you can really throw it around the track!

Jokeman · Jan 12, 2009

A Vmax...havent seen one of those out on the trails in ages. Nice REV chassis.

Moto44 · Jan 12, 2009

Jokeman said:
A Vmax...havent seen one of those out on the trails in ages. Nice REV chassis.

I ride trails in northern Wisconsin and still see about 2 or 3 VMAXs of this vintage a day. Of course, I this area receives LOTS of snowmobile traffic.

Moto44 · Mar 19, 2009

There's a lot more that has been added to the garage that can't be seen in this photo, but here's small peek.

cyclopsblown34 · Mar 19, 2009

How's about a big peek at the changes?

Mr. Welsh · Mar 19, 2009

Looks cheerful with all that color!

wachuko · Mar 19, 2009

Awesome!!! Color scheme looks great!!! But I have to ask... do you do anything in there?? That is too clean/neat!

Where is all the carp to take care of the garden/lawn, house?? I wish mine could be as neat... everytime I need to really work in there I have to move a 1,000 things that are in the way!! and HOA does not allow me to put a shed in the back to store all that...

Old photos... lift is gone replaced with a two post that just arrived. So I am taking the time to move things around, throw away stuff... but no matter how much I do it will never look as cool as what you have there. Congratulations!!!

BTW, love the bike!!! But then again, I am a little bit bias...

Moto44 · Mar 19, 2009

wachuko said:
But I have to ask... do you do anything in there?? That is too clean/neat!

Sure. But you have to realize that I live in the midwest. We have big basements. And I also have a barn. It took some time to convince everyone in the household that the garage is not the place to store our clutter. But, I have finally succeeded, as you can tell.

I do most of the maintenance to the vehicles in the driveway. I am looking at your lift thinking I need one of those.

And great taste in cycles, by the way!

Moto44 · Mar 19, 2009

cyclopsblown34 said:
How's about a big peek at the changes?

This is all I've taken for now. I'll post more later.

Moto44 · Mar 19, 2009

Trivia question: Can anyone identify the object hanging on the wall directly above the steering wheel of the car?

Old61 · Mar 19, 2009

Nice garage! It's a grill off of something, whatddidiwin?

Flatlander · Mar 19, 2009

I believe it is a 1958 Edsel grill w/Horse collar. Correct?

Moto44 · Mar 19, 2009

Flatlander said:
I believe it is a 1958 Edsel grill w/Horse collar. Correct?

Very good!

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