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woodster - 31/8/12 at 09:17 PM

Which one would you have

Lotus Elan CLASSIC CAR | eBay

Lotus Elan | eBay


I think the first one

austin man - 31/8/12 at 09:33 PM

a no brainer really . My MK hard tops are for girls

spiderman - 31/8/12 at 09:33 PM

Both, 1st one for everyday and the other for weekends/track days/racing. If I had that much money to spend I think I would buy a house.

maccmike - 31/8/12 at 09:39 PM

money no object the orange one

woodster - 31/8/12 at 09:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by spiderman
Both, 1st one for everyday and the other for weekends/track days/racing. If I had that much money to spend I think I would buy a house.


Lol ... You could live in one and drive the other

gazza285 - 31/8/12 at 11:02 PM

I'd have a powder blue one, reg SJH499D, and the driver to go with it. As long as it is how she appeared then, as she's knocking on a bit now

gazza285 - 31/8/12 at 11:04 PM

watsonpj - 1/9/12 at 12:26 AM

+2every time I owned one when I was 21 but couldn't afford to run it (it had a few issues) but I have always wanted another. I know the standard is a slightly better handler but the +2has more style for me.

Pete

D Beddows - 1/9/12 at 12:32 AM

quote:
Originally posted by gazza285


Oi! she's mine all mine........once I get this damn time machine working properly

lsdweb - 1/9/12 at 12:20 PM

I'd have the Baby (to go with the one I already have !)

Interestingly, they are not selling it as an R even though it's built to R specification.

designer - 8/9/12 at 06:37 PM

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and the driver to go with it


I remember your 'driver' when she was a student in Leeds, went into my Uncles Offy on Brudenel Road.

Peteff - 8/9/12 at 07:54 PM

A printer I used to work with had an Elan and it used to shed a rear wheel with alarming regularity no matter how hard you knocked the spinner on. It was a good car for the time though.

britishtrident - 8/9/12 at 08:07 PM

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Originally posted by Peteff
A printer I used to work with had an Elan and it used to shed a rear wheel with alarming regularity no matter how hard you knocked the spinner on. It was a good car for the time though.


Easy to fix swap the hubs left to right.
The reason was circa 1970 some twit at the factory fitted the knock off hubs to the wrong side ie left and right hand threads on the wrongs sides..