Elanbulance for sale with Paul Matty

[FritzPasadena]

Wonder what this will be retailing at? http://www.paulmattysportscars.co.uk/sh ... px?id=1538

[Spyder fan]

Is that Malcolm Ricketts car? He also has a +2 shooting brake, perhaps its one variant too many for him.

[johnsimister]

It is Malcolm Ricketts' car. I was at PMSC yesterday. The price in the windscreen is - gasp - ?44,750. But then if you're a very well-heeled Elan collector, you would have to have the complete set.

John

[GrUmPyBoDgEr]

Is that Malcolm Ricketts car? He also has a +2 shooting brake, perhaps its one variant too many for him.

It must have been his not long ago because at one time he had both of them.
He has a lovely hatchback Elite as well; I don't think there can be too many variants for Malcomb
Cheers
John

Aaah I see you pipped me to the post John

[barrydoran]

Due to its rarity nobody outside the elan world will know what it is. To a passer by its simply an ugly car, but in the Lotus world its a rarity worth 44k. A fool and his money..

Barry.

[Spyder fan]

John & John,

Thanks for the info, I can't say I want an elanbulance that much ?44+k but I suppose its in all the right books and is a definitive collectors car in the true sense.

Now if he was to get bored with his Metier (+2 prototype) I would be first in the queue. It was being rebuilt at Spyder when my +2 was being fettled... they shared a ramp and looked good together until the Metier dropped brake fluid over my bonnet!!

[trw99]

[quote="D.J.Pelly"]It must have been his not long ago because at one time he had both of them.quote]

Malcolm did indeed own both of them until he sold the blue one to a fellow in Sweden about three years ago.

This yellow one, which is fabulous in the flesh, was based on one of the rare 43 S4/Sprints (S4s converted to Sprint spec by the factory). It also carries the forward facing 'Big Valve' legend on the cam cover, as did the majority of the S4/Sprints.

Tim

[EMA7K]

Personally, I love it. Just what I need to put the dog in the back. 45K though? The +2 shooting brake is not Malcolms. Paul told me that cost >?60K. You certainly need deep pockets if you want something unusual.

Gareth

[elansprint71]

Personally, I love it. Just what I need to put the dog in the back. 45K though? The +2 shooting brake is not Malcolms. Paul told me that cost >?60K. You certainly need deep pockets if you want something unusual.

Gareth

The dog is about the only thing you would put in the back- imagine bending down to reach under that waist-high rear door? "Doris, me bleedin' back's gorn again"

[Jason1]

1971 Lotus Elan S4 Estate Elanbulance shooting brake by Hexagon - Sprint spec

On Ebay ?55k

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1971-Lotus-El ... 720wt_1271

[Henry VIIII]

1971 Lotus Elan S4 Estate Elanbulance shooting brake by Hexagon - Sprint spec

On Ebay ?55k

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1971-Lotus-El ... 720wt_1271

Currently owned by one of our LotusElan.net members in France.