+2 with elan nose

[h20hamelan]

Hey all
Grew up in a Elan 67s3 fhc
bought one for the family but required the +2
want to put the elan front nose on the +2

anyone ever seen any +2's with elan fronts on em???

[nebogipfel]

Hey all
Grew up in a Elan 67s3 fhc

Must have been very cramped

No, never seen one (never want to). I supose it may be possible to widen an Elan nose so that it would fit a +2. The real problems would arise trying to blend the very dissimilar wing profiles so that the result was in any way aesthetically pleasing.

I suppose if you were really determined an Elan shell could be lengthened and widened to fit a +2 chassis thus making a bigger Elan but I suspect the result wouldn't look right unless you went to great lengths (no pun intended) to elongate each element of the car proportionally.

Why do it anyway? the +2 nose is a lovely shape.

[elansprint71]

Luxury. There were sixteen of us living in t'back of an A35 van.

Why would you want to waste the front of a sports car fitting it onto one of those lardy barges?

[nebogipfel]

Luxury. There were sixteen of us living in t'back of an A35 van.

Luxury .......all we had was a damp tissue box. Mind you, we did have all the straw we could eat

I wouldn't do it, but a proportional upscale of the Elan to "lardy barge" proportions would be an interesting project.

I think an Elan nose grafted on to a +2 would look distinctly odd. There's a lot more to good car design than just throwing a few bits together.

+2 headlamps when in the erect position have never been very pretty but without a drastic change to the front of the car I'm not sure how it could be improved.

The Elan of course is gorgeous from any angle, light up or down.

[ardee_selby]

I think an Elan nose grafted on to a +2 would look distinctly odd. There's a lot more to good car design than just throwing a few bits together.

To be continued here:
elan-plus-f13/with-elan-nose-t24114.html#p153058

[CBUEB1771]

Why would you want to waste the front of a sports car fitting it onto one of those lardy barges?|

Please, the +2 is a boulevardier's conveyance.

[elansprint71]

Why would you want to waste the front of a sports car fitting it onto one of those lardy barges?|

Please, the +2 is a boulevardier's conveyance.

[ardee_selby]

Please, the +2 is a boulevardier's conveyance.

I think you're preaching to the converted in this forum. Why not go to your intended audience?

i.e. here elan-plus-f13/with-elan-nose-t24114.html

Cheers - Richard

[stugilmour]

Please, the +2 is a boulevardier's conveyance.

I think you're preaching to the converted in this forum. Why not go to your intended audience?

i.e. here elan-plus-f13/with-elan-nose-t24114.html

Cheers - Richard

Well said RD. Russ, I must say I very much enjoyed 'boulevarding' 6,000 km to LOG 31 and back. Also passed on the excellent S2 two hours away in Edmonton a few weeks ago as I couldn't see my life working well with a 3.9 diff. All Plus's and minuses I guess. As you list both models in your sig, sure all in good fun!

Cheers!