Bruce McDanell [sp] owned a red Elan S2 w/ chrome wire wheels for years here in Columbus Ohio. I believe it used Triumph Spitfire adapters and KOs, but it's been at least 20 years now since he moved to California and I believe he is involved w/ Griott's Garage. I remember him winning the Elan show class that GGLC did during the Monterey Historics in '95 when Lotus was featured. We did get to say hello at the banquet. I was there racing my Eleven S2.
Roger
weren't used on the Elans?
Mike is right on all three counts. The Elite, Type 14, was very
expensive to produce, and it's commonly said that Lotus lost money
on every one they made. As a result, the Elan was very
carefully "value engineered" in order to assure a profit.
Curiously, there is a red Elan with wire wheels repeatedly shown the
the Griot's Garage catalog. <
www.griotsgarage.com > I suppose it
must be one of Richard Griot's personal cars. It's the only Elan
with wire wheels that I've ever seen.
Paul Garrett
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