" Old English White"

Post by: **Old English White** » Mon May 22, 2006 6:51 pm

... on track .

Post by: **Old English White** » Fri May 26, 2006 8:56 pm

... And on another track ... but only as a skin on "GT Legends"!

Post by: **Old English White** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:36 am

... More of "Old English White" on my "CLF" web page ... (texts in french , one day maybe ...)
Christian.

Post by: **'67 SE Coupe** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 5:52 pm

Wow....I used to own this Elan KDH 2D. A wonderfull, original example with the very rare Indian Red interior.
Glad to see it's being exercised regularly !
Regards,

Nick Blunsden
67 SE Coupe
96 993 C4 Coupe

Post by: **dougweall** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:24 pm

Salut Christian, (is that correct ?)

Have you now got "Old English White" back in running order again after your troubles after Classic Le Mans ?

I am hoping I can make it to Classic Le Mans 2008, we meet again ? but you just do not know what will happen between now and then.

Best wishes for Xmas and 2007

Doug.

Post by: **Old English White** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 9:10 am

... Hi everybody ,
Doug ,
"OEW" is nearly back on her wheels again , before the end of the year , for sure !
2007 will be a quieter year for me , because of my engine , drinking as much oil than fuel ! , and because I don't want to brake something , we 'll be away from track until the 2008' Le Mans Classic ! ... and BTW your spelling was correct !
Nick ,
What a surprise to hear about KDH 2D ... On the documents I get with the car , Your name did not appear .
So , if you have some doc's or even better , pictures of KDH 2D during your ownership , please ... MP !
And , because it's time , I wish to all of you ..."Un Joyeux No?l & de Bonnes F?tes de fin d'Ann?e" !
Christian.

Post by: **'67 SE Coupe** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 7:27 pm

Hi Christian,
What a surprise it was to see this lovely Elan again ! I purchased it from the elderly gentleman around 4 years ago and ran it as a 4th car for around 7 months. I then offered it to my old pal Paul Clugston ( who has a soft spot for early baby Elans ! )
I have probably owned around 20 baby Elans over the past 20 years or so ( including the Prototype Coupe LNK 120C which i restored back in 1999 ) and I can honestly say that KDH was one of the nicest original pre air flow coupe's I have owned and i'm glad it is now being regularly exercised rather more than I had time to do during my ownership.
I do have some photo's which I took just prior to me selling it to Paul, if you would like, I will forward them to you.
Incidentally, I currently have a lovely white '67 baby Elan Coupe that I will be selling around March 07 which could be of interest to one of your colleagues within your club ? Let me know if you're interested !
Enjoy KDH, It's a smashing Lotus example.
Kind Regards,
Nick Blunsden.

Post by: **miked** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:36 am

Christian,

I think it is a great shot of your Elan under the bridge with the sun etc. Top image.

I notice you always have a passenger. Understanding that he slows you down a bit, is he there for centre of gravity balance. Not wishing to be rude, but just wondering as you must have set your ride height with him in mind ????????

Mike

Happy New Year to all!

Post by: **Old English White** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 9:58 am

... Happy new year to all of you , too !
Mike ,
"The" passager always on board is "the" reason of having fun in "OEW" !
My son , William , spend as much time on the car than me , and is with me for every event ... and I am sure than he "push" me more than be alone in the car !
Christian.

Post by: **Old English White** » Sun May 11, 2008 9:41 am

Back on the road ...

Here during the Classics Days at Magny-Cours F1 as a run in trip...

On our way to "Lotus au Mans 08" with my brother's 111S

During the parade ...

During a break ... And shortly before the distributor will loose, followed by the ring or(and?)starter.
Car now back home , waiting for the diagnosis of the specialist ...
News to follow...
Christian.

Post by: **Old English White** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:39 pm

... A small video , with Paris as a background ...
Please enjoy !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kquhjhcLY34
Christian.

Post by: **dougweall** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:12 pm

Hi Christian,

You ain't hanging about there. :shock:

Are you running at the speed limit or above ?

Doug.

Post by: **Old English White** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:29 pm

Hi Doug ,
When writing in english , I suppose to be safe ... :wink:

I am never at the right speed ... Never. :twisted:

Too quick on the road , not enough on track!
Back from Donington I get another nice picture of the rear of the company car I was driving !
Like on the video , and generaly when driving "OEW" in the trafic , I prefer to be as quick as possible , even if the sound help to be noticed ...
If not , other drivers tend to forget that this little car is 40 years old , and sometimes feel to curious ... and driving too close .
No such problems in UK !?!
Christian.

Post by: **elansprint71** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:55 pm

Old English White wrote:
If not , other drivers tend to forget that this little car is 40 years old , and sometimes feel to curious ... and driving too close .
No such problems in UK !?!
Christian.

Christian- exactly the same problem in the UK, especially from trucks like the Cayenne and Q9; they don't seem to realise that they need twice the distance of the Elan in emergency stop- scary at times. :evil:

" Old English White"

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