What do you think of this Elan?

[Janus]

AANGEBODEN EEN ZEER MOOIE LOTUS ELAN SPRINT CONVERTIBLE RHD.

MOTOR 4-CIL 1558 CC 126 PK KLEUR GEEL .

Asking Price: ? 21.500,00



http://www.marktplaats.nl/index.php3?url=http%3A//kopen.marktplaats.nl/auto_s/lotus/c127.html

Hm not sure? Maybe someone can tell me if it is a real Gold Leaf, ok it's from '71, but apart from that... help

[types26/36]

Maybe someone can tell me if it is a real Gold Leaf

Janus,
A "Gold Leaf Elan" is only a Sprint painted in Gold Leaf colours, that is (was?) a cigarette company who I think were sponsoring Lotus in F1 at the time, same goes for a "JPS" car (black and gold)
Gold Leaf colours were red/white and gold (someone correct me if I'm wrong) so this Elan is not technically a Gold Leaf but it looks like a very nice car.
Brian.

[M100]

Is it a real gold leaf?

No its just a cheap bit of vinyl stuck on the side (sorry couldn't resist)


Any chance you could resize that pic!

[types26/36]

Have a look underneath the car its got a BIG leak.....oil?water? or has it just been washed
Brian

[Janus]

ah ok I thought Gold Leaf stands even for Elans painted like this one (and the blue one ...pistachio, brown..)???

@ M100

how did you find it out....I'm still learning

here is a picture from the underneath


the car has no replacement chassis

sorry couldn't resize the pictures; actually I thought tinypic.com would do that for me

[types26/36]

[quote="Janus"] how did you find it out....I'm still learning :quote]

Find out what? if you are refering to the oil leak, it can be seen under the car in the first pic and on the exhaust on the second pic......could be leaking from the slave cyl. although there's a bit to much on the ground, most likely its the rear crank seal but thats a guess.
From the second pic it looks like its been recently painted black underneath (including the sump!) probably for sale.
Have you driven the car? is it on Webers/Dellotors?
Lets see a pic of the engine.
Brian

[1964 S1]

Fun and Games. When does a paint job have anything to do with the driveability or performance of any automobile? When it's a Lotus Elan. Has this car been repainted? Check the chassis closely, that underside picture is scary and the price even more so.

[type26owner]

Looks like someone took a rattlecan of glossy black paint to cover over and hide the corrosion on the chassis. Buyer beware!

[Janus]

sorry haven't got a picture of the engine ...saw that leak only when I posted the picture

thank you very much for your help... I think I have got to wait to find the right car