So what does your Elan/Plus2 look like today?

PostPost by: velo5338 » Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:22 am

Fresh out of the paint shop, Jan 11 2012, about to join the fully restored rolling chassis. The end of a 10 year project is finally in sight (or is that just wishful thinking!)

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PostPost by: gordont » Fri Jan 13, 2012 1:53 am

well done, looks great and I love the stripe.
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PostPost by: stugilmour » Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:06 am

Not wishful thinking Mike. You are in to the fun stuff now! Car looks great!
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PostPost by: peterako » Fri Jan 13, 2012 1:11 pm

Drove down to a funeral with my wife yesterday.

200 miles round trip over some of the worst roads I've seen in decades....Celtic Tiger is officially dead... :(

Here's a pic on the way back.

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BMW looks HUGE :shock:

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PostPost by: ardee_selby » Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:59 am

peterako wrote:Image

BMW looks HUGE :shock:

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PostPost by: rgh0 » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:01 am

On holidays down the beach in summer - as close to perfection as you can get.

9:00 am the Great Ocean Road. Overnight cloud is lifting and sun coming out. Dry road no traffic. Take the 30 kmh bends at 70 kmh and run up to the the rev limiter in second and third. Hard out off the corners and brake hard into them. Absolute heaven

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PostPost by: Old English White » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:20 am

Yesterday PM, Linas-Montlh?ry Autodrome.
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Prior to something great for the Lotus Elan community
More infos later... Keep tuned!
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PostPost by: jimj » Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:48 pm

It looks cleaner now. I`ve used that Pro-shine recommended by Alex Black. It`s the second time I`ve used it, it`s a dry cleaner which I was doubtful about but it`s really quick and effective. The pinky effect in the front paintwork is caused by the flash, the camera, or the man.
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PostPost by: mac5777 » Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:32 pm

Mike / Vvelo5338,
Like your stripe choice. Its my favorite and the only other one I've seen. Beautiful Elan. Sarto
On our darker colors the stripe shows up better at night.
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PostPost by: garyeanderson » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:19 pm

So far this winter there has been more salt than snow, still bare ground and temps have been pretty nice except for a few days when it got cold (7 F), 14 F this morning and warmed up to nearly freezing by sundown when I took this picture near the mouth of Scituate Harbor. I think this topic makes a better registry then that other one where I have all of my broken Elans listed, most of the photos in this topic are on the road which is where Elans are supposed to be

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PostPost by: memini55 » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:41 pm

Gary nice shot! Now you need to get one with the light house in closer view.
We hit +3 today and we get a big blast of snow again tomorrow.
Glad you are enjoying the warmer weather.

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PostPost by: RedS4 » Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:11 am

I love the way you have "framed" the grill - very stylish!! :D
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PostPost by: archigator » Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:23 pm

So I took my Sprint out for a spin through Coconut Grove early this morning (in Miami), I turn the corner, and this is what I see. Being the cautious sort, and not wishing my my Elan to be damaged, I turned around.

(Sometimes people break into these signs overnight and reprogram them... usually with "Zombies Ahead" warnings, but I'd never seen this anywhere other than the Internet before.)

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PostPost by: ardee_selby » Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:35 pm

archigator wrote:So I took my Sprint out for a spin through Coconut Grove early this morning (in Miami), I turn the corner, and this is what I see. Being the cautious sort, and not wishing my my Elan to be damaged, I turned around.

(Sometimes people break into these signs overnight and reprogram them... usually with "Zombies Ahead" warnings, but I'd never seen this anywhere other than the Internet before.)

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Is "Coconut Grove" a euphemism? :wink: :)

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PostPost by: Craig Elliott » Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:36 pm

OK, so not quite today (although the +2 looks much the same) - this was at our village do in the spring of last year. Like the post above, the size difference between it and the car next to it is hysterical - and the +2 has more seats!
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