Lotus Elan Shapecraft

[elansprint71]

I saw that car at Autosport and wondered if it was genuine. Its a great looking car.

Has anyone created a Shapecraft pattern to convert a car?

KA

It is genuine.

Apologies; I've not been paying attention here, real life has intervened.
Dave Hughes has, I believe, the moulds to create a glass-fibre replica roof. Dave has not been here fore while either.

[elanfan1]

Dave is a very busy boy with various irons in the fire. The Shapecraft replica is still ongoing.

[elansprint71]

Here's another shot of Mike's car at Le Mans.

[bigvalvehead]

Hi all
I am still working on the Honda powered Shapecraft and purchased a heater/ac unit whilst here in the USA

Will need some mods to fit behind dash but solves the problem of running a/c in the fixed hardtop.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251691543683? ... EBIDX%3AIT

Pic att'd of the Shapecraft Shell I now have the moulds complete for the roof plus other panels coming shortly.

cheers
Dave

[elansprint71]

Looks like Mike sold the car!
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C755546

Asking price ?225000 !

[RIB]

Time to add to the Shapecraft saga. In the last two weeks I have found information on two Shapecrafts that I did not previously know about. One owned by the same family for 50 years must be a genuine Shapecraft, the other probably a copy.

[vstibbard]

And 26R20 the ex TTR car sold before Christmas

[Old English White]

Yep.
Car sold in a few hours, at a new record price.
Sold by : http://www.historiccars.fr/home.html
Christian.

[vstibbard]

Any idea of how much Christian?

[Old English White]

Any idea of how much Christian?

To give you an idea, you could have had a "ready to race" Chevron B6/8, with nice track record... But not so useable than the "Spacecraft one", here at Charade HVM 2018 .

Christian.

[elansprint71]

Time to add to the Shapecraft saga. In the last two weeks I have found information on two Shapecrafts that I did not previously know about. One owned by the same family for 50 years must be a genuine Shapecraft, the other probably a copy.

Hi, could you give us any more information on either of these two cars please? Which one of the two do you believe to be "genuine"?

[RIB]

I do not have much more information yet.

I found information about the cars by chance on the TTP Performance and MV Classics Facebook pages. The white TTP car does not appear to be one of the two Surbiton Motor's 26Rs, the only Shapecrafts that had the extra side windows and roof vent. It has the ‘Chinese eye’ head light covers, which, as far as I am aware, neither of the two original cars have ever had.

MV Classics said that they had recommissioned the yellow and black car for the owner whose family have owned it from almost new. In the light of this I think that it is a genuine Shapecraft. I have managed to contact the owner who lives only 3-4 miles from me.

[elansprint71]

RIB,

I suspect you are correct re the white car- it that roof made from fibre-glass?

The other one looks very interesting; please do keep us posted.

[elansprint71]

It would be interesting to get the full SP on this one.

[vstibbard]

Is the last one a Shapecraft or a fast back hardtop as it does not appear to be blended into the shell, unless it’s a pinstripe.
Also location of boot lid seems odd.
Vaughan