2012 50th Golden Anniversary of the Elan
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:32 am
As you will all know, October 2012 will be the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Elan at the London Motor Show at Earls Court.
I have had a conversation with Alan Morgan at Club Lotus and he has started to gather his thoughts on how the club can mark the occasion, with ideas such as a central theme at the Festival, as well as perhaps doing something based around the Silverstone Classic meeting and Le Mans Classic meeting. I would be very interested in folks ideas on ways in which we can celebrate this important milestone.
It has been interesting to see what is being done with the 50th of the E Type this year and, whilst not wishing to ape the Jaguar enthusiasts, perhaps we can adapt some of their ideas. Of course, we must bear in mind that Elan owners come from a broad church and I believe we should try to appeal to as many as possible. That will mean not just one event, but several over the year.
Some ideas that have been floating around in my head include the following:
A run or drive that might encompass Hornsey, Cheshunt and Hethel
A line up of every different Elan type, S1, 26R, S2, S3, S3 Super Safety etc
A drive-in and show, where we encourage as many Elan owners as possible to drive their cars to a central point and show them off
An Elan only race
Getting the classic car magazines to test drive 'different' Elans, such as Jim Clark's 997 NUR, a S3 Super Safety, a Shapecraft etc and to furnish them with interesting original photos or information, so they don't just do 'another same-old' Elan test
Getting an Avengers Elan photo shoot, plus other TV and film Elan set-ups
A Highland raid, to include a visit to Duns, of course
Publish a commemorative booklet
Issue 50th car plaques
In the USA, LOG 31 - Elan theme?
I'm sure if we put our minds to it we can come up with many sound ideas to put into the melting pot and which will help us celebrate the car we get so much enjoyment from. So do throw your thoughts out into this forum for us all to mull over and refine.
Tim
I have had a conversation with Alan Morgan at Club Lotus and he has started to gather his thoughts on how the club can mark the occasion, with ideas such as a central theme at the Festival, as well as perhaps doing something based around the Silverstone Classic meeting and Le Mans Classic meeting. I would be very interested in folks ideas on ways in which we can celebrate this important milestone.
It has been interesting to see what is being done with the 50th of the E Type this year and, whilst not wishing to ape the Jaguar enthusiasts, perhaps we can adapt some of their ideas. Of course, we must bear in mind that Elan owners come from a broad church and I believe we should try to appeal to as many as possible. That will mean not just one event, but several over the year.
Some ideas that have been floating around in my head include the following:
A run or drive that might encompass Hornsey, Cheshunt and Hethel
A line up of every different Elan type, S1, 26R, S2, S3, S3 Super Safety etc
A drive-in and show, where we encourage as many Elan owners as possible to drive their cars to a central point and show them off
An Elan only race
Getting the classic car magazines to test drive 'different' Elans, such as Jim Clark's 997 NUR, a S3 Super Safety, a Shapecraft etc and to furnish them with interesting original photos or information, so they don't just do 'another same-old' Elan test
Getting an Avengers Elan photo shoot, plus other TV and film Elan set-ups
A Highland raid, to include a visit to Duns, of course
Publish a commemorative booklet
Issue 50th car plaques
In the USA, LOG 31 - Elan theme?
I'm sure if we put our minds to it we can come up with many sound ideas to put into the melting pot and which will help us celebrate the car we get so much enjoyment from. So do throw your thoughts out into this forum for us all to mull over and refine.
Tim