Emma Peel's Avengers Elan S3 - Colour?

Post by: **Bibs** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 3:45 pm

Hi folks

Would anyone happen to know the exact colour used on SJH 499D? Being a pre-69 car the colour won't be on the chassis plate sadly, not that I have access to that anyway!

Any assistance gratefully received

Post by: **theelanman** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 4:47 pm

hurrah...its been found and rebuilt

:mrgreen:

Post by: **Mazzini** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 5:12 pm

I think, but don't know for certain, that it was Jaguar powder blue.

Post by: **trw99** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 5:56 pm

Yes, definitely the Jaguar blue. Deryck will confirm that.

Tim

Post by: **stevebroad** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 6:34 pm

Here's a still from the show:

PS, that must be some kind of a record, nearly 5 years between joining and first post :-)

Post by: **Mazzini** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 6:43 pm

I think people forget Lotus would paint an Elan any colour the customer wanted, I think they charged fifteen quid for the service. My first S3 was silver from new, it must have looked really odd.

Post by: **deryck** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 7:13 pm

Hi

sent message to you,

best regards,
Deryck

Post by: **Spyder fan** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 7:32 pm

Bibs wrote:Hi folks

Would anyone happen to know the exact colour used on SJH 499D? Being a pre-69 car the colour won't be on the chassis plate sadly, not that I have access to that anyway!

Any assistance gratefully received

Are you planning a homage for one of the meets Bibs?

See you at Brooklands

Post by: **Bibs** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 10:42 am

Sorry it's taken a while to post, a little busy with my own site*!

*a site which will never cover the Elan since you guys are so good at it by the way - we tend to always direct Elan enquiries over to here!

Thanks for getting in touch Deryck

We wanted to know as it's for a project for the factory.

Post by: **trw99** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 1:50 pm

Bibs

I don't think you can leave it there!

Tell more, please!

Tim

Post by: **Mazzini** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 3:45 pm

I second that.

Post by: **pereirac** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:55 am

Yes.. Please tell

Could Lotus be planning a 'new' Elan (again)?

Carl

Post by: **Heuer** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 4:15 pm

Bibs wrote:Would anyone happen to know the exact colour used on SJH 499D? Being a pre-69 car the colour won't be on the chassis plate sadly, not that I have access to that anyway!

Any assistance gratefully received

If it was a Jaguar paint it would have been Opalescent Silver Blue -
ICI Nexa/PPG: 2640M
Glasso GIP: 24749M

Used by Jaguar between 1961 and 1968.

Emma Peel's Avengers Elan S3 - Colour?

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