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Emma Peel's Avengers Elan S3 - Colour?

PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 3:45 pm
by Bibs
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 :)

Re: Emma Peel's Avengers Elan S3 - Colour?

PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 4:47 pm
by theelanman
hurrah...its been found and rebuilt

:mrgreen:

Re: Emma Peel's Avengers Elan S3 - Colour?

PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 5:12 pm
by Mazzini
I think, but don't know for certain, that it was Jaguar powder blue.

Re: Emma Peel's Avengers Elan S3 - Colour?

PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 5:56 pm
by trw99
Yes, definitely the Jaguar blue. Deryck will confirm that.

Tim

Re: Emma Peel's Avengers Elan S3 - Colour?

PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 6:34 pm
by stevebroad
Here's a still from the show:

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

Re: Emma Peel's Avengers Elan S3 - Colour?

PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 6:43 pm
by Mazzini
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.

Re: Emma Peel's Avengers Elan S3 - Colour?

PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 7:13 pm
by deryck
Hi

sent message to you,

best regards,
Deryck

Re: Emma Peel's Avengers Elan S3 - Colour?

PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 7:32 pm
by Spyder fan
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 8)

Re: Emma Peel's Avengers Elan S3 - Colour?

PostPosted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 10:42 am
by Bibs
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 :D

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

Re: Emma Peel's Avengers Elan S3 - Colour?

PostPosted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 1:50 pm
by trw99
Bibs

I don't think you can leave it there!

Tell more, please!

Tim

Re: Emma Peel's Avengers Elan S3 - Colour?

PostPosted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 3:45 pm
by Mazzini
I second that.

Re: Emma Peel's Avengers Elan S3 - Colour?

PostPosted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:55 am
by pereirac
Yes.. Please tell :D Could Lotus be planning a 'new' Elan (again)?

Carl

Re: Emma Peel's Avengers Elan S3 - Colour?

PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 4:15 pm
by Heuer
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.