Lotus Elan Front Bumpers

[mac5777]

Hi, does anyone know if Lotus ever made a metal bumper for the baby elan? I have heard that lotus did make a few but only for the ones that were used for the car shows. There is one on ebay right now. Thanks Mac5777
lotus elan S3 coupe 67
LHD 36/5785

[types26/36]

I had a look at the pics and that's a Europa front bumper, it comes from one of the Fords......Anglia or Cortina......can't remember which one, note the cutout for the number plate when fitted to Fords.
Brian

[Matt7c]

The chromed Anglia front bumper is also on the Plus 2 - but upside down. I think.

[nebogipfel]

I think I remember Lotus playing around with chrome on fiberglass which may have found it's way onto a few Elan bumpers but they were always good old fibreglass underneath

[mac5777]

Thanks for all of the info on the chrome bumper. I found a couple of companies that have a spray on chrome that will go over almost anything. Samples appear to be mirror like. Thought I might try the look. If I ever learn how to post pictures, I will.
67 elan coupe S3
36/5785 LHD

[bs982367]

I confirm, it comes from the Ford Anglia.
The chroming process is not the best solution in case of any small damage on the bumper (it will crack and chip !) - this is just cosmetic and not a real solution for the long term.

[bs982367]

I think that there is some misunderstanding. Indeed, on my Lotus Europa I fitted a bumper from the Ford Anglia (exactly the same) but this one is different from the Lotus Elan (baby one).

[trw99]

The late Graham Arnold said that he had a specialist firm chromium plate glassfibre to improve the appearance of the front & rear bumpers in 1964.

Apparently only the first set achieved an acceptable standard and they were fitted to a succession of Lotus Sales Department cars used by Arnold. They got scrapped after suffering too many parking dings.

[1964 S1]

Could the ebay listing be a +2 bumper?

[lotuselanman]

Gidday,
A good plce to try is your friendly Undertaker or suppler of one trip boxes. I have had interior parts of my LC PLASTIC CHROMED with great success Worth a try.
See ya, Les. Godzone