S3 Sidewinders
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Post by: Mazzini » Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:23 am
AHM wrote:Like this?
Just like that! Thanks!
I hate to ask, but would you mind holding a ruler next to the stripe? I think I can calculate it from the width of the sill strip, but it would be nice to have a point of reference - thanks.
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Post by: Elan45 » Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:52 pm
And my late '67 S3-Super Safety has a Cheshunt build plate.
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'67 Elan FHC pre-airflow
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Post by: Mazzini » Tue Mar 13, 2012 6:02 am
Elan45 wrote:And my late '67 S3-Super Safety has a Cheshunt build plate.
Roger
Years ago I owned 45/6217, a September '66 car, it was on a Cheshunt plate. I lived in north London at the time and I remember driving over to the old Lotus factory and thinking 'this is where my car was built', I'm now quite sure that it's a Norfolk car and as we discussed they were just using the chassis plates up.
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Post by: ericbushby » Tue Mar 13, 2012 6:36 pm
We`ll get scolded for going off topic like this.
My S3SE 45/6986 has a cheshunt plate and was registered on 11 September 1967,
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My S3SE 45/6986 has a cheshunt plate and was registered on 11 September 1967,
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Post by: johnsimister » Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:11 am
Final bit of off-topicness: the July '68 S3 Coup? that I no longer own (36/7755) also had a Cheshunt VIN plate. And my attempt to get back on topic is to say that I took the photograph shown in the original post...
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Post by: johnsimister » Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:02 pm
It's bubbling just below the surface in my mind. Maybe one day, but prices are moving out of reach. It always happens to me - cars' values seem to rise just after I sell them. Meanwhile, if I need an Elan fix I can always have a drive in the car featured at the start of this thread: bodily horrible (if wonderfully original), mechanically excellent.
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Post by: Mazzini » Fri Apr 06, 2012 6:35 pm
Jeff at JAE managed to leave me speachless by finding these NOS sidewinders in his stores; what's more he was very reasonable with his pricing.
Jeff if you're reading this - thank you!
Happy Easter to one and all.
Jeff if you're reading this - thank you!
Happy Easter to one and all.
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Post by: Mazzini » Fri Apr 06, 2012 6:49 pm
After looking at the photos posted on this thread and by reading the information on the back of the sidewinders, I think these decals were made in the US in 1970, they are damned close, but the Union flag is slightly larger on these decals. Perhaps they were made by a US dealer for accident repair work? I don't mind, I'm still delighted with them...now all I need is an S3 to fit them to...watch this space 
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