Lotus Elan and Lotus Elan Plus 2 Forums

Hi,
I have acquired some Lotus parts and amongst them are some Lotus steel wheels. I have five of these. 2 of them are similar and are 5 ½ X 13. They look like Elan wheels but have much more of a negative offset. I have 3 more with a similar offset and are 6 x 13 in size but have been a banded. I have attached photos of all the wheels. I would greatly appreciate any information or thoughts on what models they would have been made for.

Hi and welcome.

These are indeed Elan wheels but are more likely to be for Series 3/4 and Sprint as they are knock ons.

They would only fit a seriously modified car with wide arches so are intended for race/rally use. I suspect the 5.5’s are for the front and the 6’s for the rear.

I presume you’d like to sell them? Couldn’t offer any advise on that. Standard original wheels now sell in the £150/£180 per wheel range. There would be an extremely limited market for them so you’d be lucky to find a buyer to be honest so negotiate what’re ever you can.

Good luck.

What else did you get?

Hi,
Many thanks for information. I had thought they may have some racing links. I have some standard +2 wheels as well as an Elan chassis.
Regards,