Some nice Elans

PostPost by: prezoom » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:37 pm

Here are some photos from the Coronado Vintage Races.

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PostPost by: prezoom » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:41 pm

Adding a couple more.

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PostPost by: elancoupe » Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:01 pm

Very nice photos, Rob, thanks for sharing. :)
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PostPost by: garyeanderson » Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:09 pm

Hi Rob

That's just beautiful
Thanks for thinking about us all and getting some great pictures for us poor slobs. I can't thank you enough.

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PostPost by: prezoom » Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:54 pm

Found another car.

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PostPost by: 1964 S1 » Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:01 am

I WANT THEIR RADIATORS ! ANY ONE OF THEM.
Thanks Rob, wonderful photos.
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PostPost by: twincamman » Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:14 pm

Very nice -----I could not help noting the number plates ----I NEVER CRITIQUE ANOTHERS CAR ---IT JUST IS NOT MY STYLE AND IT PAINS ME TO DO THIS ---I see one plate is silver WITH black letters [ very similar to one recently sold from Wire Wheel cars] ---the other a standard components tag ---the numbering is stamped and an 'expert' on the list stated the plates were engraved all of them -no question --------------the numbers have the letter R after 26 --another 'expert' and previous owner of 3 cars stated that there was no 'R' IN THE ID plate number --the one has 26R HYPHEN number --the other has 26 hyphen R hyphen number ----------no series number so they are assumed to be series one ---series two was identified as so ----------------------one has an aluminium rad and the other has a steel one as mine does --another 'expert ' states all 26R cars had aluminum rads and thats just a start ----what is going on here ---it would appear there is some serious and uncalled for verbal and venomous diahrea directed my way from some ' expert 's on this list and juding from from the strength of of the pictures here it makes my car genuine as I alway claimed --26R-S2-33-NO QUESTION so BITE ME :lol: ' FIRE AT GRIDLY WHEN READY - aim --ed
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PostPost by: cabc26b » Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:18 am

Nice Pictures , thanks for posting them.

On the topic or radiators and maybe to provide an early radiator spotters guide here is picture of the early Marston radiator circa 64 and a reproduction of the alloy rad Marson created for some racing elans circa 65/66. IMHO The radiator in the gold bug is most likely not original to the car ( the absence of a MFG tag is one give away the other is the welding), ditto the skinny alloy rads.

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PostPost by: twincamman » Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:41 am

' most likely??? :roll: NO CIGAR!!!! :oops: ------ED
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PostPost by: cabc26b » Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:26 pm

Ed,

I'm sorry I don't follow you. Are you saying that the pristine radiator in the gold bug is in fact over 40 years old ?
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PostPost by: CBUEB1771 » Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:12 pm

cabc26b,
I should know better than to answer for Ed but I think he stating exactly the opposite, that the radiator in the Gold Bug is so obviously new that a prize cigar should not be awarded. In the same image we see several non-original items such as the toothed-belt drive for the water pump.
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PostPost by: cabc26b » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:53 pm

Hi Russ,

I thought that might be the case , but Ed is a complicated man, and no one understands him but his woman... SHAFT, can you dig it

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