Overpriced? Sprints, & Register of Dodgy Stripes, Arches & D

Post by: **ardee_selby** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:40 pm

Elanintheforest wrote:There's a bit of Essex geeza in all of us! Mark

or failing that...Dagenham!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Km1UGPHOnc

Post by: **trw99** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:15 pm

Mark, me ol' Essex geeza, you'll like this then:

Post by: **nebogipfel** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:52 pm

elj221c wrote:
Always thought Anglia Supers were 1200..........?

Indeed they were. :wink:

However, as soon as the 1500 Cortina engine was affordable on the secondhand market it found it's way into many an Anglia.

Post by: **elansprint71** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:51 pm

I used to get a lift from work in an Anglia with a Twin Cam badge on the boot (Escort type) and a TC in the front. Geezer used it for 12 (edit: car) rallies and such; scared me to death. Must have been about 1969.

Post by: **nebogipfel** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:12 pm

elansprint71 wrote:I used to get a lift from work in an Anglia with a Twin Cam badge on the boot (Escort type) and a TC in the front. Geezer used it for 12 rallies and such; scared me to death. Must have been about 1969.

Yes around about that time a friend of mine had a genuine twin-cam Escort (not too many of those around) and I too was on the point of needing a change of foundation garments :shock:

Post by: **elansprint71** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 7:44 am

Kensington prices, eh? :roll:

http://graemehunt.com/motorcar/109/1975-lotus-elan-2s-130-5-one-owner-only

Post by: **Spyder fan** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 4:47 pm

elansprint71 wrote:Kensington prices, eh?

http://graemehunt.com/motorcar/109/1975-lotus-elan-2s-130-5-one-owner-only

Well the ride height looks to be correct!........ loadsamoney!

Seriously although the selling price seems high to what we are all used to it really only represents the cost of a proper rebuild. A +2 genuinely costs more than any Elan to rebuild properly and this is cheap compared to the Paul Matty S4 cars on sale recently.

.

Post by: **trw99** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:57 pm

Except that the car is now a two owner because it is the one Chris Evans bought and kept for two minutes.

Tim

Post by: **Elanintheforest** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 8:19 am

And it was originally Roman Purple...a fab colour for a Plus 2! But I agree, the price is right as it would cost all of that and more to restore a tatty Plus 2 to that condition.
Mark

Post by: **elanfan1** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 6:56 pm

How about this as a contender for the world's most 'uphill' Sprint stripes. Do I get some Smarties?

Post by: **trw99** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:52 pm

I found another one for your delectation!

Tim

Post by: **trw99** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 6:54 pm

Er ... non, Switzerland

Post by: **pharriso** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:18 pm

OMG.... really! :shock:

Post by: **Spyder fan** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:06 pm

trw99 wrote:Er ... non, Switzerland

Mange tout Rodney, luvvly jubbly......

They should stick to banking or making chocolate :lol:

La Suisse, nil pointe!

Post by: **trw99** » Mon Oct 13, 2014 9:36 pm

And now, the Swedish entry:

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