Re: Delamare Road yesterday and nearly fifty years ago
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:23 pm
Maureen M wrote:Wow thanks for the enlarged photograph - I look even fatter !!! Yes the M20 - it was always short of money and I don't think it ever went into production. I just recall the original clay scale model that Ron Hickman made in his studio during an all night session, and then the steel shell they put together in the workshop. Then everyone went to Hethel and I think it was shelved, but I can't be certain.
I imagine I am the only person on this site who does not own an Elan. It has been my life's ambition, but I don't think it is going to happen now. However I am probably the only person on this site who rode around in a number Elan 'ideas' that did not come to fruition (like the one with the glass top which flew off on the M1), and the Europa and the Lotus Cortina. Frequently !
A glass top?! That must have been a shattering experience (groan). I very much enjoy reading your recollections, thanks for posting and I look forward to reading some more