New Elan owner and forum participant
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2016 4:32 am
I recently joined the ranks of happy Lotus owners, after purchasing this car: http://www.lotuselan.net/forums/lotuselan-for-sale-f2/1971-lotus-elan-for-sale-sold-t35408.html. This is a 1971 +2S, Federal Stromberg car #0108N, largely returned to domestic spec, with Spyder chassis. With a bit of attention to timing and carbs, the car is now running quite nicely. I have begun the quest to return the interior to a more stock look -- fortunately, despite some of the odd modifications, the previous owner was fairly meticulous about keeping the original parts.
This is my first Lotus, but not my first British sports car. I learned to drive in my father's MG TC (which I later owned myself for 30 years). My first car was a Triumph TR6 (driven year-round in salt and snow, it eventually rusted to pieces). I briefly owned a later MGB, which I did not love. I restored a basket-case Jaguar E-Type and owned it for 28 years before deciding to sell last year. Jaguar prices have just gotten too crazy and I wanted to get back to a car I can just have fun driving and tinkering with. I looked briefly at big Healeys, but the value is so much better in the Elan (and the previous owner of this car accepted a price that was too good to pass up).
I've been avidly reading the archives of this forum, a truly amazing storehouse of information and an invaluable resource! I'll certainly have plenty of questions to ask, and I'm looking forward to joining the discussion here
This is my first Lotus, but not my first British sports car. I learned to drive in my father's MG TC (which I later owned myself for 30 years). My first car was a Triumph TR6 (driven year-round in salt and snow, it eventually rusted to pieces). I briefly owned a later MGB, which I did not love. I restored a basket-case Jaguar E-Type and owned it for 28 years before deciding to sell last year. Jaguar prices have just gotten too crazy and I wanted to get back to a car I can just have fun driving and tinkering with. I looked briefly at big Healeys, but the value is so much better in the Elan (and the previous owner of this car accepted a price that was too good to pass up).
I've been avidly reading the archives of this forum, a truly amazing storehouse of information and an invaluable resource! I'll certainly have plenty of questions to ask, and I'm looking forward to joining the discussion here