Club Lotus Show & Festival 2011 - Donington Park 13/14 Aug

[alexblack13]

Hi Folks,

A couple came up to Carol and I on the stand and looked at our car and said they had just bought the ''pink one over there''.... And they said they had paid 17K for it. Even allowing for the admittedly quite good interior etc I said he needed to budget for another ?20K..They almost had a palourie. When I told him it could cost him 6K to sort the paint out properly he went a whiter shade of pale and the lady with him looked ready to kill him... Oh dear!!

Nice project though. Would have tackled that one myself... In a different colour though.. 4

ab13+cb

[nebogipfel]

And yet it's still on Ebay with over a day to go; very odd!

[Spyder fan]

Hi Folks,

A couple came up to Carol and I on the stand and looked at our car and said they had just bought the ''pink one over there''.... And they said they had paid 17K for it. Even allowing for the admittedly quite good interior etc I said he needed to budget for another ?20K..They almost had a palourie. When I told him it could cost him 6K to sort the paint out properly he went a whiter shade of pale and the lady with him looked ready to kill him... Oh dear!!

Nice project though. Would have tackled that one myself... In a different colour though.. 4

ab13+cb

Oh dear! is this the 'pink' Elan that Tim was mentioning to me? The poor bloke, obviously an Elan virgin; probably thought all he had to do was to give it a quick ?1500 respray and he would have a bargain 40k classic car..... I read the Ebay advert earlier and it made me shudder, why do people insist on getting the engine to turn over and fire up when it's been sitting doing nothing for 20+ years, it's a totally pointless exercise due to the gaskets and seals all being perished away, not to mention gummed up piston rings and valve guides, this car needs total stripping and recommissioning. Alex I agree that 20k should sort it.

Regards

[Old English White]

Hi Folks,

A couple came up to Carol and I on the stand and looked at our car and said they had just bought the ''pink one over there''.... And they said they had paid 17K for it. Even allowing for the admittedly quite good interior etc I said he needed to budget for another ?20K..They almost had a palourie. When I told him it could cost him 6K to sort the paint out properly he went a whiter shade of pale and the lady with him looked ready to kill him... Oh dear!!

Nice project though. Would have tackled that one myself... In a different colour though.. 4

ab13+cb

Oh dear! is this the 'pink' Elan that Tim was mentioning to me? The poor bloke, obviously an Elan virgin; probably thought all he had to do was to give it a quick ?1500 respray and he would have a bargain 40k classic car..... I read the Ebay advert earlier and it made me shudder, why do people insist on getting the engine to turn over and fire up when it's been sitting doing nothing for 20+ years, it's a totally pointless exercise due to the gaskets and seals all being perished away, not to mention gummed up piston rings and valve guides, this car needs total stripping and recommissioning. Alex I agree that 20k should sort it.

Regards

At least they ll have the only one Elan with a tow hook arround there...


Christian.
Btw, was good to meet every of the usual suspects. Good to see than some of our japanese friends were at the show, but now traveling with the all familly...

[Spyder fan]

Christian,
great photo.... Tim told me about the tow bar on the pink car and mentioned I should put one on my S4 which I am seriously considering, seriously considering ignoring his advice that is

Regards

[ardee_selby]

Christian,
great photo.... Tim told me about the tow bar on the pink car and mentioned I should put one on my S4 which I am seriously considering, seriously considering ignoring his advice that is

Regards

But...where are you gonna anchor the parachute to??!!

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Cheers - Richard

[ardee_selby]

And yet it's still on Ebay with over a day to go; very odd!

With about 12 hours left:

"This listing (110728799354) has been removed, or this item is not available"

Cheers - Richard

[elanfan1]

Just to let you keep you lot up to date - the ebay listing has been removed because the car was indeed sold at the Donington show. If the former owners had left the auction run for a few more minutes they would not have been able to remove it and doubtless that would have caused some interesting debate at auction end.

I know the new owner of the car shall - we call her Heather? - and far from being an Elan virgin he has owned these cars for around 35 years and is not unaware of the costs of restoration.

The intention is to restore the car as funds allow over the next few years with the owner doing a lot of the work himself. Doubtless there will be progress reports from time to time.

[Spyder fan]

Just to let you keep you lot up to date - the ebay listing has been removed because the car was indeed sold at the Donington show. If the former owners had left the auction run for a few more minutes they would not have been able to remove it and doubtless that would have caused some interesting debate at auction end.

I know the new owner of the car shall - we call her Heather? - and far from being an Elan virgin he has owned these cars for around 35 years and is not unaware of the costs of restoration.

The intention is to restore the car as funds allow over the next few years with the owner doing a lot of the work himself. Doubtless there will be progress reports from time to time.

Perhaps the new owners wife has been kept in the dark all these years regarding the cost then this maybe the reason for the reaction that Alex got from them, shock from her and sheepish embarrassment from him!

It would be good to see what happens to the car, keep us posted.

Regards

[alexblack13]

I've got to say he did not look too bothered at all. But if looks could kill. Good to know he knows what's what, but he did not look to like the sound of 6k paint jobs... Neither did his Partner / wife.... I perhaps should have kept shtoomph..

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He might be a very happy bunny when he gets a look at the car... Then again he might not. But if it's sound and the running gear just needs a good clean and refit with new bushes etc he should be fine with it.. I am serious when I say I might have had a go at it too.. All depends on what one finds. Chassis condition etc, but as mentioned above you will be lucky to just fire it up and go. Age wear and all that..

It will be a super little car though no doubt about that.

Mystery sorted then...

Alex B...

Al' ..............

[pharriso]

I was there on Sunday between noon & approx. 3pm. Unfortunately the 3 times I went to the workmate there was no one around so I did not get to meet any of you.

Said high to the Cub Elite guys & had a good natter there.

The highlight for me was seeing DAD10 & all the great cars in the parking lot. I have never seen so many nice Elites/Elans/Elan +2s & Espirits in once place.

I also bought Brian Buckland's Elan restoration book on the Club Lotus Stand & then got him to sign it, I then schlepped it back to the US on Tuesday!

[GrUmPyBoDgEr]

After traveling all that way; what a shame!

We must do something different & get ourselves more organised to arrange some way of meeting each other.
Like yourself, I missed out on meeting some guys I would have liked to have met.

I bet Brian's book pushed you close to the maximum weight limit for your baggage

Cheers
John

[alexblack13]

Most unfortunate. We could not have been far away, as we were on the stand most of the time. Sometimes were were away looking and talking to others. Lots to see and drool over though.

Brian's book is a heavy blighter that's true but well worth the effort.

Sorry we missed you...

Alex & Carol Black.