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Red Seats

PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 12:36 am
by Mazzini
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Just bought from the US.

So unusual I just couldn't say no.

Re: Red Seats

PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 7:51 am
by Spyder fan
Ooh! Very nice....

Are they original vinyl or re-covered? I remember reading that some S2 cars had red interiors from the factory.

Re: Red Seats

PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 7:58 am
by Geoffers71
Yep, my first S2 had a completely red interior fron new.

Re: Red Seats

PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 8:32 am
by Mazzini
I think some S3's did as well.

Re: Red Seats

PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 4:15 pm
by Bombay Racing Green
John Larkin's S3 has an all red interior. Very nice it is too. I think he said it was to do with a racing team tie up?

Re: Red Seats

PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 5:02 pm
by John Larkin
Bombay Racing Green wrote:John Larkin's S3 has an all red interior. Very nice it is too. I think he said it was to do with a racing team tie up?



My car has had a red interior from new. The car was sold new to a C.A. Vandervell, presumed to be one of the Vanwall Bearings family. I don't know if there was a formal racing relationship with Lotus or whether the car was just given some special treatment during production considering who it was destined for.

The dashboard writing was in red, and it has S4-style rocker switches instead of the usual S3 toggle type.

Re: Red Seats

PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 5:09 pm
by Mazzini
Please post photos!

Re: Red Seats

PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 5:23 pm
by terryp
Wasn't this for the Elan S3,5?
There was a crashed one in Canada for sale on here a couple of years ago

Great seats Rob, where are you going to put them?

Terry

Re: Red Seats

PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 7:19 pm
by gjz30075
If you're looking for red seat covers, talk to Famous Frank on this forum. A pm will most likely work.

Greg z

Re: Red Seats

PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:19 pm
by Bombay Racing Green
Sorry John, memory was slipping!

Re: Red Seats

PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:51 pm
by trw99
According to Graham Arnold 24 S3s had red interiors. I believe that they were made very late on in the S3 production run and that some (all?) have S4 features as well, such as rear lights and rocker switches. As I don't have the VINs for these cars, I'm not sure if they were S3 SS variants or not.

However, it is alleged that some export S2s were available with red interiors (some say 6 cars). I have heard that there are price lists indicating the same, but never seen one. I wonder if they were dealer, as opposed to factory, options?

Tim

Re: Red Seats

PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 10:06 pm
by elancoupe
I have an Autocar article from May 1980 of an early S3 coupe with a red interior. Also know a local guy with white S2 with red interior.

Wire Wheel in Fla has one for sale as well - http://www.wirewheel.com/1966-Lotus-Elan-S2.html

Re: Red Seats

PostPosted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 10:30 pm
by Mikemitch
Glad you received them okay!
I sold them to you.

Cheers

Re: Red Seats

PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 12:57 am
by Mazzini
Mike! Welcome to the forum! The seats have arrived in the UK, but unfortunately I'm overseas, a friend sent the photo. Post some photos of your car(s) when you have a mo. :D

Re: Red Seats

PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 1:40 am
by Mazzini
terryp wrote:Wasn't this for the Elan S3,5?
There was a crashed one in Canada for sale on here a couple of years ago

Great seats Rob, where are you going to put them?

Terry


Put them in??? Errr....err...I dunno...really!