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Broken Elan

PostPosted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 3:50 pm
by jimj
Some (?) might say it serves him right for trying to pass off a `69 S4 as a Sprint.

Re: Broken Elan

PostPosted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 3:57 pm
by pharriso
Ugh... obviously the Poppy Rally

Every car get's it's own tarpaulin!

Re: Broken Elan

PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 5:37 pm
by elan66
No it serves him right for letting Poppy drive it

Re: Broken Elan

PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:16 pm
by Famous Frank
How did you know it was an S4 and not a Sprint from that photo?

Re: Broken Elan

PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 11:20 pm
by Quart Meg Miles
Famous Frank wrote:How did you know it was an S4 and not a Sprint from that photo?

They didn't make many Sprints in '69, Frank.

Re: Broken Elan

PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 10:47 am
by pharriso
Nothing in the 'photo tells you whether it is a '69 or a Sprint, however a little detective work on the internet gives:

PlppyRunElan.JPG and

Re: Broken Elan

PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 10:51 am
by rgh0
Not many sprints with a bonnet bulge either

cheers
Rohan

Re: Broken Elan

PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 10:58 am
by pharriso
rgh0 wrote:Not many sprints with a bonnet bulge either

cheers
Rohan


All federal ones...

Re: Broken Elan

PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 10:16 pm
by mark030358
So, does it make any difference? Maybe that's all the guy could afford...
Good on him for having one I say....

Mark

Re: Broken Elan

PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 11:04 pm
by pharriso
mark030358 wrote:So, does it make any difference? Maybe that's all the guy could afford...
Good on him for having one I say....

Mark


I say good on him for competing!! :D Hope the damage was not too serious, but I see only 1 person finishing out of 5 entrants in that class.