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Registration Of The First / Prototype Elan 2+2

PostPosted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 1:14 pm
by felix7
I believe the car first appeared at the Birmingham Motorshow? the owner believes it too be the prototype car and I would like to confirm that it is the car in question via the cars registration number at least the first 3 letters - which begin OMP - is this the prototype car?

If it is then it would help with bringing across a rather special guest to Le Mans in addition to those we already have for Le Mans and the 50th Lotus anniv.

Thanks

Pat Crew

Re: Registration Of The First / Prototype Elan 2+2

PostPosted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:15 pm
by niallf
Hi Pat,

If you give Mike Pomfret at Lotus a call he may be able to confirm what you need from the VIN number. He looks after the archives
email [email protected]

Hope that's useful.

Niall.

Re: Registration Of The First / Prototype Elan 2+2

PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:48 pm
by felix7
<!--QuoteBegin-niallf+Mar 7 2005, 11:15 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (niallf @ Mar 7 2005, 11:15 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Hi Pat,

If you give Mike Pomfret at Lotus a call he may be able to confirm what you need from the VIN number. He looks after the archives
email [email protected]

Hope that's useful.

Niall. [/quote]
Cheers Niall

Is the photo from L2B btw?

Pat

Re: Registration Of The First / Prototype Elan 2+2

PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 2:28 pm
by niallf
Yep, the car was on sale in that picture, I bought it.

Funny story as the chap who owned it was in Brighton visiting his brother in law. He was driving along the front when he saw all these "New Elans", so he drove in and was signalled to park up. He knew nothing about the SELOC L2B at all !

Cheers,

Niall

Re: Registration Of The First / Prototype Elan 2+2

PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:38 pm
by felix7
<!--QuoteBegin-niallf+Mar 8 2005, 02:28 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (niallf @ Mar 8 2005, 02:28 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Yep, the car was on sale in that picture, I bought it.

Funny story as the chap who owned it was in Brighton visiting his brother in law. He was driving along the front when he saw all these "New Elans", so he drove in and was signalled to park up. He knew nothing about the SELOC L2B at all !

Cheers,

Niall [/quote]
LOL, on the day I wondered where it had come from, as I couldn't remember it starting at Crystal Palace.

Have some more pics of the car including some with the models from the Take 2 agency.

Re: Registration Of The First / Prototype Elan 2+2

PostPosted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:14 pm
by niallf
Hi Pat,

Could you e-mail me any pics, or is there somewhere I could download some ?

Thx,

Niall
niallATgreenbanksDOTu-netDOTcom

Re: Registration Of The First / Prototype Elan 2+2

PostPosted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 11:35 pm
by felix7
<!--QuoteBegin-niallf+Mar 8 2005, 10:14 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (niallf @ Mar 8 2005, 10:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Hi Pat,

Could you e-mail me any pics, or is there somewhere I could download some ?

Thx,

Niall
niallATgreenbanksDOTu-netDOTcom [/quote]
Niall U2U me your address and I'll post out a disc.