I think it's a very good idea, and a couple of things come to mind:
Is it the direction that LotusElan.net wants to go? This could be a chunky piece of work and would require a couple of enthusiasts to manage it. And the 'it' should include 2 seat and plus 2 Elans...there was a recent discussion on a similar theme for 2 seat cars. So we need a direction from the owner(s) of LotusElan.net.
What do we want out of it? It could be a simple spreadsheet much like the current register, or a much more elaborate affair with self-entry, photographs, history etc. that could be built up over the years to provide some sort of provenance for the cars. Have a look at the E Type register to see what can be done...
http://www.xked.com/. So we would need to determine the requirements of a register.
Let's not ignore the efforts so far in pulling together Plus 2 and 2 seat registers. These guys need to be included, hopefully to make their information available to our register. We would need to contact these guys dependant on the outcome of the above 2 points
Finally, this would require effort from like minded people. Perhaps 2 or 3 or 4 managing the overall database, and someone in each country watching ebay, club magazines and other market channels for Elans for sale. Then contacting the seller, obtaining the required details and posting those into the register. This is how the E Type register reached critical mass fairly quickly.
If we have such an ambition, I'm sure that we could get access to the records at Lotus to lay down the base information...Chassis numbers, original colour, destiation country etc.
We might also have to find someone in the group who could create some software for all this, depending on the requirements.
So, this could be a big topic. I would certainly be interested in helping out. We need a steer from Mr LotusElan.Net before anything else, and if it's of interest, start a new topic debating the reqirements of such a register.
That's my twopenneth! Next please!!
Mark