My bigest shock in 2012
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 8:45 pm
Ok so Im not the bigest club, or show person , but this year I took my +2 to our nearest show at a local stately home. Its run every year to raise money for Marie Curie a cancer charity, and is always well attended with over 200 classic cars of all types on show They parked me next to an imaculate lamborghini countach ,which had just been restored , and a series 1 E type convertable in gun metal grey with red leather ,again concourse and a series of others witch included a georgous early 2 seater Elan in my favorite light blue ( The colour of my old E type , witch I ran for 9 glorious years ). Now my car is no beauty queen, with micro blisters a few jell cracks, and a drivers door that sticks out at the bottom, so I just kind of sneaked off for some lunch, a bit embarased to be in sutch exalted company. After an hour or two I came back to the car and started her up in order to leave , when a stern faced offical ran over waveing his arms around, and stoped me in my tracks " Im sory but your not allowed to go " he shouted " You have to wait over there" After a while a few people began to gather , then over the tanoy came " Ladies and gentle men ....we would like to anounce the priz e for most populal car in show ..I know this is the one you want to win as its voted for by the publick here today, and as you can see there is some stiff competion....... It goes to.....The little red lotus elan +2 I just couldent belive it . I have never won any thing in my life , and I had just won a competition I didnt even know I had entered !!!! Flabergasted I asked if there had been some kind of mistake, but assured that there hadnt and went on to say that you dont see many early ones of those, and the shape and style had won it the most votes . So there we have it proof, if any were needed that when up against any british sports car from the 60 s The Lotus elan +2 in the eyes of the un -informed show goer is the best looking car