Sylvia Anderson's Elan

[Lester Burnham]

I was watching an documentary about Gerry Anderson the other day, and Sylvia Anderson was apparently another celebrity Lotus owner I had not been aware of.

Here she is in a lovely metallic red car, off the road a long time according to the registration, possibly too long to resurface unless its gone abroad perhaps?

Excuse if this has been discussed before but it's new to me.

[JonB]

That's vaguely reminiscent of a Spectrum Patrol Car.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrum_Patrol_Car

Especially the front wings.

[richardcox_lotus]

SAR is a factory number plate ?

[Robbie693]

I saw this footage a few years ago on a BBC doc about the 1970's, never realised it was Sylvia Anderson!

Robbie

[pharriso]

Who the heck is Sylvia Anderson ?

EDit: OK got it, the voice of lady penelope.... I used to watch Thunderbirds as a 6-8 yr old....

[RichC]

oh i think there's other Lotuses (Loti?) the Spectrum Patrol Vehicle resembles.....

[trw99]

SAR 900J is a Chelmsford registration from August 1970, last taxed in 1989.

SAR 120D was a press Elan. SAR 857D was used on an Europa road test. Perhaps that is where we have seen SAR in the past. There was a Plus 2 that featured in one contemporary road test, registered WAR 551J and another Plus 2 press car registered YVF 900J.

Of course, in November 1967 Lotus had moved to Hethel and the majority of press and test cars carried Norwich registrations.

Tim

[Geoffers71]

My Scimitar GTE has a SAR ***J registration from August 1970. I first bought it in 1972 from the first owner, sold it in 1979 and bought it back as a "barn find" wreck in 2003. It is now fully restored. But....it was first registered in Hemel Hempstead which is where the SAR registrations were located I was led to believe.j
Confirmed that SAR was a Hertfordshire registration up to 1974 and then Chelmsford thereafter

[draenog]

That's vaguely reminiscent of a Spectrum Patrol Car.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrum_Patrol_Car

Especially the front wings.

Don't forget Strakers car from UFO:



Originally made for the 1969 film Doppelganger. Shown here with Graham Hill!

[Elan45]

And even earlier SAR 5 was used on Mk8 and Mk9.!

Roger

[JonB]

Don't forget Strakers car from UFO:

Oooh! I didn't watch UFO as I couldn't get into it at the time. That crease along the front wing. And the door being held open with a broomstick, very Lotus.

[Bombay Racing Green]

As an aside, there is a new Thunderbirds TV series. It?s actually very good as it?s a mix of cgi and good old fashioned models. The joys of having young kids. I get to supervise tv time! My son is inseparable from his Tracy Island.

[Mazzini]

Fabulous picture Pete! My son is inseparable from computer games...

[Bombay Racing Green]

Thanks Rob. I?m not there...yet!

[mdann]

A friend of mine is sorting through her late uncles house and has uncovered this SAR 900J buried in a garage, true condition unknown, can someone help us understand if this has any value?