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Sylvia Anderson's Elan
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Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:48 pm
by 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.
Re: Sylvia Anderson's Elan
Posted:
Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:49 am
by JonB
That's vaguely reminiscent of a Spectrum Patrol Car.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrum_Patrol_CarEspecially the front wings.
Re: Sylvia Anderson's Elan
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Mon Jan 22, 2018 10:07 am
by richardcox_lotus
SAR is a factory number plate ?
Re: Sylvia Anderson's Elan
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Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:01 pm
by Robbie693
I saw this footage a few years ago on a BBC doc about the 1970's, never realised it was Sylvia Anderson!
Robbie
Re: Sylvia Anderson's Elan
Posted:
Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:03 pm
by 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....
Re: Sylvia Anderson's Elan
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Mon Jan 22, 2018 4:42 pm
by RichC
oh i think there's other Lotuses (Loti?) the Spectrum Patrol Vehicle resembles.....
Re: Sylvia Anderson's Elan
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Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:06 pm
by 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
Re: Sylvia Anderson's Elan
Posted:
Mon Jan 22, 2018 7:25 pm
by 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
Re: Sylvia Anderson's Elan
Posted:
Mon Jan 22, 2018 7:57 pm
by draenog
Don't forget Strakers car from UFO:
Originally made for the 1969 film Doppelganger. Shown here with Graham Hill!
Re: Sylvia Anderson's Elan
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Tue Jan 23, 2018 4:52 am
by Elan45
And even earlier SAR 5 was used on Mk8 and Mk9.!
Roger
Re: Sylvia Anderson's Elan
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Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:51 am
by JonB
draenog wrote: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.
Re: Sylvia Anderson's Elan
Posted:
Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:31 am
by 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.
Re: Sylvia Anderson's Elan
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Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:12 am
by Mazzini
Fabulous picture Pete! My son is inseparable from computer games...
Re: Sylvia Anderson's Elan
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Wed Jan 24, 2018 1:22 pm
by Bombay Racing Green
Thanks Rob. I?m not there...yet!
Re: Sylvia Anderson's Elan
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Tue Jan 03, 2023 10:01 pm
by 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?