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Barn find with no documents
Posted:
Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:09 pmby Brunyee’s Plus 2
Good evening
Firstly let me introduce myself.
I’m Kevin and I live in Cornwall Uk
I’ve recently bouffant barn find which has no documented history.
It’s last recorded mot was 1980.
I know it has a spyder chassis (old one)
I’ve tried to get a new log book but obviously because the chassis numbers don’t match I think I’m going to open up a can of worms..
By the way it doesn’t even have the original bin plate in the engine bay either..
What do you suggest I do? Is there a database I can get the original vin number etc?
Thanks for your help
Kind regards Kev
Re: Barn find with no documents
Posted:
Mon Feb 17, 2020 12:52 pmby billwill
If the VIN plate has been removed it may have been (illegally) used on another vehicle.
Try finding the Engine number, which is stamped (not moulded) above the engine mount.
and the Body number see:
viewtopic.php?f=51&t=38735&start=
Re: Barn find with no documents
Posted:
Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:44 pmby sprintsoft
Hi Kev,
Can you post some pics of the car? It’s likely someone on here may recognise it and could tell you the registration number. That at least would give you a start.
Regards
Iain
Re: Barn find with no documents
Posted:
Tue Feb 18, 2020 9:52 amby trw99
Between Kev, me, Andy Graham and a mate of Kev's we have now tracked down the identity of this car.
Kev will now be able to restore and drive his car quite legally and happily, which is grand news!
Tim
Re: Barn find with no documents
Posted:
Tue Feb 18, 2020 12:02 pmby elanfan1
Quick work, well done. The power of this forum in action!
Re: Barn find with no documents
Posted:
Tue Feb 18, 2020 2:32 pmby trw99
To be accurate, Steve, it all happened over on the Facebook page for Classic Lotus Elans!
However, Kev was also pointed in the direction of our forum here during the conversation.
Tim
Re: Barn find with no documents
Posted:
Tue Feb 18, 2020 2:56 pmby alan.barker
So put us out of our agony, what year, model and reg n° is/was it
Alan
Re: Barn find with no documents
Posted:
Tue Feb 18, 2020 6:16 pmby Spyder fan
trw99 wrote:To be accurate, Steve, it all happened over on the Facebook page for Classic Lotus Elans!
However, Kev was also pointed in the direction of our forum here during the conversation.
Tim
What’s Facebook?
Re: Barn find with no documents
Posted:
Tue Feb 18, 2020 8:52 pmby wotsisname
Glad to see you took the plunge and joined this forum
Adrian
Re: Barn find with no documents
Posted:
Tue Feb 18, 2020 11:07 pmby Brunyee’s Plus 2
Hi thanks for comments and help,
As Tim said we’ve now tracked down the info I needed.
So as far as I know it was made in Oct 1969, plus 2s and apparently the records show it went to Brooke bond (tea I’m guessing in Oxford?)
Also looks like it’s the original engine also.
Great news