Burnt Sand Unusual colour

[atthelimit]

At Goodwood recently and I saw this car, built from kit and owned from new by the owner. Its Lotus colour is Burnt Sand, not many Elans in this colour.

[richardcox_lotus]

Miles Wilkins’ car

[trw99]

It was not a popular colour. Some folk call it Cardboard.

From memory, it was only available for some three odd years.

Tim

Edit to add: Available from mid 67 to Oct 70. It was actually a Porsche colour, Sand.

[JonB]

There's a Triumph colour called Sandglow which is similar. I had a Spitfire in it which I rather liked.

[HCA]

Basically, it is Sahara Beige - a colour of the day that was the kiss of death on anything it adorned Then they rebranded it, as above, Sandglow. I did not now that Lotus adopted the colour as well

[jono]

I like Burnt sand, it looks great on an early Plus 2

[Ianstuart]

My silver Plus 2 next to Miles’s car (and some others) as we wait to go out on track for the Lotus 75th Anniversary Parade at Goodwood.

[tdskip]

I like it, very period color.

[smo17003]

There's an S3 DHC matching that colour that makes an appearance in this video (@1.25)

https://youtu.be/1u5Gkh2t1ZI?si=Pcg7GkBLiHpNlSpC

[alan.barker]

My 1970 +2S was like burnt sand or i seem to remember people saying "positano" or something like that Porsche.
Sorry brain fade.
Alan

[Elan45]

I have a bonnet w/ original burnt sand paint on it that I bought from DSN Lotos in the late 1970's to use on my Super Safety. when I thought the bubble bonnet on it was incorrect. Since then, of course I have determined that I have the correct one fitted to it, but now I have a 3rd S3 that may need it, so it's not for sale.

But if some one wanted to borrow it for a color scan, I'd be willing to help.

Roger

[berni29]

Hi

This is a very early +2, perhaps burnt sand? I cannot remember, she is long gone..... may still be in someones garage though......

[phil1800]

This was a popular hue in the late 60ties/ early 70ties: My late mother’s 1968 280 SL has a similar color, Sahara Beige / Cognac Leather. Since he is no longer able to drive it on a regular basis, my 86 years old father gave it to me last year. But it is still at my fathers garage 140 miles away, as I haven’t found a suitable garage so far.