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July 24, 2009 8:58 p.m. P71 SuperDork
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July 24, 2009 9:40 p.m. PaulY Reader
Nice, almost worth the drive down. For some reason it reminds me of a boat with that paint job. Damn you Americans and your cheap plentiful miatas! shakes fist
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July 24, 2009 9:46 p.m. neon4891 UltraDork
I like it, but I'm on the wrong coast
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July 24, 2009 11:52 p.m. thatsnowinnebago HalfDork
That reminds me of those shark gummy candy things
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July 25, 2009 2:24 a.m. thedude New Reader
thatsnowinnebago wrote:
That reminds me of those shark gummy candy things
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July 25, 2009 8:15 a.m. petegossett Dork
I saw a mid/late-50's guy driving an n/a yesterday....the majority of the body was purple, the hood & trunk lid gold, and the windshield frame was orange....
I really couldn't tell if it was intentional or not.
I need to go find some gummy sharks now....
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July 25, 2009 8:35 a.m. Wowak Dork
That paint job is... unfortunate.
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July 25, 2009 12:44 p.m. Keith UberDork
Pete, could it have been chameleon paint?
The current owner of my previous Miata is seriously tempted to make it look like an Elan Sprint. Red on top, gold in the groove halfway down the body, white below. Could look good.
Or possibly a dark silver, for a bit of a Muira nod.
As for the gummy shark Miata, it's the arc over the wheelwells that make it look like an Exploder or Outback wannabe. Not my favorite associations for a sports car.
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July 26, 2009 10:44 a.m. shuttlepilot Reader
Have any of you seen the two tones on a new impreza outback lately?
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July 31, 2009 4:44 p.m. 1slowcrx Reader
No that Elan is a gorgeous car!
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July 31, 2009 6:16 p.m. walterj Dork
Keith wrote:
WANT.ELAN.NOW
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July 31, 2009 6:20 p.m. Keith UberDork
Imagine a Miata with black Minilites with a silver lip, painted white below the crease around the body and gold inside the crease. Ideally, you'd want to modify the nose to move the turn indicators, but even without that I think it would work. Eric's been working on me for several years to come around to the idea, and I'm pretty much convinced now...
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July 31, 2009 6:48 p.m. m4ff3w Dork
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March 3, 2010 4:39 p.m. harveydog44
In reply to walterj: WOW! I had a few minutes to kill so I thought I'd look for my old Elan and here she is! My god, I miss her so much, I'd love to know where she is now. That's the above car- Reg No: DRX 841K '71 Elan sprint. I sold her to Barry Ely in Leytonstone, London in 2006, when I emigrated to The States. I owned it for 10 years and she was, and will always be, the best car I ever owned. Sublime handling, looks and acceleration - everybody loved her. I wish I had her with me here in Los Angeles. If you are her current owner, let me know, I'd love to know what she's up to. LOL. If this sounds like a lonely hearts post, then it is!
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March 3, 2010 4:53 p.m. Keith PowerDork
I was the one that posted the picture of your elan, Harveydog. It's from the Barry Ely website and I found it during a web search. It was simply a great picture of a very cool little car.
Good luck in hunting her down!
