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1996 Lotus Elise
Added on Aug. 25 by BoxheadTim
Very early Elise (chassis #53). Mostly standard, a couple of features that make a very early car have been changed. It doesn’t have the MMC disks anymore as you can’t get decent pads for them and the previous owner reverted to the later model steel disks.
It’s got a couple of interesting features that I haven’t seen anywhere else; for example, it has cloth seats - every other Elise I looked at has leather.
Obviously it has a hardtop, but I do also have the soft top for it. Not recommended in winter, though.
Updates
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First track day Sept. 03
Took the Elise on its first track day on Tuesday. Silverstone, so it’s a very …
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More trackdays Jan. 10
I managed to take it to a trackday at Cadwell Park, but unfortunately didn’t get …
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The end... March 20
The new owner just picked it up. She’s now going to Germany as a hobby …
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