ChrisTropea
ChrisTropea Associate Editor
5/6/21 2:03 p.m.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/_wao84HG80c

Early on in the restoration, our 1964 Lotus Elan was dubbed “Restoration Impossible.” Why? Simply put, it was in such poor shape when we found it that it looked virtually impossible to restore. Leaving it behind probably would have been a better use of our time.

However, since we like a challenge, we went ahead and restored it to concours …

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CrustyRedXpress
CrustyRedXpress GRM+ Memberand Reader
5/6/21 9:39 p.m.

What a neat vid. Keeping the vacuum in the frame feels like peak chapman. 

frenchyd
frenchyd UltimaDork
5/6/21 11:08 p.m.

In reply to CrustyRedXpress :

I would like to see a head to head comparison between the Elan and the early Miata. 

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