Awesome! My dad used to have one of these (in fact, he sold it in 2001) and it was a fun and very unique car. Nice to see one rescued and in such good shape.
Colin Chapman’s fibreglass masterpiece rescued from decades of neglect in 2001 and restored over the course of five years to its full competitive glory.
Awesome! My dad used to have one of these (in fact, he sold it in 2001) and it was a fun and very unique car. Nice to see one rescued and in such good shape.
gorgeous, i love the bubbletop
Love it.
And wire wheels too. Fantastic. Is there a "build thread" anywhere? I'd like to salivate over the kind of work it took to bring it back to the land of the living..<g>
You can follow the restoration process at: http://www.stuart.strickland.net/elite Then click on the "Restoration" tab.
Its an absolutely beautiful car and your restoration was well executed. I, however, wanted to cry a little when looking at the price break down and found myself saying out loud "When will it stop?"
Absolutely stunning. One of the most beautiful Lotus's ever imho.
Beautiful resto. The Elite is my favorite Lotus... In British Racing Green though
What a beauty. Fantastic.
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