1969 Lotus Elan Roadster
'69 Lotus Elan Roadster, blue with black interior. Equipped with dual carburetors and comes with the soft top and original boot to the car as well as the spare tire. Same California owner since 1977 and it has been sitting. Great candidate for restoration.
For $13,750 USD
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Very limited production with only 559 imported to the US. Driven sparingly with only 46,909 miles on the odometer. 1.6L turbocharged engine, 5 speed manual transmission, light weight composite body, OZ alloy wheels, air conditioning, power windows, locks and cruise control, new top, new tires and recent service.
Hard to find convertible that is a blast to drive !
Re: 1970 Lotus Elan Plus 2S, chassis no 7003080048N
Model summary
The Elan Plus 2S was introduced in 1969 and made for two years before being replaced with the Plus 2S130, in January 1971, and is 1 of 68 cars built to this specification for the North American Market. In total only 305 Plus 2S and Plus 2S 130 Elans were built for North America maket between 1969 and 1973, making this a very rare car. The Plus 2S model was an update of the Plus 2. The Plus 2S version came with 6 small gauges for Oil, Water temp, Battery Condition, Temp, Fuel, Clock, 4 warning lights in center of dash for hazard, parking brake, brake fail, rear screen heating element on, a luxury interior including revised seats and centre console, and fog/driving lamps below the bumper.
About this vehicle
The owner has done a rolling rebuild and restoration of this Elan over his tenure of taking care of this Lotus. It has 46,735 miles on it. Items changed that were not part of the original build include repainting to a pearlessence paint similar to the original Lotus Yellow. In 2013 the engine was rebuilt and converted to Weber carbs, head rebuild to big valve specification, engine was fully balanced during rebuild. All fluids were replaced, and the gas tank was also cleaned. New high torque starter motor, and smart battery charger. New Plus S 130 alloy wheels added in 1999. The girling brake servo units were replaced with Lockheed servo units when the brakes were built. Last year the electronic ignition system was replace along with the rear shocks and springs. Fire extinguisher system installed. All other areas of the car have been build or replaced as needed to get the car in as factory build solid driver condition. The paint has a few blemishes on it, and over the car needs good cleanup, as it has not been used very much in the last few years.
Purchase history
A famous Canadian Author originally purchased this Plus S2 but unfortunately the records of this are with George Harker who purchased the car form the Authour, and were not passed on to Ken during the sale. An attempt is being make to find George and retrieve more information about the Plus 2S’s original owner. Ken Chan purchased this Plus 2S in 1984 and then set about doing a rolling restoration of the car.
Shipping will be arranged and paid for by buyer.
New Kumho 165/70 R13 tires mounted on beautiful Panasport centre-lock wheels.
Same owner since 1969. Car has been meticulously maintained by the owner including body-off backbone chassis restoration and upgrades. The body and paint is very straight with no crazing in the fibreglass and only a couple of minor flaws commensurate with a car that has been driven and enjoyed. Original Lotus Service Book and factory service manual included with a copy of "The Original Lotus Elan" history of the Elan. Interior is in excellent condition including wood dash panel, carpets and upholstery. Excellent top, tonneau and boot cover. All instruments and controls are in full working condition.
The Elan was the first car produced by Lotus Cars with the famous backbone chassis and Ford based 1557 cc twin cam engine. While producing approximately 115 hp the car only weighed 1600 pounds (726 kg) which combined with Lotus' race inspired suspension, produced a true sports car that was incredibly quick, agile and one of the most fun to drive sports cars ever produced. If you think the Lotus Elan looks familiar, it should, This car was the inspiration for the original Mazda MX5 Miata.
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Unless you have owned one, you will never have driven a car like the M100 Lotus Elan - because there has never been a car like it! What other car offers supercar performance, world-class handling, modern material design and build, hand-crafted construction, reliability, convertible fun, excellent efficiency and mileage, and gorgeous styling? NONE !!
The Lotus Elan M100, launched in 1989, was a two-seater, convertible sports car designed by Peter Stevens and produced by Lotus whilst under the ownership of General Motors.
The M100 Elan's cornering performance was undeniable. On release the Elan was described by Autocrat magazine as the quickest point to point car available.
The Elan M100 has made its mark in the history as arguably the finest handling front wheel drive car ever made. Altogether 3,855 Elan's were built between November 1989 and July 1992, including 129 normally aspirated (non-turbo) cars. 559 of them were sold in the U.S.
A limited edition of 800 series 2 (S2) M100 Elans were produced by Bugatti between June 1994 and September 1995 when it was discovered that enough surplus engines were available to make this possible. All series 2 cars were turbocharged.
The M100 Elan uses a 1,588 cc DOHC Isuzu 4XE1 Engine which produces 162 bhp and 0-60 time of 6.5s and a top speed of 137 mph.
RED ON RED INTERIOR
MANUAL Transmission
FEATURES
Sony Deck CD/USB audio
Air Conditioning
Power Windows
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1971 Lotus Elan Roadster
'71 Lotus Elan Roadster in British racing green with black interior. Equipped with a manual transmission, dual carburetors and knock off wheels. Excellent original California car at a great price.
For $18,750 USD
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