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I got it about five years ago. I've always wanted the Lotus Elan and i MOT'd
one when i was 19. I put it up on a ramp, a clever car if you
know underneath. It's really clever how its made and i just
saw it on eBay as parts, so sort of for scrap really.
So i didn't pay a lot for it. And spent 2-3 years gettin it mechanically
working again. So what sort of condition was it in when you
got it? There was no interior, the chassis was all
rotten and it was just in a terrible state really.
So how have you gone about ordering the parts for the car?
Go on eBay and specialists mainly, friends who are doing it, and there were 2 or 3 people
who sent me parts. Right OK, and what do you use it for now other
than shows? I use it most days to be honest.
So is this your day to day car? Yeah, i have a company car but as soon as
im back from work i then drive this because i really enjoy driving it.
I have got 2 children and you can get 2 children in the back seats quite happily.
It's got a Spider chassis which is an uprated chassis from Lotus.
And its got a big valve engine which is the best engine for these cars, is a big valve
engine they're just a little bit quicker and a little bit sought-after.
So i was quite lucky to get it, especially for the money i paid.
When i bought it there was like dead mice on the inside of the car, there was no interior
at all - they had just eaten it all away and even the frame was rotten.
No interior, all the windowscreen was smashed. The bumpers were all missing and things like
that. And the front was quite hard to find.
I went to Gozo and there are loads of Ford Anglias and i got a Ford Anglia bumper and
brought it back in my suitcase. OO really, oo WOW!
And what state was the body work in , was it in this condition?
No, ive had to spray a lot of it, so some of it is original some of it isn't.
Right OK, And the registration number on it is the original registration?
yes it is and thats one of the things that appealed to me , you know .. i like the short
registration. It's all part of the initial car is it?
Yeah!