1972 Lotus Elan Plus 2 S130 4 Speed

[anonymous-user]

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[hairy v]

Gorgeous!

[anonymous-user]

Cheers bud, was my late fathers car until he passed away suddenly in 2007.

[TrotCanterGallopCharge]

Very nice indeed, great colour & full set of instruments. Enjoy many happy driving miles!

[moorx]

hairy v said:

Gorgeous!

Seconded, a beautiful car. Lotus Elans were one of my late dad's favourites too - he owned/competed in several Lotus Cortinas but always admired the Elans. (I don't think he could fit in one as he was too tall!)

[anonymous-user]

Thanks, and all the instruments work too lol.

[rallycross]

Lovely thing, my dad had a blue and silver one with the 5 speed can still remember the smell of the interior and all the gauges and switches ( loads of switches!)

What’s it like to drive ?

[anonymous-user]

Drives very well. I don't give it any abuse.

[gshughes]

The aftermarket wheels don't suit it, but other than that very nice indeed!

[littleredrooster]

Gratuitous pic of my old S130. Disappeared not long after I sold it to a chap in the Lake District.

[anonymous-user]

gshughes said:

The aftermarket wheels don't suit it, but other than that very nice indeed!

In your opinion...

[moffspeed]

Clint410 said:

gshughes said:

The aftermarket wheels don't suit it, but other than that very nice indeed!

In your opinion...

Wolfrace slot-mags wheels were a popular (and reasonably affordable) retro-fit on sports cars back then - if you owned a TR6 they were virtually mandatory! So, from my perspective they don't detract aesthetically or reduce originality whatsoever. I always lusted for a set of centre-lock Minilites on my baby Elan - but the necessary budget wasn't there !

I think the wheels look great on the +2 - as do the period chrome door mirrors. What a great car.

PS - just reassure me you have a fire extinguisher tucked away somewhere in the car (based on bitter experience).

Edited by moffspeed on Monday 24th April 18:49

Edited by moffspeed on Monday 24th April 18:54

[moffspeed]

The Minilite option didn't look too shabby on a +2 either :






…and don't forget that early production Esprits wore Wolfraces also :






Chapman apparently thought that the Wolfies made the Esprit look "too kit car" so these were replaced by Speedlines and then BBS rims.

[anonymous-user]

moffspeed said:

Clint410 said:

gshughes said:

The aftermarket wheels don't suit it, but other than that very nice indeed!

In your opinion...

Wolfrace slot-mags wheels were a popular (and reasonably affordable) retro-fit on sports cars back then - if you owned a TR6 they were virtually mandatory! So, from my perspective they don't detract aesthetically or reduce originality whatsoever. I always lusted for a set of centre-lock Minilites on my baby Elan - but the necessary budget wasn't there !

I think the wheels look great on the +2 - as do the period chrome door mirrors. What a great car.

PS - just reassure me you have a fire extinguisher tucked away somewhere in the car (based on bitter experience).

Edited by moffspeed on Monday 24th April 18:49

Edited by moffspeed on Monday 24th April 18:54

We've had it since 1982 and its never had a fire extinguisher in it. I also have the original Dunlop style alloys but tbh I prefer the Wolfrace.

[Turbobanana]

My GT6 had slot mags on when I bought it. Not Wolfrace, but Appliance as it turns out (after much research).



Personally, I don't like them on the car, so I changed to Cosmics:



I think the slot mags look better on bigger cars, particularly American iron. Mine are on eBay at the moment.

Edited by Turbobanana on Tuesday 25th April 18:56