Elise S1 factory colours?

[chieflief]

I've been searching online for absolute *minutes* I can't find a list of exterior colours that were available when the Elise first came out in 1996! If anyone can point me in the right direction to find this information, I'd appreciate it!

[Tickle]

Found this on SELOC. S1 touch up colours and codes:


01 B01, Monaco White
02 B02, Black
03 B03, Calypso Red
04 B04, British Racing .Green
05 B05, Norfolk Mustard
06 B06, Aqua Blue
07 B07, Silk Red
08 B08, Pacific Blue
09 B09, Silver Frost
10 B10, Steel Blue
12 B12, Ibiza Blue
13 B13, Black Metalic
14 B14, Green Metalic
15 B15, Pearl Silver
16 B16, Empire Green Metallic
17 B17, Mica Yellow
18 B18, Medina Green
19 B19, Palicio Purple Metallic
20 B20, Azure Blue Metallic
21 B21, Lotus Racing Green Metallic
22 B22, Aluminium
23 B23, Ruby Red Metallic
24 B24, Bronze
25 B25, Chrome Orange
26 B26, Saturn Silver
27 B27, Electric Green
28 B28, Deep Purple Metallic
29 B29, Racing Green
30 B30, Inferno
31 B31, Pacific Green
32 B32, Willow
33 B33, Charcoal
34 B34, Steel Blue
35 B35, New Aluminium
36 B36, Yellow
37 B37, Anniversary Green Metallic 50th Anniversary cars
38 B38, Quicksilver Metallic Sport 135
39 B39, Scandal Green Sport 160
42 B42, Midnight Metalic Blue
46 B46, Bugatti Blue Metalic
57 B57, Juvarra Ivory Metallic
61 B61, Nautilus Blue Metallic
62 B62, Titanium Metallic
63 B63, Lotus Racing Yellow
75 B75, Motorsport Green
77 B77, Envy Green Mettalic
78 B78, Atlantis Blue Pearl Millenium cars
81 B81, Black Metallic Sport 160
82 Gold Wheels only 50th Anniversary Cars

[Tickle]

Tickle said:

Found this on SELOC. S1 touch up colours and codes:


01 B01, Monaco White
02 B02, Black
03 B03, Calypso Red
04 B04, British Racing .Green
05 B05, Norfolk Mustard
06 B06, Aqua Blue
07 B07, Silk Red
08 B08, Pacific Blue
09 B09, Silver Frost
10 B10, Steel Blue
12 B12, Ibiza Blue
13 B13, Black Metalic
14 B14, Green Metalic
15 B15, Pearl Silver
16 B16, Empire Green Metallic
17 B17, Mica Yellow
18 B18, Medina Green
19 B19, Palicio Purple Metallic
20 B20, Azure Blue Metallic
21 B21, Lotus Racing Green Metallic
22 B22, Aluminium
23 B23, Ruby Red Metallic
24 B24, Bronze
25 B25, Chrome Orange
26 B26, Saturn Silver
27 B27, Electric Green
28 B28, Deep Purple Metallic
29 B29, Racing Green
30 B30, Inferno
31 B31, Pacific Green
32 B32, Willow
33 B33, Charcoal
34 B34, Steel Blue
35 B35, New Aluminium
36 B36, Yellow
37 B37, Anniversary Green Metallic 50th Anniversary cars
38 B38, Quicksilver Metallic Sport 135
39 B39, Scandal Green Sport 160
42 B42, Midnight Metalic Blue
46 B46, Bugatti Blue Metalic
57 B57, Juvarra Ivory Metallic
61 B61, Nautilus Blue Metallic
62 B62, Titanium Metallic
63 B63, Lotus Racing Yellow
75 B75, Motorsport Green
77 B77, Envy Green Mettalic
78 B78, Atlantis Blue Pearl Millenium cars
81 B81, Black Metallic Sport 160
82 Gold Wheels only 50th Anniversary Cars

Edited to add; these were not all available at S1 launch in 96.

[chieflief]

Awesome, thanks for that list. It is definitely useful. I would still love to know which of those colours were available at the car's launch - if anybody knows!

[slugelise]

From memory

New aluminium
Titanium
Orange
Norfolk mustard
Deep purple
Azure blue
Nautilus blue
Lrg
white
Black
Red
Ruby red

Yellow changed to metallic spice yellow in 99
Sport 135 was quicksilver
Sport 160 was scandal green
Millennium edition in Atlantis blue

I have a photo somewhere from an early car meet with all the launch colours

[chieflief]

Awesome. Thank you. If I get my poop in a group, I'll be making a video and will let you know when it's online!

[Moggy]

slugelise said:

From memory

Yellow changed to metallic spice yellow in 99

Mine was first registered 01.09.1998 and is metallic spice yellow

[robcollingridge]

I've still go all my original brochures, price lists, accessories, etc. from buying mine. At the very start, there were not many colours at all but Lotus quickly added specials, variants and limited edition models. Lotus also offered a bespoke paint service right from the outset with the Elise, so there will be a few cars out there in bespoke colours. That was a £1600 option when I bought mine.

[CSK423]

Out of curiosity was the Atlantis blue pearl exclusively available on the millennium edition ?

I have seen cars with this paint but aren’t the millennium spec ie no 111s wheels or headlamp covers.

[Sublime]

CSK423 said:

Out of curiosity was the Atlantis blue pearl exclusively available on the millennium edition ?

I have seen cars with this paint but aren’t the millennium spec ie no 111s wheels or headlamp covers.

Not sure if the paint was exclusive but not all millennium editions had 111s wheels, mine for instance came with the S160 victory wheels from new (I was the second owner). It did have the headlamp covers but that's not to say someone hasn't removed them on cars you've seen. They also have the specific blue Alcantara interior which is obvious if not present.

[Caterhamfan]

chieflief said:

I've been searching online for absolute *minutes* I can't find a list of exterior colours that were available when the Elise first came out in 1996! If anyone can point me in the right direction to find this information, I'd appreciate it!

Bit of a thread resurrection, but if anyone's still interested here is the letter and colour chart I received in 1996

[chieflief]

Wow, that's exactly what I was looking for! The reason for the question was for a project long dead, but still very interesting.
I thought orange would have been an option... wasn't there an early press car that was orange?