Lot Ended
Description
1970 Lotus Elan + 2S
Well sorted example with
replacement galvanised chassis; rebuilt engine with uprated cams and many other
goodies tuned to give 154bhp - lots of fun potential here
Dating from June 1970, this angular, yet neat and pretty Elan +2S
is finished in Glacier White and features the proven 1.6-litre in-line
four-cylinder petrol engine which develops (as an earlier S2) c.118bhp in
original form driving the rear wheels via four-speed manual
transmission.
Inside, we find black vinyl
seating with the +2 for children in the back, Mahogany veneer dash, electric
windows, heated rear screen and retro-fit Kenwood radio/CD player with
six-speakers.
The car shows 28,982 miles (which
we assume to be 128,982 given the lack of supporting history) and largely
presents well bar the minor cosmetic imperfections pictured – its an old,
fibreglass car, cracks are common to find. The car was driven to the
sale.
The history file includes the V5C showing
six former keepers and it has been with our vendor since June 2021, an original
unstamped service booklet showing only the supplying dealer Sports Motors of
Manchester Ltd, the Kenwood manual, a photo of the car going up Shelseley Walsh,
brochure for the +2S, 12 old MOTs dating back to 2003 and 25,805 miles
(revealing little usage in the last 19 years) and an info sheet on the car. The
car is of course MOT and Tax exempt.
The info
sheet on the car reveals it to have had a replacement galvanised steel chassis,
new wiring loom, new dash, new sound proofing, new black carpets and gearbox
rebuild in 1992. Later, in 2000,
the engine was re-built by Paul Fisher (ex.BRM) being balanced and lightened and
Blue-printed. It was also phase two tuned to 154bhp with an unleaded, ported and
polished head with CPL 2 cams, adjustable vernier pulleys, lightweight Cosworth
cam buckets with large REC big valves, Powermax BDA pistons with T/C sprockets
and Vendervell competition bearings.
The spec
goes on to include a large bore exhaust, twin Dellorto DHLA 40’s with braided
fuel lines, Lucas sport electronic ignition, AP racing clutch and uprated koni
shocks and Spyder springs.
Quite the spec, it
must be properly good fun when on song, on the right road!
For more
information contact - will.daniels@brightwells.com
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