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Wheeler Dealers

Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 5:59 pm
by tut
Just watching the Elan repeat. Bought it for £8.5K, cheapest on PH is double that.

Little gem when they finished with it. Over bored Lotus twin cam engine giving 156hp, needed two ball joints, new driveshafts, S/S exhaust, some filling, re-spray. Must have been a few years ago as it sold for £16.7K giving them a £5K profit, but then that is with free labour.

Would loved to have driven it, a bit lighter than an S1, so would have probably matched any model under a VHPD.

tut

Re: Wheeler Dealers

Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 7:24 pm
by Ferg
They do look lots of fun. :-)

Re: Wheeler Dealers

Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 7:33 pm
by point n squirt
There was a boy on here that joined us for a run part of the way down to Brighthouse camping week end and he had restored one , it had no problem keeping up.

Re: Wheeler Dealers

Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 7:41 pm
by Dominic
point n squirt wrote:There was a boy on here that joined us for a run part of the way down to Brighthouse camping week end and he had restored one , it had no problem keeping up.
Brian? - user name Quattroboy.

I do like the old Elans. Strong money in them now.

Re: Wheeler Dealers

Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 7:43 pm
by Dominic
Had not realized that there is a new series of Wheeler Dealers on just now - Discovery Channel, Monday evenings. :thumbsup

Re: Wheeler Dealers

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 4:08 pm
by quattroboy
Hi all
That was me in the Elan a few years ago ,it's been rebuilt since then will post up sum pics soon :D