Vintage?

[tmr]

Wow your Elan is gorgeous. I see it is the Euro version? Where did you get that dash!? We need that. Also, are those Panasports?I'd buy that Elan in a second!
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1969 Elan S4 ---- Unrestored

--Matt

Thanks for the kind words. It is actually the Federal version, but was about the 12th Series 4 car built. It therefore had several S3 features, as they were probably leftovers. It had the lowback seats, for instance. I added the Euro rear lenses, intake manifold, and a few other features.

I bought the dash from Prestige Autowood in California, but the photos don't do it justice. Call them at 408-370-3705 for a quote. I used Carpathian Elm burl, but many others are available.

The wheels are Panasports, which are much rounder (!) than stock. You can get them from R.D. Enterprises http://www.rdent.com/ or other Lotus specialists.

I had offers from around the world, as it appeared on the cover of Hemmings Motor News/May 2005. It wound up in San Jose, CA with real enthusiast. I spent about 10 years on the resto, drove it 5 years, then wanted to go for an Elise.

PM me if you have any restoration questions, as I've been there/done that with Elans.

Tom

[FunElan]

My dad knows who you are from LotusElan.net. He also knows about both of those places, he said them before I asked him! Our car is original and unrestored, so I think we might wait 'till it's a pile of junk for that restoration. Thanks for the photos!