I purchased my Elan because I wanted to restore a car. Why did I pick a Lotus and why did I pick an Elan Coupe’? I really don’t remember how I decided. At some point I wanted an Elan and the Pre-Airflow Coupe’ was the only one I wanted. I found the car via an internet search. A few phone calls and a drive down to Berkely and I had a car. Several years later I finally drove it.
Ownership History
Damage, Repair and Colors I’m not exactly sure of the order of events. I do know which colors came when and the sequence of the damage, although I am not sure if the driver’s door was damaged a second time or if it was never repaired after the second accident. It seems likely it was repaired at the time the car was repainted the second time and damaged again after that.
Restoration goals
PORTLAND, Ore. — In celebration of The Allure of the Automobile, the Portland Art Museum will welcome local car clubs to the Park Blocks. Enjoy the exhibition in the Museum galleries and then take a stroll along Park Avenue where local car enthusiasts will show off their vehicles all summer long. Cars in the Park is free and will take place Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. From http://portlandartmuseum.org/about/news/releases/Cars-in-the-Park-Celebrates-Exhibition/ I’ve entered the Elan...
After a couple of days being sick, I finally got back out in the garage to work on the Elan. While Nadya went to the Portland Farmers Market, I played in the garage. After a leisurely 6 hours, the Elan started on the first turn of the key. No leaks and only a little smoke from header as my finger prints burned off. Now to fix that darn window lift
I received the engine back from Loynings Engine Service earlier in the week and had a few friends from the Lotus Club come over the help drop in it place. All in all it took about an hour with another day or so work to get the various bit s reconnected. The verdict on the engine was good. The only mistake I made on the first build was forgetting to put the plugs in...
In the spring of 2001 I made a big mistake. Many others had made the same mistake before me. Everyone I talked to and consulted before the big mistake had done the same thing. I decided to buy a poor example of a Lotus Elan and restore it. A rare 1966 pre airflow Elan Coupe, originally delivered on August 8, 1966. This wasn’t my only mistake, oh no. Many were to follow and there...
After trying everthing I could to make the Elan engine stop smoking I’ve admitted that the mechanic I used to rebuild the engine didn’t know what he was doing. To fix things, I’ve pulled the engine and will be sending it out to one of the local specialists. Before you ask who did the rebuild last time, it was me.
3735 3738 3750 3756 Saturday was the All British Field Meet in Portland. Nadya drove the Elan and I drove the Seven. The only car at the show that I thought was special was a BRM Elan. I never thought I’d see a real, or even a fake, BRM but there it was.There were a number of Elises at the show. The most amazing thing was we had no duplicated colors. Quite a sight.Just...