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HERE WE HAVE FOR SALE A 1974 LOTUS ELAN+2 S130/ 4 FINISHED IN RARE FACTORY WHITE WITH A COMPLIMENTARY BLACK INTERIOR (SUPERB & RARE COLOUR COMBINATION!!)
THIS IS A VERY RARE FIND AND A GENUINE LOTUS ELAN+2 S130/ 4 BIG VALVE COUPE WHICH HAS HAD JUST 2 P/ OWNERS FROM NEW (CURRENT OWNER SINCE 1982) AND HAS COVERED JUST 39, 883 MILES FROM NEW!!!
THIS LOTUS ELAN+2 IS A MATCHING NUMBERS CARS JUST AS IT LEFT THE FACTORY (ORIGINAL BIG VALVE ENGINE AND EVEN RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL LOTUS CHASSIS AS CONFIRMED BY LOTUS CARS!!)
THIS LOTUS ELAN IS NOW OFFERED FOR SALE FOR THE FIRST TIME FRESH TO THE OPEN MARKET SINCE 1982!!!!
THIS IS A VERY RARE FIND AND COMES COMPLETE WITH A GOOD HISTORY FILE CONTAINING ITS ORIGINAL SERVICE BOOK, OWNERS HAND BOOK, ORIGINAL LOTUS ELAN+2 S130/ 4 BROCHURE ALONG WITH OLD MOT CERTIFICATES AND EVEN ORIGINAL BILL OF SALE DOCUMENTS GOING BACK TO 1976!!! (FANTASTIC AND VERY UNUSUAL TO RETAIN THIS PAPER TRAIL WITH A CLASSIC LOTUS!!!)
THIS LOTUS ELAN WAS PURCHASED BY ITS CURRENT GENTLEMAN OWNER FROM CHESHIRE IN 1982 (PURCHASED AS A TREAT TO HISELF AFTER HIS FIRST BIG BUSINESS DEAL FOR THE GRAND SUM OF £4, 000 WHICH WAS A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF MONEY BACK IN THE DAY!!!)
HAVING USED SPARINGLEY FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS THE CAR WAS THEN GARAGED AS ITS OWNER WORKED ABROAD AND AFTER COMING BACK TO THE U. K IN THE MID 1990'S HE DECIDED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO BRING THE CAR BACK TO PRISTINE CONDITION WHILST RETAINING THE MAJORITY OF ITS ORIGINALITY AND A CAREFUL RESTORATION WAS COMPLETED TO A VERY GOOD STANDARD!!
THE LOTUS WAS USED FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY COVERING A FEW HUNDRED MILES DUE TO WORK COMMITMENTS AND WAS LAST USED IN 1996 WHEN IT WAS PUT INTO THE GARAGE AND UNSUED OR TOUCHED UNTIL WE UNEARTHED IN 2019 (23 YEARS IN DRY STORAGE SINE THE RESTORATION WAS COMPLETED!!!)
THE WATER PUMP HAD SEIZED AND WAS REPLACED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND THEN LEFT IN THE GARAGE ONCE AGAIN DUE TO WORK/ FAMILY COMMITMENTS HENCE WHY THE RADIATOR/ AIR FILTER & EXHAUST CURRENTLY REMOVED!!)
THIS CAR NOW REQUIRES LIGHT RESTORATION/ RECOMMISSIONING AND SOME FINISHING TOUCHES/ DETAILING BUT WILL MAKE A LOVELY CAR ONCE FINISHED (SIMILAR CARS ARE ALL £30, 000+++ ONCE FINISHED!!)
A VERY RARE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE A GENUINE LOTUS ELAN+2 S130/ 4 WHICH ARE RARELY OFFERED FOR SALE THESE DAYS WITH SUCH WONDERFUL PROVENANCE, LOW OWNERSHIP AND JUST 39, 000 MILES FROM NEW!!!!
FULL WRITE UP AND PICTURES TO FOLLOW SHORTLY
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DAVID & JAMES
