Description:

This freshly restored 1967 Lotus Elan Coupe is ready to go. Two owners ago this was a very competitive active autocross car. The previous owner changed it into a vintage racer. He rolled the car at a VSCDA event at Blaclhawk Farms.He spent $20,000 for construction of the KILLER VINTAGE RACER.The Elan now has a new stiffined 26R style frame and full chrome moly roll cage.This car is solid. He sold the car to me in boxes to pay for his kids college tuition. The frame has a polyester powder coating on it. I have added a larger lightweight aluminum radiator and oil cooler with an electric cooling fan. The suspension pieces are fabricated and adjustable not like the stock stamped nonadjustable ones.The car has front and rear sway bars with adjustable rear brake bias. The rear axils are solid with CV joints instead of hollow tubes with bubber donuts.These are hooked to the aluminum Lotus rear case that has a Quaife rear end in it. The driver sits in a fiberglass racing seat with 5 point harnesses and uses a demountable racing steering wheel. There is a dry sump oil system for the motor and new RCI fuel cell with an electric fuel pump.The Elan has a custom composite dash board an a fiberglass dash pad. The electrics now have a single wire 105 amp GM style alternator,(instead of Lucas 34amp.)The defroster and wipers were left in for spring and fall racing or street use.The Elan now has 26R style headlights to save weight and space for larger the radiator. The car has run VSCDA events with the current wheel flares. The vehicle has street legal lights all around and a horn. The Elan has been lowered to racing ride heights and has only a test day to check the setup.The car handled great, but does need a rear view mirror and new tides.


History

In the 1970's this was very active compettitive autocross car. In the 1980's the last owner competed in VSCDA road course events untill he rolled it. The car is ready for someone to go road racing.Performance Data

• H J 1
  
• 1350 lbs
  

Engine

• unknown
  
• Ford/Lotus
  
• Lotus Twin Cam
  
• 1600cc
  
• 135-145?
  
• Twin Weber40mm carbs
  
• Lotus
  
• Ford/ Lotus
  
• std.
  
• cast
  
• std.
  
• do not know lift
  
• std.
  
• 8
  
• cast iron
  
• headers
  
• one season
  
• Motor came out of championship winning autocross car
  

Fuel System

• 
  
• RCI
  
• new
  
• 5 or 8 gal.
  
• electric
  
• race gas
  

Oil/Water System

• Aluminum
  
• nose
  
• stock Lotus in timinmg cover
  
• Aluminum
  
• nose
  

Electrical System

• std.
  
• 105amp. GM style
  
• garden tractor
  

Transmission

• Ford/ Lotus
  
• 4 speed
  
• no
  
• good shape
  

Rear End

• Lotus
  
• no
  
• Aluminum
  
• Quaife
  
• billet with CV joints
  

Body

• Fiberglass
  
• Green
  
• cat. enamel
  
• Good
  
• no race chips yet
  

Chassis

• Lotus hard back
  
• Frame? roll cageBaurle auto sport
  
• frame mild steel, chrome moly cage
  
• Polyester powder coated
  
• perfect
  
• Fabricated adjustable coil over
  
• coil over,strut and adjustable lowers
  
• one season
  
• Cortina large
  
• Lotus
  
• 13
  
• front 185/60 rear205/60
  

Interior

• Light grey gel coat
  
• hand held
  
• old over 5 years
  
• mechanical, temp,pressure,elec. tach
  
• demountable racing
  
• good
  

Spares

• none