Title LOTUS ELAN AND +2 SOURCE BOOK
Providing all Lotus Elan and +2 owners, and enthusiasts, and
purchasers the vital information they need to buy, maintain,
or restore one of these iconic British sports cars.
Publisher Veloce Publications
Author:Matthew Vale
ISBN: 9781787114593
Book Number: Veloce Product Number V5459
Binding Hard Cover
Pages : 208 pages Numbered by Sections
Number of photos: Illustrated with 300 pictures
Dimensions 25cm x 25cm
Book Condition NEW
Language English
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Publication: United Kingdom
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Providing all Lotus Elan and +2 owners, and
enthusiasts, and purchasers the vital information they need
to buy, maintain, or restore one of these iconic British
sports cars.
Covering Elan S1, S2, S4, SS, S4 and Sprint models, and Elan +2,
+2S, +2 S130, and +2 S130/5, produced from 1962 to 1974, this is
your complete and comprehensive ownership guide. Revealing each
model range’s features, and with up-to-date information, and
high quality colour photography, it provides a unique
combination of originality and restoration information, and
practical advice on owning and running a Lotus Elan or +2.
The Lotus Elan was Colin Chapman and Lotus’ first affordable –
not to mention successful – road car. Produced from 1962 and,
along with its larger +2 variant, until 1974, as a replacement
for the expensive Lotus Elite, the Elan and +2 were both
successful sports cars, eclipsing the Elite in price and
reliability, and carrying the Lotus brand through the 1960s and
into the 1970s.
The Elan introduced the chassis/GRP body combination that would
become a trademark feature on later generation road cars – cars
like the Europa, +2, Elite, Eclat, Excel, and Esprit series.
Combined with Lotus’ own Ford-based Twin Cam engine, and race
engineering underpinnings, the Elan was marked as something
rather better than many contemporary low volume sports cars,
such as TVR, Reliant, and Marcos.
Beginning with a brief look at the history of the Elan models,
Matthew Vale provides a detailed originality guide, from engine
specs and gear ratios, to dimensions and capacities, identifying
the design changes Lotus made to the models through their
lifetimes. An ‘owners guide’ section dives into real-world
ownership and maintenance, revealing how to keep the cars in
tip-top condition, common faults, and worthwhile upgrades. A
section on restoration – or rescue – gives any potential Lotus
restorer the inside knowledge needed to bring an Elan or +2 back
from the dead!
- Useful, practical, warts-and-all guide to owning and
running a Lotus Elan or +2
- An invaluable source of real-world advice for existing
owners
- Packed with up-to-date data
- Details Elan and +2 product history and chronology
- Guide to original features, and changes,
- Through the life of all models
- Highly detailed specifications for all models
- Engine, transmission, suspension, steering, brakes, and
dimension specifications
- Comprehensive restoration, renovation and preservation
section
- Illustrated with high quality photos throughout
- The perfect guide for all Lotus owners, buyers, and
restorers!
The Lotus Elan and +2 Source Book Covers the
period 1962-1974, and includes S1, S2, S3, SS, S4 and Sprint
variations, and the Lotus Plus 2, Plus 2S, Plus 2 S130 and
Plus 2 S130/5
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