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Re: Spotted

Postby Kathryn » Sat 13.06.2015, 01:11

The Back To The Future one (no doubt a replica) was in the shopping centre in Cheltenham a couple of weeks ago. As I walked back through he was putting number plates on it -he was going to drive home in it! I just thought how cool is that?! :lol:
Someone near me used to have one, saw it quite often but not for many years now.
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Re: Spotted

Postby steve291274 » Tue 16.06.2015, 13:27

I was coming back from GST Friday afternoon about 3:30 and spotted a DorLorean on the A11 just past Cambridge turn off headed north. He (or she) wasn't being shy with his right foot either... :D
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Re: Spotted

Postby Fredjohn » Thu 25.06.2015, 21:35

Heading north on M1, just north of Jnct 25 red M100, hood up at 3pm. I was heading south in white van so couldn't see reg no. (!)

On same journey I passed a red Ferrari. It took me ages as some chop-shop had added 8 feet of extra car behind the B post! Urrgh......a LWB Ferrari limo looked awful. Can't begin to imagine how it handled.
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Re: Spotted

Postby Ian T » Thu 25.06.2015, 22:35

Two Elans at the Bromley Pageant this year... one red, one blue...

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So forgive me - I stood around but the owners were obviously away enjoying a different part of the show. I was there in my Mk2 Astra with the Vauxhall Drivers Club.
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Re: Spotted

Postby Gazza » Fri 26.06.2015, 08:00

I chatted to the Red owner for a while as my Tamora was dead opposite. Brother's Ruby Red Elise was slightly further along from the Red Elan. Good day though
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Re: Spotted

Postby daveiow » Fri 26.06.2015, 08:42

Interestingly, to me anyway the blue Elan in Ian T's post above was originally registered on the Island. All vehicles registered here prior to the new reg system had DL as the identifier in their number. It has now been replaced by the prefix HW (Hampshire Wight)
The photo shows a book I received for Fathers Day detailing many of the original vehicles first registered here.
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Re: Spotted

Postby daveiow » Sun 28.06.2015, 09:13

White S2 M...CYL doing a u turn in front of St Mary's Hospital about 1 pm Saturday, trying to avoid the traffic I was stuck in.
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Re: Spotted

Postby Peter D » Mon 29.06.2015, 21:54

At Festival of Speed, June 26th.
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Re: Spotted

Postby Saltire » Mon 29.06.2015, 22:44

Hmmm . . . M100; Ferrari 308 (in front); Range Rover P38 (alongside).

Not a bad three-car garage :!:
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Re: Spotted

Postby CalElan » Wed 01.07.2015, 20:00

Red M100 with a beige? roof on 101 around Palo Alto heading south in the morning and north in the evening.
See it quite regularly but never when I'm in mine - (Maybe I can't see over the central divide then)

Was beige an optional hood color? Only one I've ever seen not black.
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Re: Spotted

Postby lotustonybassplayer » Wed 01.07.2015, 20:36

Spotted today red one parked on a drive, roof off high halstow kent
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Re: Spotted

Postby Rusty Wishbone » Wed 01.07.2015, 22:41

daveiow wrote:Interestingly, to me anyway the blue Elan in Ian T's post above was originally registered on the Island. All vehicles registered here prior to the new reg system had DL as the identifier in their number. It has now been replaced by the prefix HW (Hampshire Wight)


Interesting to me too since my first car, a Riley 1.5, had the number YDL 11. So nice, I kept the number when I sold the car.

If anyone comes across YDL 1, please let me know. I've always fancied the pair.
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Re: Spotted

Postby morciii » Thu 02.07.2015, 15:33

CalElan wrote:Red M100 with a beige? roof on 101 around Palo Alto heading south in the morning and north in the evening.
See it quite regularly but never when I'm in mine - (Maybe I can't see over the central divide then)

Was beige an optional hood color? Only one I've ever seen not black.


There's one i've seen on ebay with a beigey coloured hood too, i have no idea if it was an optional extra or not though :(
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Re: Spotted

Postby Kathryn » Thu 02.07.2015, 20:50

H reg Pacific Blue in Sportomotive this afternoon. At least I left mine in good company.
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Re: Spotted

Postby 62dave » Thu 02.07.2015, 21:51

Kathryn wrote:H reg Pacific Blue in Sportomotive this afternoon. At least I left mine in good company.


That'll be mine! Having the paint tidied up and the exhaust made a little quieter! I'm gonna have to pop in and see yours now - love that colour but was too impatient to wait for one to come available!
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Re: Spotted

Postby Kathryn » Thu 02.07.2015, 22:44

62dave wrote:
Kathryn wrote:H reg Pacific Blue in Sportomotive this afternoon. At least I left mine in good company.


That'll be mine! Having the paint tidied up and the exhaust made a little quieter! I'm gonna have to pop in and see yours now - love that colour but was too impatient to wait for one to come available!


She'll be in there all week (head gasket failure). :( She's pretty grubby though so not looking her smartest!
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Re: Spotted

Postby steve291274 » Sat 11.07.2015, 17:42

Today(Saturday 11th)Thaxted Essex. Pacific Blue with 16" fed wheels on, and roof down. About 10 ish . You was turning back opposite the Swan Hotel heading towards Saffron Walden :D
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Re: Spotted

Postby Kathryn » Sun 12.07.2015, 00:03

Two more H reg SEs in Sportomotive, a white one and an NMY. Another yellow one (looked very bright!) speeding up the overtaking lane on the hill outside Weymouth. (He or she was going too fast to get any more details!)
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Re: Spotted

Postby Gazza » Sun 12.07.2015, 09:35

Think it was Tuesday 7th, red Se with roof down on A12 near Moby Dick, reg ended TAM
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Re: Spotted

Postby Paul Alexander » Sat 18.07.2015, 11:46

walked past a red elan se in ripley town centre this morning. reg no. H3 ***. it had the roof down and had a wind deflector fitted. looked quite nice.
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