Lotus Elan Central

That leaves just two spots left for the hoops at the £595 special price.

Any other orders for the hoops after that, the price is going to be £675 each.

Gareth wrote:-
so £800 sounds about right what with the price of everything going up...
especially metal....
and production costs

woody wrote:As I recall the final cost came to £1500 with painting, and the dreaded 20% vat.

Cheers,
Woody

at 17.5%

Rusty Wishbone wrote:You might have seen from my postings elsewhere that I have just bought my first Elan (Hooray!). I really want to use it every day, but my main concern, having spent the last few years driving a hugely strong and robust Subaru Impreza, is that the occupant of the Elan (ie, me) is very exposed. So, I would like to fit some roll-over protection. So far as I can see, the strongest-looking and best engineered hoops are those designed by Simon at SPC Design, but the 20 or so which have previously been made have long since been fitted. So, I would like to set up a new group buy for the SPC designed hoops.

I have begun to do the background work to get this underway, but there is more to do before a group buy can be finalised. I have been in contact with Simon, and have got his consent to set up a group buy using his design. Previously, SPC fabricated the hoops, but that is no longer possible, but he has directed me to a skilled fabricator (in fact the same man who fabricated the previous batches) who would probably be willing to do the work.

The cost will depend on the volume made because there are fairly significant set-up costs. Simon suggests that 10 units is probably a minimum. As to costs, this is something which will need to be finalised, but I think that each unit previously cost about £800.

Fitting the hoops will be quite involved. I have a copy of the installation instructions, and there is a lot to do because the hoops are attached to the chassis, not to the bodywork. SPC reckoned on an installation taking 3 days' work. No welding is required, and a competent DIY mechanic should be able to carry out the installation. I can supply you with the installation instructions if you ant to take a look. Alternatively, I expect that a couple of Lotus specialists would be happy to do installations, although there would clearly be a commercial cost to this.

As for timescales, I want to make it quick. After all, the design work has already been done. My aim is to finalise the list of buyers in early April 2013, with deliveries at the beginning of May. I'm not sure how realistic this is, but I don't want the timetable to drift much from that.

So, we come to the real test. Who wants to be part of a group buy of these hoops, probably costing £800-1000? At this stage, I am after an indication of anyone who would buy them at this price to assess demand. Once all of the details are finalised, I shall ask for a final commitment (and a deposit) before proceeding to manufacture.

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trig wrote:total VAT @ 15% 0.00

theelanman wrote:

trig wrote:total VAT @ 15% 0.00

Rusty Wishbone wrote:Mark,
Thanks for your endorsement of the SPC design. That is good to know. Did you have any other bits fitted at the same time, such as deck or fairing?

markv wrote:

Rusty Wishbone wrote:Mark,
Thanks for your endorsement of the SPC design. That is good to know. Did you have any other bits fitted at the same time, such as deck or fairing?

No, I preferred the original lines for the car so just had the hoops. I have seen cars which had the works and they looked fine to me, just not my preference.