stripes

[ratman]

I was thinking about stripes on my Elan.
What do you think of the photo attached???

[lotusgirlmarie]

Personally I prefer yher clean look of the blue car. If I were to do a stripe configuration I'd do one like the formula cars of old with a single stripe starting in a blob around the centre mouth. That's just me though.

[Bolsom]

I too think it looks better without. Again just personal preference.

LGM is yher an americanism I missed when I worked out there?

Colin

[lotusgirlmarie]

It's called hung over typing after partying with two lads from London and a girl friend if mine in Vegas for the past few days.

[Specky]

I like it,

If you go for the stripey option I'd use white Spandex stripes (not pants) and then you can peel them off when you fancy a change.

I've thought about fitting white stripes as well....

TTFN

[lotusgirlmarie]

Please tell me you meant vinyl stripes, not spandex. Your briniging back last night with a beached whale in white spandex knickers lying by the pool while my friends and I were trying to have a good time.

[Specky]

See here , but it's vinyl...

TTFN

[dapinky]

I bought some silver vinyl (spandex) stripes for the blue one - can't fit them 'til i get round to re-painting the bonet and lights, though....

[Monty]

I`ve also been thinking of going back to stripes, infact tried fitting silver stripes over a year ago to the hardtop but cause of the curve to the front of the hardtop it didn`t work out and i just ended up ripping them off

So then decided to go with the single wide stripe with a small gap then a pin stripe each side, but just never got round to fitting them

It`s the hard top which will be difficult to do

[ratman]

I decided to put grey stripes on my car in order to see if I like stripes on it. After I would put white ones that, in my opinion, are the best colour for blue cars.
I said grey because I have some remaining material from the HRT F1 cars when they have been built here.

[tigerdog]

I like the grey - especially brings out the silver wheels. And not too many people on LEC can say their car shares parts with an actively-campaigned F1 car!

[clemo]

i hope you put RATMAN on the door then!

[Sy V]

Nice hard top!
You do realise that the Lotus second string colours were... blue and white, don't you?

[ratman]

Nice hard top!
You do realise that the Lotus second string colours were... blue and white, don't you?

thank you for appreciating my hardtop! . I made few changes on the sealing, I'll make some photos when I have time.
just for info, was the second string colour blue with white stripes or white with blue stripes?

[Sy V]

Blue with a single white stripe.

[hoppy66]

Does the single stripe go all the way to the bottom of the rear valance? I'm interested as I was thinking of putting a single silver stripe on my Silk Red Elan (same as the yellow stripe on green), as a means to enhance the colour. Thoughts anyone??

[Doug]

stripes are kool

[hoppy66]

Well, on that recommendation....I'll see what I can do.

[ratman]

grey stripes!

[lotusgirlmarie]

No silver or grey. White is always safe on richly coloured cars. Black looks good on yellow and white cars. Yellow only on green cars.