For Nostalgia's Sake !

[gov]

I don't suppose many forumites remember me - it's been a few years but I still have fond memories of the forum " banter " . I owned my Elan for nearly 3 years - loved the car but kept it as a garage queen - sold it to Daveiow who I have stayed in touch with ( albeit infrequently ) and am pleased to say he has used it as it should be used and has kept it looking good

Sifting through some old photos found a couple to share with you - the final pic is my current toy - 2004 Z4 3.0 SE 29k miles in original unmolested condition - it's modern , faster ,arguably more reliable.............. but it's not a LOTUS

Best regards to you all


Excuse my wife's feet in this photo

[John_W]

Welcome back!

[GeoffSmith]

Excuse my wife's feet in this photo

Feet. What feet?

Feet. What feet.jpg

PS Do tell us if you ever bump into Bob Brown.

[gov]

Excuse my wife's feet in this photo

Feet. What feet?

Feet. What feet.jpg

PS Do tell us if you ever bump into Bob Brown.

I recall the name - I used to think mine was the only M100 on the Island - Bob Brown still over here ? Have seen a few Elans in recent years !

Love how you have made SWMBO's feet disappear !

[gov]

Ah - you mean Bob Brown - Man of Mystery aka Lord Lucan who did a disappearing trick !!

[muley]

Ah - you mean Bob Brown - Man of Mystery aka Lord Lucan who did a disappearing trick !!

..with our 'well-earned'


Jim

[GeoffSmith]

Shame he didn't end up as one of the gov's non-paying guests.

[daveiow]

gov-you have pm
Dave

[epipete]

gov-you have pm
Dave

He wants his money back

[Nickydee]

Excuse my wife's feet in this photo

Feet. What feet?

Feet. What feet.jpg

PS Do tell us if you ever bump into Bob Brown.

I recall the name - I used to think mine was the only M100 on the Island - Bob Brown still over here ? Have seen a few Elans in recent years !

Love how you have made SWMBO's feet disappear !

Just waiting for the Daily Express Frontpage "Lord Lucan Mystery Solved - Disappearence down to there's only on f in Geof Smith airbrushing him away."

[daveiow]

He wants his money back [/quote]

No never!
I doubt I could have found a more honest original Elan or for that matter a more honest seller than gov if I had looked for months, very lucky.

[gov]

Seeing that pic of my old car reminds me how apt the number plate was to me - I'm freakishly tall

[John_W]

The reg number is not too dissimilar to mine.
John

[daveiow]

Hi John
H244BFG was registered by Frosts of Chichester as their demonstrator so FG was the identifier for that area presumably.
Yours has migrated north over the years
David

[epipete]

No never!
I doubt I could have found a more honest original Elan or for that matter a more honest seller than gov if I had looked for months, very lucky.

I didn't doubt it but couldn't resist the opportunity

[gov]

seriously considering coming back to the fold if the right car turns up - finding an M100 up to my standard will be almost impossible but you never know ............ and it would have to be the right colour ie red or yellow - not keen on yellow cars but on a Lotus it looks great !

Also wouldn't discount an Elise ( again in red or yellow ) but not confident I would fit ( 6'7"" )

[daveiow]

seriously considering coming back to the fold if the right car turns up - finding an M100 up to my standard will be almost impossible but you never know ............ and it would have to be the right colour ie red or yellow - not keen on yellow cars but on a Lotus it looks great !

Also wouldn't discount an Elise ( again in red or yellow ) but not confident I would fit ( 6'7"" )

I'm sure there are Elans out there that would be up to the standard you would require to come back but you would have to travel far and wide and look at a lot of cars to be successful
As for an Elise, great when your in it but too compromised for me
The only newish Lotus I would consider (Evora apart obviously!) is the mid 2000's Europa
(and it looks like I have got the quote thing to work)

[gov]

I agree on the Evora but my wife would not be happy about spending so much money on a "toy" ( in fact she would kill me ! )

I think it's just a case of being patient - living down here means "travelling" to find a specialised car is almost a certainty - had to do this to find the zed !

[Saltire]

The only newish Lotus I would consider (Evora apart obviously!) is the mid 2000's Europa
(and it looks like I have got the quote thing to work)

I rather fancy a Europa too; in fact Adrian Blyth has one at the moment which I have cast lustful eyes over However, there are few about, and it's really hard to find details of specs and so on.

Maybe next year . . . . .

[daveiow]

The only newish Lotus I would consider (Evora apart obviously!) is the mid 2000's Europa
(and it looks like I have got the quote thing to work)

I rather fancy a Europa too; in fact Adrian Blyth has one at the moment which I have cast lustful eyes over However, there are few about, and it's really hard to find details of specs and so on.

Maybe next year . . . . .

There are only 2 models of the Europa I belive, the original S then the SE with another 20bhp, better brakes and interior.
They were developed alongside the VX220, same underpinnings but a different body style.