1973 LOTUS ELAN+2 S130 IN LAUREL GREEN/OATMEAL TRIM ** SIMPLY THE VERY BEST!! **

HERE WE HAVE FOR SALE A 1973 LOTUS ELAN+2 S130/4 COUPE FINISHED IN MAGNIFICENT & UNIQUE LAUREL GREEN WITH A COMPLIMENTARY OATMEAL INTERIOR (STUNNING COLOUR COMBINATION!!)THIS IS A VERY RARE TOTALLY ORIGINAL & UNRESTORED LOTUS ELAN+2 S130 BUILT AS A SPECIAL ORDER VEHICLE BY LOTUS CARS FOR A MR SKINNER IN THE RARE & UNIQUE COLOUR OF LAUREL GREEN WITH A COMPLIMENTARY OATMEAL INTERIOR AND FACTORY FITTED WEBASTO SUNROOF AND HAS BEEN OWNED BY THE SAME FAMILY FROM NEW UP UNTIL 2021 AND HAS COVERED JUST 29,421 WARRANTED MILES FROM NEW!!!THIS IS A TOTALLY UNIQUE AND UNREPEATABLE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A GENUINE UNRESTORED FACTORY CORRECT ''TIMEWARP'' MOTOR CAR WHICH HAS REMAINED IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION OVERALL AND IS WITHOUT DOUBT OVERALL ONE OF THE FINEST SURVIVING UNRESTORED LOTUS CARS AVAILABLE!!THIS LOTUS ELAN MUST NOT BE CONFUSED WITH YOU USUAL FULLY RESTORED CAR SO COMMONLY OFFERED FOR SALE THESE DAYS AS THESE CARS ARE ONLY ORIGINAL ONCE AND THE NEW OWNER MUST APPRECIATE THE QUALITY,ORIGINALITY & PROVENANCE OF THIS 48 YEAR OLD LOTUS ELAN+2 S130 AND SHOULD BE LOVED AND ENJOYED AND PAMPERED AS IT HAS BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO FOR MANY YEARS TO COME!! ** THIS LOTUS ELAN STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL ''JAMES BARRINGTON LOTUS'' REAR WINDOW STICKER AND TAX DISC HOLDER,TRIPLEX WINDOW & RUNNING IN INSTRUCTIONS STICKERS ARE STILL AFIXED TO THE WINDSCREEN IT IS QUITE REMARKABLE!!! **THIS LOTUS ELAN WAS ORDERED NEW BY MR SKINNER FROM ''JAMES BARRINGTON LOTUS '' IN KENT WHO TOOK DELIVERY OF THE ELAN ON THE 21/06/1973 AND HAS BEEN LOVED AND CHERISED THROUGHOUT ITS LIFE BEING KEPT AS A SPARE CAR USED FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS AND IN DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HAS REMAINED GARAGED FROM NEW AND IN THE SAME FAMILY (HUSBAND AND WIFE) UP UNTIL EARLIER THIS YEAR!!!THIS LOTUS ELAN HAS BEEN USED SPARINGLY BUT REGULARY THROUGHOUT ITS LIFE WHICH HAS SAVED THE CAR AND WHY IT DRIVES SO WELL AND SADLY IN 2016 WHEN THE ELDERLEY MR SKINNER PASSED AWAY THIS LOTUS REMAINED GARAGED UNTIL ITS RECENT DISCOVERY (STILL SAT ON ITS ORIGINAL TYRES IT HAD NEVER BEEN TOUCHED AND REMAINED IN TOTALLY ORIGINAL UNMOLESTED CONDITION AS THE CAR LEFT THE FACTORY NEW IN 1973!!)SINCE BEING REMOVED FROM STORAGE EARLIER THIS YEAR THIS LOTUS ELAN HAS HAD A THROUGH MECHANICAL RECOMMISSIOING WHICH INCLUDED A MAJOR SERVICE,5 NEW TYRES,FRONT DISCS & PADS,NEW BRAKE CALIPERS,NEW MASTER CYLINDER,CLUTCH AND RING GEAR,WATER PUMP,STARTER MOTOR,CARBURETTORS REBUILT,BRAKE HOSES,RADIATOR REFURBISHED,ENGINE GASKETS,WATER HOSES,THERMOSTAT AND VACUUM LINES FOR HEADLAMPS ALL COMPLETED TO ENSURE THE CAR WAS ROADWORTHY AND RELIABLE AND FOR THE PEACE OF MIND OF THE NEW OWNER AND HAS COVERED APPROX 250 MILES SINCE WITHOUT ISSUE!!THE EXTERIOR OF THIS LOTUS IS IN TOTALLY ORIGINAL REMARKABLE CONDITION THROUGHOUT AND HAS NEVER BEEN RESTORED OR MESSED WITH AND IS A SUPERB SURVIVOR RETAINING ALL ITS ORIGINAL FEATURES AND CHROMEWORK WHICH IS EXCELLENT AND EVEN THE WINDSCREEN SURROND IS LIKE NEW AND RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL PAINT WHICH DOES HAVE SOME MINOR MICROBLISTERING & PAINT DEFECTS IN PLACES AS TO BE EXPECTED WITH A 48+ YEAR OLD UNTOUCHED LOTUS AND THE NEW OWNER MAY DECIDE TO RETAIN THIS CHARM AND PATINA AND ORIGINALITY OR HAVE THE EXTERIOR REPAINTED & REAR BUMPER RECHROMED MAKING THIS A £35,000 CAR!!! THE INTERIOR OF THIS LOTUS ELAN IS TRULY BREATHTAKING AND LIKE A 12 MONTH OLD CAR THROUGHOUT AND EVEN THE WOODEN DASHBOARD AND INSTRUMENTS ARE LIKE NEW AND THE CAR STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL WORKING PHILLIPS RADIO!! - THE WHOLE OF THE INTERIOR INCLUDING THE OATMEAL SEATS,HEADLINING,CARPETS,DOOR CARDS ARE UNFADED & MAGNIFICENT AND IT IS WITHOUT DOUBT THE FINEST ORIGINAL INTERIOR WE HAVE EVER SEEN AND WOULD COST A SMALL FORTUNE TO REPLICATE IF YOU WERE RESTORING A LOTUS ELAN+2 TODAY!!THE ENGINE BAY AND BOOT ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION (ORIGINAL COMPLETE TOOLKIT PRESENT!!)THE ALLOY WHEELS ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION COMPLETE WITH VIRTUALLY NEW TYRES FITTED!!THIS LOTUS ELAN STARTS FIRST TURN OF THE KEY AND DRIVES SUPERBLY AND IS ONE OF THE BEST DRIVING ELAN+2 S130'S WE HAVE EVER DRIVEN AND IS STILL TIGHT AND PRECISE AND IS A REAL PLEASURE TO DRIVE AND CANNOT BE FAULTED!!THIS LOTUS IS A TOTAL MATCHING NUMBERS EXAMPLE ALSO RETAINING ITS ORIGINAL LOTUS CHASSIS WHICH IS IN EXCELLENT OVERALL CONDITION ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL SILL MEMBERS WHICH CONFIRMS THE CONDITION,LOW MILEAGE AND THAT THIS CAR HAS BEEN DRY STORED FROM NEW AND ONLY USED IN DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS!!! THIS REALLY IS A TOTALLY UNIQUE ORIGINAL UNRESTORED EXAMPLE OF A LOTUS ELAN+2 S130 WHICH REALLY NEEDS TO BE SEEN AND DRIVEN TO BE FULLY APPRECIATED AND EVERYTHING WORKS AS IT SHOULD (LIGHTS,WINDOWS,RADIO ETC)THIS LOTUS ELAN COMES COMPLETE WITH ITS V5 DOCUMENT,ORIGINAL OWNERS HANDBOOK & STAMPED ORIGINAL SERVICE BOOK,ORIGINAL BROCHURES,LOTUS DEALER LIST,PHILLIPS RADIO INSTRUCTIONS AND A CLEAR H.P.I REPORT CONFIRMING NO DAMAGE,STOLEN OR FINANCE HISTORY!!!FULL & TOTAL RESTORATION PROJECTS ARE NOW ADVERTISED AT £15,000++ WHICH TO FULLY RESTORE WOULD COST CIRCA £45K AND IMMACULATE EXAMPLES ARE NOW ADVERTISED AT £40,000!! THIS LOTUS ELAN IS A VERY VERY SPECIAL ORIGINAL SURVIVOR CAR WHICH HAS A MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL INTERIOR AND IS MECHANICALLY EXCELLENT AND IF THE NEW OWNER DECIDES TO REPAINT THE EXTERIOR TO MAKE PERFECT IN OUR OPINION THIS WILL BE A £35,000 EXAMPLE!!WE HAVE PRICED THIS ELAN+2 S130 VERY FAIRLY AT £23,995 (SENSIBLE OFFERS MAY BE CONSIDERED!!)MANY MORE PICTURES AVAILABLE TO GENUINE INTERESTED PARTIES  ** DAVID BRADLEY CLASSIC & SPORTS CARS IS A WELL KNOWN & RESPECTED FAMILY RUN BUSINESS SPECIALISING IN CLASSIC & SPORTS CARS THROUGHOUT EUROPE WITH OVER 60 YEARS EXPERIENCE WE HAVE A KEEN PASSION FOR FINDING AND SUPPLYING RARE, UNUSUAL & ORIGINAL EXAMPLES OF ICONIC VEHICLES IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION **WE CAN BE CONTACTED ON 01695 632014 OR 07860 658475DELIVERY CAN BE ARRANGED ANYWHERE IN THE UK AT A REASONABLE COST BY A TRUSTED RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY WE HAVE USED FOR MANY YEARS!!!RGDSDAVID & JAMES   

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