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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Lusted after an elan Sprint as a kid .Great power to weight ratio even by today's standards.......Looks a bit girly now though ...MX5 ..is modern day equivalent but still not as quick on acceleration some 35 odd years later. ..............and of course there was emma Peel.

[Kevin Wood]

Lusted after an elan Sprint as a kid .Great power to weight ratio even by today's standards.......Looks a bit girly now though ...MX5 ..is modern day equivalent but still not as quick on acceleration some 35 odd years later. ..............and of course there was emma Peel.

They were very light, that's why. Great little cars let down by the Twin Cam which was Ok while it was running but a pain in the @rse when it broke, which it did regularly.

Compare it with an MX-5 and you're not really comparilng like with like. An MX-5 would need 200 BHP plus to get near Elan performance because it is so much heavier. It's clear to see the incluence the Elan had on the MX's design though.

Then again, the Elan's chassis didn't offer a great deal of side impact protection.  

http://www.spydercars.co.uk/ford_zetec.htm

Kevin

[Lizzie_Zoom]

There is a picture of the gold leaf liveried version in your motorsports photos thread skruntie.
edit - its the one with the high rear wing and Graham Hill driving.

Thanks, do you mean this one Albitz:



I am not dreaming of these then .....and the Lotus sports cars in this livery? :-/

[Mr Skrunts]

There is a picture of the gold leaf liveried version in your motorsports photos thread skruntie.
edit - its the one with the high rear wing and Graham Hill driving.

Thanks, do you mean this one Albitz:



I am not dreaming of these then .....and the Lotus sports cars in this livery? :-/

Do you think if David Coultard was driving behind it he would manage to knock that rear wing off, he's managed it with most other cars.  

[Dodger]

Lizzie,

the Lotus Europa you are thinking of, was the black, with gold coachlining, and was the 'JPS' (John Player Special). These were made when the old Colin Chapman lotus F1 racing team were the world champions, and their F1 cars were the same livery. (there used to be one at Beaulieu Motor Museum)
The europas were a limited edition, and had three 'champion car constructors' badges on the rear end, as lotus won the constructors medal for three out of four years in the late sixties/early seventies.

Dodger.  

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Lizzie,

the Lotus Europa you are thinking of, was the black, with gold coachlining, and was the 'JPS' (John Player Special). These were made when the old Colin Chapman lotus F1 racing team were the world champions, and their F1 cars were the same livery. (there used to be one at Beaulieu Motor Museum)
The europas were a limited edition, and had three 'champion car constructors' badges on the rear end, as lotus won the constructors medal for three out of four years in the late sixties/early seventies.

Dodger.  

Thanks Dodger; I'll sleep better to night knowing that perhaps I am not going completely mad!!

[Kevin Wood]

Mate of mine has a Europa with a tuned C20XE on twin webbers. Boy does it go! [size=9]When it goes at all, that is.[/size]

Last time I saw it most of the exhaust had disintegrated so it sounded "a bit fruity" too. Rear and side visibility is nonexistant and gear changes were seemingly eased by the muttering of a few choice words under the breath with each downshift.  

Kevin