RE: Time For Tea? Lotus Elan + Diana Rigg
Friday 19th October 2012
So, it's (almost) exactly half a century since the Lotus Elan first debuted at the 1962 Earl's Court motor show. The exact date seems to be a matter of conjecture, some saying October 10, others October 12 and others still October 16. Lotus's PR man Alastair Florance mentioned it to us earlier in the week off the back of our Evora 414E drive story and reckoned it was today but let's not get too hung up on it - suffice to say we're to within a week or so. And after 50 years that's close enough.
Time For Tea? Lotus Elan + Diana Rigg
How to celebrate half a century of the Lotus Elan? An Avengers/Diana Rigg/Lotus mash-up seems about right!
Inspiration enough to find an Elan related video for a Friday Time For Tea? in our book. Now, our colleagues at Classic & Sports Car put up a little teaser for their definitive Elan 50th celebration back in July. See their vid here.
Nice bunch of chaps that they are they're nothing like as photogenic as Diana Rigg in her prime ragging about in an Elan in The Avengers. So that's our main feature and a more evocative celebration of the best of 60s Britain we can't imagine. Break out the choccy digestives and enjoy!
Discussion
GranCab said:
spaximus said:
As a young lad Emma Peel was the sexiest woman alive at that time. Especially when she wore a leather one piece suit. oh yes.
... what he says .... Loved the Lotus though but even at the age of 6 or 7 thought it was a girl's car.
Prawnboy said:
I loved her as a young lad,(with the repeats of course) and the car looks perfect with her in it.
....not sure i would fit....(so i will take Steeds broadspeed jag)
She never was a young lad... ....not sure i would fit....(so i will take Steeds broadspeed jag)
The Jag was a later series with Hunt and Lumley, I believe he drove a Blower Bentley or similar.
spaximus said:
As a young lad Emma Peel was the sexiest woman alive at that time. Especially when she wore a leather one piece suit. oh yes.
Wasn't it Cathy Gale (Honor Blackman) that wore the leather? Watching the re-runs when all the digital channels were created, I preferred the Tara King character myself. its about time someone noticed that its the Elans 50th anniversary. IMO, the Elan has aged much better and is much more relevant in 2012 than the 1 year older E type which always hogs the classic car headlines. If Lotus could only make a modern Elan, they'd solve most of their problems!!
Emma Peel, how can anyone not like a bit of proper posh british totty?!!
Emma Peel, how can anyone not like a bit of proper posh british totty?!!
olly22n said:
/photowe
Only kidding looks great and brings back memories, I had a Sprint then a JPS Europa Special, one of the last they ever made, I nearly met Colin Chapman in the Europa when I had it sideways in the wet
I have virtually the same combo, sorry no photo though.
'71 Élan Sprint & '98 C4S.
To reply to some of the other statements re the Élan being somewhat "a girly car"......they obviously have never driven one !
Yes they are very a very pretty car and yes they can run and did run rings around all the other English sports car of the period.
There, that should hot it up a bit .....:-))
Oh yes and let's not forget the Clarkson acronym whilst were at it LOTUS - Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious .
Even got the jibe in first ;-)))
Enjoy
/photowe
'71 Élan Sprint & '98 C4S.
To reply to some of the other statements re the Élan being somewhat "a girly car"......they obviously have never driven one !
Yes they are very a very pretty car and yes they can run and did run rings around all the other English sports car of the period.
There, that should hot it up a bit .....:-))
Oh yes and let's not forget the Clarkson acronym whilst were at it LOTUS - Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious .
Even got the jibe in first ;-)))
Enjoy
olly22n said:
/photowe
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