1970 LOTUS ELAN

This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The Classic Sale at the NEC Classic Motor Show 2026 on Sunday the 15th of November, NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT. Estimated price: GBP 8,000 - GBP 10,000.

The Elan +2S combined Lotus' celebrated lightweight construction, twin-cam performance and engaging handling with the additional practicality of occasional rear seats, creating one of the marque's most versatile classic grand tourers

First registered on 01/04/1970 and finished in Burgundy, having previously been Blue, with the bodywork refreshed and repainted in its existing colour in June 2016, when new badges were also fitted

Considerable mechanical attention during that ownership included cylinder head rebuilds in 1996 and 2009, both accompanied by timing chain replacements, together with renewed main and big-end bearing shells, oil pump, fuel hoses and work involving the crankshaft, flywheel and clutch assemblies

Indicating 76,139 miles at the time of cataloguing, with five former registered keepers. Accompanied by a history file containing earlier documentation, MOT records, invoices for mechanical and bodywork expenditure, and a detailed spreadsheet maintained by the previous owner recording servicing, repairs and improvements throughout his ownership