Can you identify this car?
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swisstoni

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24,162 posts

309 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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During a nostalgic reverie yesterday I was watching a couple of episodes of Doomwatch, the BBC series.
I saw this car for a couple of seconds and could not identify it so I thought I would ask on here.

The episode was shot in late 1969 and the car is RHD.
Sorry for rotten quality.

deltashad

6,731 posts

227 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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Cant see very well but looks like a Porsche 912

No I'm completely wrong

Edited by deltashad on Wednesday 26th March 11:29

Roy C

4,215 posts

314 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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I thought it might be a Honda S800, which has a similar bonnet hump for the carbs and similar door shape, but that has no roof gutter and has chrome strips along the top of the wings.

Lotus 50

1,029 posts

195 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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It's a Lotus Elan +2

deltashad

6,731 posts

227 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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Well done !!!

spoodler

2,307 posts

185 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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Beat me to it - Elan +2... was just checking images before posting.... smile

deltashad

6,731 posts

227 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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I was googling all the obscure manufacturers and never thought about Lotus. I have one in my garage getmecoat

spoodler

2,307 posts

185 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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Lotus obscure - we're not talking about a Knobbly Duckworth Panhandler here y'know? As for forgetting that you have one in the garage... tut, tut...

What threw me was what appeared to be a lack of quarterlights but you can just about make them out.

swisstoni

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24,162 posts

309 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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Alright, for extra points, what's the blue thing going past?

deltashad

6,731 posts

227 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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Its a Silver Cloud, not sure which series

deltashad

6,731 posts

227 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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Although I could be completely wrong again