What did I see?

[balders118]

As always when I see a car I have no idea what is, PH is here to help!

It looked a little like the boxy lotus elan, particularly from behind, but more rounded and lower to the ground. Looked kind of "space shippy" too...

Any ideas?

[marshalla]

"boxy" Elan ? Not at all sure what you mean by that.

[clarkmagpie]

Renault Spyder?
Tommy Kaira?

[Vilhelm]

marshalla said:

"boxy" Elan ? Not at all sure what you mean by that.

[marshalla]

Hmmm - I wouldn't call the M100 "boxy". Lardy, maybe - but definitely not boxy

[blearyeyedboy]

Like a Mk 3 MR2, you mean?

(I'm guessing you'd recognise one of those! But I'm trying to get a vague size/shape in my head.)

[EDLT]

Reliant Scimitar?

[Vilhelm]

marshalla said:

Hmmm - I wouldn't call the M100 "boxy". Lardy, maybe - but definitely not boxy

He probably means 'boxy' compared to the 60's Elans.

[Alfanatic]

Vegantune Evante? Not really boxy but scores high marks for the "Elan-but-different" bit.

[Heathwood]

Noble M10 perhaps?

[Gokartmozart]

Did it look like this?. Original Lotus Eurpoa

[balders118]

None of those I'm afraid. Less straight lined than all of those! I know I said it looked like the elan, but in size and the rear lights looked very simlar. Much more "space shippy"... lol. I think the front may have rounded off, with a splitter either side of the nose...?

[blearyeyedboy]

How long? How wide?

Any sense of front/mid engined?

[Heathwood]

balders118 said:

None of those I'm afraid. Less straight lined than all of those! I know I said it looked like the elan, but in size and the rear lights looked very simlar. Much more "space shippy"... lol. I think the front may have rounded off, with a splitter either side of the nose...?

What do you mean by "space shippy' OP?

[marshalla]

Alpine GTA ? (same rear lights)

[balders118]

Heathwood said:

What do you mean by "space shippy' OP?

If I could think of a better word to describe it, I would.

Kind of like a love child of a Elan, Ariel Atom and this...

[balders118]

marshalla said:

Alpine GTA ? (same rear lights)

Nope, smaller more nimble looking, and less boxy. Comparing it to the "boxy" elan might have been a bad idea.

[marshalla]

balders118 said:

If I could think of a better word to describe it, I would.

Kind of like a love child of a Elan, Ariel Atom and this...

340R ?



Renault Spider ?

[blearyeyedboy]

Was it this?



Joking aside... I'm sorry OP but I can't visualise what you're getting at. I eagerly await anyone else's ability to help though. I'm intrigued!

[Heathwood]

A few more clues OP?

Was it a convertible or a hard top?
Did you catch the reg prefix?