Looking for pics of Elise S1 in rare / unique colors

[RubenRocket]

Hi there,

After a few rather short affairs with a Porker 911 (bit too boring) and a Light Car Company Rocket (bit too extreme) it's finally back to my first luv for me, another Elise S1. The only problem is the color: my previous S1 was chrome orange with anthracite wheels (which I absolutely loved), the 'new' one is a rather common 'new aluminum' with silver wheels. So I might just go for a respray and am looking for some inspiration... DOES ANYONE HAVE PICS OF ELISE S1s IN RARE (for example Monaco white) OR UNIQUE (for example Gulf blue) COLORS?

Thanks a lot and cheers from the Netherlands, Ruben

[GTRene]

Hi RubenRocket also from Holland I don't have S1 pictures because I'm only interested in S2 and higher, but I have some interesting ideas in S2 form for you...here they are.





Have fun, hope you like those
Heb jij trouwens zo'n rocket auto? las er laatst wat over, omdat een bedrijf in Engeland daar mee op de markt komt en die in NL al aardig wat jaartjes meedraait?
GTRene

[rfoster]

Morning Rocket, haven't seen a white one but there is a chap over on seloc who has his S1 in Gulf colours as his avatar. Does a bit of racing in it as well.

(PS....what's wrong with New Aluminium eh?????)

[zippee]

To bring back some memories for you this is my mates S1 in chrome orange;

[ayjay]

pah,,,, scandal green is the only colour to have... haven't got a clue how to post images so i'll leave it to someone else to dig up a pic!

[TheYeti]

Yeah, how DO You post pictures? I have some of the Atlantis Blue that I have. Thats rare in that there are only about 75 around!!!

Anyone?

[GTRene]

TheYeti said:

Yeah, how DO You post pictures? I have some of the Atlantis Blue that I have. Thats rare in that there are only about 75 around!!! Anyone?

Firstly you need a website where you can post pictures, or where a picture is showed, other then on your pc...
then look under formatting Codes in the type-area(before you post) there you find a explain off all...?
Thats a start
GTRene

[Turnamere]

You can upload 1 picture to your profile, then link to that, (right click picture, select properties and copy address of picture, then paste the address between these formatting codes without spaces - [img] www.pistonheads.com/pics/members/14218-car.jpg [/img], with the spaces from the above removed you get Ayjay's eye poppingly nice motor from his profile:


Alternately upload your photos to a free online host and copy the address of the pic as above.

[rfoster]

Found you a link to the Gulf pics...

www.picjar.com/pub/sicob/Lotus_Other/

[ayjay]

i'll have to update that pic now to show the nice kerbing scratch on the rear alloy.... bloody elise... i know this is the third i've owned but it still keep forgetting that the track is wider at the back than at the front!

[Dutchie]

Don't know whether it's rare or unique but I really think this is the best looking colour for an S1 Exige ever:

[ayjay]

that's not an exige... isn't that the motorsport bodied elise that has does the rounds over the past few years... has had every engine under the sun fitted to it!

...and the colour is laser blue... a common colour for the s2, but rare as hens teeth on a s1

>> Edited by ayjay on Tuesday 23 May 15:46

[Dutchie]

Yes I know, but it was the only picture of a car with that specific colour I could find on the first few pages of google.

[Mr_C]

I think B10WN K (the blue Motorsport Elise) looks lovely in that colour too.

Not sure about the red seats in it in that pic though... fortunately when I went in it it had blue alcantara Eliseparts carbon seats.

[dr al]

only the ass end i know, but the best pic i've got

A.

[Trixster]

TheYeti said:

Yeah, how DO You post pictures? I have some of the Atlantis Blue that I have. Thats rare in that there are only about 75 around!!! Anyone?

Atlantic Blue, on request sir!

[TheYeti]

Thanks Trixter, but mine is an S1 Millenium Edition in ATLANTIS blue, not Atlantic blue. THats a much lighter colour than mine. Mines a pearlescent dark purple blue that almost looks black in some lights.

I love that colour on the S2 though!!! VERY nice.........

Right, I am going to try and get a picture of mine up here somehow with the instructions given.......

[TheYeti]

Now, I hope this works..........

Here (hopefully) is a picture of my car just before it went for valetting before collection from the dealers, hence its looking a little dirty......but you get the idea with the colour.......



Its not the best picture to be honest, but so far its the only one I have as the others I have taken have been taken with my phone and not my camera cos I haven't been to a nice enough place to take the pictures yet!!! Don't want to take them outside my house.......

>> Edited by TheYeti on Tuesday 23 May 20:18

[RubenRocket]

Thanks for all the postings, some great cars out there! Chrome orange does indeed bring back a lot sweet memories and I really love the mean green and Gulf & Atlantis blue cars!

Nobody has a pic of a Monaco white S1. It was an official colour, but it's clear that it didn't sell well, allthough I think it should look great on a S1... Like TopGear stated last sunday, white is making a hughe comeback!

Cheers, Ruben

[s works]

There were only about 50 made in white IIRC, rarer than hens teeth.