1961 Lotus Elite SE S2



not usually a fan of Lotus, but ....

check out the under carriage photo.

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Reminds me of a Jag E-type. The roofline is better than the E imho.

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“No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.” -- François de La Rochefoucauld

"Those who cannot accept the past are condemned to revise it." -- Geo. Mathias

Sexy, yes, but “beast”, no.

The Elite Type 14 had only a 1.2 Liter engine and weighed only 504 Kilo.

For comparison, the 1963 Corvette had a 5.4 Liter engine and weighed 1,525 Kilo.

Cool car, but I sincerely doubt that is an original color. The color scheme doesn't work for me, especially the contrasting hardtop.

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would be a fun EV conversion. Add a little umph to the gutless drivetrain it has currently.

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it is dinky powered. and no, it is not OEM color.

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S relative of mine who sold them says the main purchasers were rich kids who promptly went out and smacked up their 'first car'. They then graduated to more powerful cars (and totaled those,too).

Yeah, like the lines but the color....


“would be a fun EV conversion”

Like it!



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/16/2021 02:05PM by btfc.

The bidding counted down to "0" just after I clicked on the link, saving me from a decision that would have led me to bankruptcy and a possible divorce.

What a beauty!

Oh no! It's counting back down again! Somebody stop me!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/16/2021 02:47PM by S. Pupp.

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S. Pupp
The bidding counted down to "0" just after I clicked on the link, saving me from a decision that would have led me to bankruptcy and a possible divorce.

What a beauty!

Oh no! It's counting back down again! Somebody stop me!

SOLD FOR $107,500 ON 2/16/21 (and NOT to me, thank goodness.)

.....I.....wanna'.......sex......you up.......

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DeusxMac
Sexy, yes, but “beast”, no.

The Elite Type 14 had only a 1.2 Liter engine and weighed only 504 Kilo.

For comparison, the 1963 Corvette had a 5.4 Liter engine and weighed 1,525 Kilo.

I'll take car #1, Kent. (Light is good.)

1937 Bugatti Type 57S
expected 5 to 7 million pounds at Brit auction