My new Lotus Elan and Plus 2 book - a call for help
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2019 3:14 pm
Afternoon all
I'm working on a new book on the Elan and Plus 2 for Veloce. It's what I'm calling a 'Source Book' which gathered a load of information on owning, running and restoring the Elan and Plus 2. It's based on my knowledge and experiences of working on my Plus 2s and various Elans and is intended to give the prospective owner an insight into what its like to own and run our cars, as well as hopefully giving experienced owners a few rueful laughs and maybe a few new gems of information. Plus lots of pictures of real owners cars of course. It's up on Amazon on pre-order already - search for Lotus Elan and Plus 2 Source Book by Matthew Vale, with a publication date of December 2020.
One section I'm doing is miscellaneous hints and tips - things like how to open the plus 2's boot when the cable stretches, putting the screws for the Elans bonnet latches in from inside the cabin so you can undo the clips when the bonnet cable breaks or buying the three pronged spinner spanner to avoid damaging your newly chromed spinners. Now everyone who has an Elan will have their own stash of dodges and what would be great would be to get a decent list of them - both on this site and in the book. So if you've got a good'un then post it up here, and if you want to be acknowledged in the book (I'll be referring to Elan.net in the section anyway) then give me a name or ID as well.
Over to you, and thanks in anticipation.
Oh and its two cold to fix my horn on the Plus 2 now, so I'm writing rather than fettling!
Matt
I'm working on a new book on the Elan and Plus 2 for Veloce. It's what I'm calling a 'Source Book' which gathered a load of information on owning, running and restoring the Elan and Plus 2. It's based on my knowledge and experiences of working on my Plus 2s and various Elans and is intended to give the prospective owner an insight into what its like to own and run our cars, as well as hopefully giving experienced owners a few rueful laughs and maybe a few new gems of information. Plus lots of pictures of real owners cars of course. It's up on Amazon on pre-order already - search for Lotus Elan and Plus 2 Source Book by Matthew Vale, with a publication date of December 2020.
One section I'm doing is miscellaneous hints and tips - things like how to open the plus 2's boot when the cable stretches, putting the screws for the Elans bonnet latches in from inside the cabin so you can undo the clips when the bonnet cable breaks or buying the three pronged spinner spanner to avoid damaging your newly chromed spinners. Now everyone who has an Elan will have their own stash of dodges and what would be great would be to get a decent list of them - both on this site and in the book. So if you've got a good'un then post it up here, and if you want to be acknowledged in the book (I'll be referring to Elan.net in the section anyway) then give me a name or ID as well.
Over to you, and thanks in anticipation.
Oh and its two cold to fix my horn on the Plus 2 now, so I'm writing rather than fettling!
Matt