Plus 2 Back On The Road
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 9:23 pm
After 18 years my Plus2 is finally back on the road! I bought the car just over a year ago and have spent the past 9 months sorting the mechanics out. Today it passed its MOT and I?ve driven it for the first time. The engine needs a bit of tuning and running-in after its re-build, but it?s going well all the same. I?ve still got a long way to go with the interior and paintwork but it?s a great feeling to be able to drive the car. :rolleyes:
Interestingly, my chassis number is already on the plus 2 register but in the USA (I?m in the UK if you hadn?t already guessed). I checked my car out with Lotus Cars when I bought it and everything seemed to be in order. I even found the number behind the dash when I came to replace it. The number on my V5 logbook is N0.0057 not 50/0057 as it should be. Lotus told me that it was probably a mistake at the DVLA when the car was first registered as they weren?t too particular about these things at the time. The car had received a replacement chassis at some time but the body and engine numbers match Lotus? records.
Can anyone out there shed any further light on this anomaly?
Many thanks for everyone?s help over the past few months
Kevin
Interestingly, my chassis number is already on the plus 2 register but in the USA (I?m in the UK if you hadn?t already guessed). I checked my car out with Lotus Cars when I bought it and everything seemed to be in order. I even found the number behind the dash when I came to replace it. The number on my V5 logbook is N0.0057 not 50/0057 as it should be. Lotus told me that it was probably a mistake at the DVLA when the car was first registered as they weren?t too particular about these things at the time. The car had received a replacement chassis at some time but the body and engine numbers match Lotus? records.
Can anyone out there shed any further light on this anomaly?
Many thanks for everyone?s help over the past few months
Kevin