Equipment
Painted centerlock wire wheels, Michelin XZX tires, woodrim steering wheel, wood shift knob, racing filler cap.
Condition
Paint cracking in the rear of the interior. Otherwise very good restored interior. Factory gaps. Slightly dull chrome and brightwork. Light pitting around the window frames. Good older paint. Very good underneath. There is some surface rust at the bottoms of the wheel spokes. Found in the late 1980s in rough condition and fully restored. Not perfect, but there aren''t many of these left and it is presented in attractive colors and was fully redone.
Market commentary
The fiberglass monocoque Elite proved expensive to build, fragile and impractical, and Lotus didn''t really become a volume manufacturer until the Elan. Less than 1,100 Elites were built, but much fewer remain and buying one that has already been restored is the better way to do it. This was a straightforward, appropriate result for a car that is showing age but was redone well and correctly.