Table of Contents

Introduction & Foreword
Contents
Is a Lotus Elan right for you?
Cost considerations
Living with a Lotus Elan
Relative values
Before you view
Inspection equipment
Fifteen minute evaluation
Key points
Serious evaluation
Auctions
Paperwork
What's it worth?
Do you really want to restore?
Paint problems
Lack of use problems
The Lotus Elan community
Vital statistics
Index

About the Author

Matthew Vale has been writing books on classic British motorcycles and cars since 2004. Now retired from the day to day work in the IT industry, where he was a Chartered IT Professional specialising in computer security, he is devoting his free time to classic car and bike restoration, writing classic motoring books and articles, and spending time with his wife and family. In the past he has run such diverse classic cars as a Triumph Spitfire Mark III, MGB,Triumph Stag and a Lotus Elite as well as restoring and riding classic bikes, including the Triumph Bonneville, Norton Commando and BSA Lightning.
With a lifelong fascination for glass fibre bodied cars stemming from early holiday jobs at various glass fibre factories, and ownership of many rusty cars, he is currently carrying out a nut and bolt (and glass fibre) restoration of two Lotus Elan Plus 2s.

Reviews

I think this book is excellent and good value. The photographs are informative and well reproduced. - Historic Lotus Register. For a more in-depth look at Lotus Elans, this new addition to Veloce's Essential Buyer's Guide is an essential bargain, lucky for anyone for purchase this useful pocket-sized booklet. - Classic Motoring. Cheap and cheerful. Auto Express.you’d be mad to buy one without equipping yourself with this sort of knowledge. Classic Car Weekly