Description
Full history files available for inspection
MOT’d
Two sets of keys
V5 present
Lotus heritage certificate of provenance
Lotus Elan S1 1600
Registration 921 YNN
VIN: 26/ 3090
Type: 26 – Elan 1600 (Series 1)
Series 3 – Confirmed by Unit No
Unit No: 3090
Chassis No: 113
Body No: 101
Colour Code: Sunburst Yellow. No Lotus code. A Ford and an Elite colour.
Engine No: 140 (This Engine No is a duplicate to that fitted in 26/ 3058)
Engine Type: LP – Lotus Power Weber carbs
Invoice Date: 21 June 1963
Registration: NK
Registration Office: NK
Registration Date: NK
Distributor: NK
Dealer: NK
First Owner: Mr FL Cocker
Notes:
Duplicate Engine No with 3058, confirmed by Lotus Archives.
July 2017 For Sale: Sunburst Yellow with black interior and soft-top. Components VIN. Chassis No. 113, one of the oldest surviving examples. Current owner for 35 years. The subject of a meticulous restoration 15 years ago with a new steel chassis, original cylinder head rebuilt with big valves and other recommended engine modifications. Superb throughout.
Registration 921 YNN is a London Central reg no, issued on 1 Jul 63. Likely dealership London Sports Car Centre.
Below is a copy of the Lotus Sales Sheet for the car. You will recognise the key numbers; the two longer numbers are the invoice nos for the chassis/ body unit and the engine, indicating that it was sold in component form.
Around 900 Lotus Elan Type 26 S1s were produced between 1962 and 1964. The Elan S1 was the first version of the Elan, and was powered by a Lotus Ford twin-cam engine with 100–105 brake horsepower. All of them were roadsters (Drop Head), and a hard top became available from 1963.
The total number of Lotus Elans produced is not known exactly, but John Bolster's book The Lotus Elan and Europa: A Collector's Guide estimates that 12, 224 were made. This estimate includes: 7, 895 S1–3 models, 2, 976 S4 models, and 1, 353 Sprint models.
Lotus Elan Essential History
Lotus and its founder Colin Chapman had developed quite a reputation for building potent, lightweight sports and racing cars by the early 1960s. A force to be reckoned with in both sports car racing and Formula 1, Lotus had branched out into production sports cars with the diminutive Lotus 7 and the fiberglass monocoque Lotus Elite. The Elite had proved both challenging to build and problematic for end users, with a lack of torsional rigidity and other teething problems. The all-new Elan, launched in 1962, would be the first Lotus to use a steel backbone chassis lending some stiffness to the fiberglass body. Front suspension was twin A-arm style with coil springs and shock absorbers, with a Chapman Strut layout in the rear. The four-speed manual gearbox and rear differential were modified Ford components, similar to the engine, while the four-corner disc brakes came from Girling. Weight was just 1, 500 pounds for early convertibles, slightly more for later models and coupes.
Lotus Elan 1500, 1600, S1/ 2/ 3/ 4, Sprint, SE
Originating as a convertible, the Elan 1500 was originally offered with a 1. 5-liter engine comprised of a Ford block and a special Coventry Climax dual-overhead-cam cylinder head. The earliest 1. 5-liter cars are quite rare, as the decision was quickly made to enlarge capacity to 1. 6-liters with a name change to Elan 1600. An updated Elan S2 arrived for 1964, and a year after that, the first Elan coupes arrived. The Elan S3 and S4 came in quick succession, entering production in 1966 and 1968, respectively. The Elan Sprint was the final development of the car, built from 1970 to 1973, when the Elan ended production altogether. Elan SE variants were available through most of Elan production, and offered additional power. Elans could be ordered as complete cars or as kits to be assembled, similar to the Lotus 7. Power ranged from about 90 hp to nearly 130 hp depending on specification.
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