For many years the writers S2 elan was driven around thinking that it handled pretty good. But it wasn’t until my friend who is a professional suspension tuner had the elan on the alignment bench checking the front suspension, when he also decided to check the geometry of the rear suspension, one side was “0” […]
Traditional Foundry and Engineering.
Some would call traditional skills “Old School” and possibly say, well that’s just out of date. But don’t be fooled by that remark, because a huge quantity of car parts were once produced by the “old school” technique and engineering processes, it is still very much in practice today in many countries across the globe. […]
Guida Vivace
“Guida Vivace” – That’s Italian for Spirited Drive. You own and drive a Lotus elan. You would definitely understand the thrill you often get when driving your car on the perfect road, on the perfect day. That unique “guida vivaci” feeling possibly wont happen every time you go for a drive, because not every drive […]
Fast Road S2 Rear Suspension.
The writers long term ownership of the S2 elan has allowed the time and indulgence to look into ways and means of improving road handling, ride, and overall performance. Few would disagree if I said that the elan is one of the best drivers cars ever built. There are few sports cars that give so […]
Lotus Elan- S1-S2 Bolt On Hubs.
The aim of this blog post is to share some of the writers repair/rebuild experience over the past thirty eight years of S2 elan ownership, “Lets call it, at the coal face experience”, hopefully there will be a couple of takeaways here for you.The rear bolt on hubs and axle shafts of the S1-S2 Lotus […]
The Lotus Elan – An Alpine Road – The Drive.
Alpine video shoot at Bottom of page – 7 mins viewing time. He absolutely loves to drive, and the more challenging the road, the better he likes it, and the elan certainly accommodates that driving passion more than any other car that he can think of. The elan Blog writer. The passion for lotus began […]
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