Grand Tourers Register

[Hawaiis0]

Hi Tony

One for the file. You can make out the VIN plate here

https://themarket.bonhams.com/en/listin ... 1&slide=48

[MetBlue]

We had a few visitors at the show last weekend sharing some car details for the register. - Thanks if you are one of them.
I now have sight of approaching 400 cars on the register:
Elite 102, 43 on the road
Eclat 61, 19 otr
Pre SE excel 53, 22 otr
MY86 68, 38 otr
MY89 39, 11 otr
Celebration 40, 12 otr
Post Celeb'n 34, 15 otr

The plate history Don provided also cleaned the data slightly. E1NMK was on Stu's list as a Sold car, but was untraceable, now showing as a Land Rover. - I now know which car it is.

Tony

[Jean Pierre Lunie]

Hi,

This advert on ebay for a Sunbeam Lotus has a photo of an excel bought as a replacement engine donor (with reg nr visible E838RBD) which may or may not be on your register but is obviously not going to be coming back on the road:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134079143169 ... SwyDthyz4R

Peter

[Oi_Oi_Savaloy]

Heres an SA that has ceased to be, expired, gone to meet its maker (colin), snuffed it, etc.

Bash

Any idea if that's being broken for parts? Need passenger door frame and door latch and bits and pieces....! Could do with a dash too actually.

[bash]

Sorry, the photo is about 20 years old.
Bash

[Oi_Oi_Savaloy]

That's scuppered that idea then!

[MetBlue]

Update on the latest status of the register.
For Elite / Eclat:


And for Excel:


Currently 458 cars visible. Keep those pictures or details of known registrations coming.
I do still have over 50 plates Stu provided through past sales, so in effect, definitely over 500 visible.

Tony

[richardw]

Tony, not sure if you’ve seen this but here is my post with a collage of picures of all the Elites, Eclats and Excels I could find at the Lotus 70 event at Hethel back in 2018. Just in case you’re bored this afternoon!

Here is a set of collages showing all the Oliver Winterbottom Lotus partygoers I could find at Hethel - a grand total of 34, made up of 7 Elites (including 1 Riviera), 4 Eclats (including 1 Sprint and 1 Riviera), and 23 Excels (including 1 narrowbody, at least 1 Celebration, and at least 1 SA):






ATB Richard