Description:

This Elan is a road registered race car. 'GDS 635F' was first registered in November 1967 and was restored in 2004 as a show car with a new spyder chassis. Four years later it was decided this pretty little Elan should be converted to a racing car and has since raced between 2012-2015 in the Classic Sports Car Club "Swinging Sixties" series. In 2013/14, the car was also entered in the ever competitive Bentley Drivers Club handicap races at Silverstone and was a Class winner in the ACOC Sprint at Goodwood in 2012. The vendor of this pretty little car also took part in the 2012 Lotus Élan 50th Anniversary races at Brands Hatch and Donington Park, running reliably and quickly.

There is detailed information on the spec of the car and some highlights are presented below as follows. The bodyshell is finished in French blue with removable strips and roundels and the interior has been stripped out and with lightened boot, bonnet and doors the total weight is believed to be around 775kg.

A Tillett B6 F FIA seat and OMP FIA 6 point harness and the full roll cage was done by Kelvedon Lotus/Kelsport in March 2012 including seat and seat belt anchorages. There is also a plumbed in fire extinguisher and FIA cut-out switch, with both inside and exterior pull handles.

The Spyder chassis has tubular negative camber wishbones and AVO Shock absorbers. The engine now produces 166 BHP on Mass Rolling Road and similar figures have also been produced on Pete Baldwin Rolling Road (206 engine bhp) with the Dyno and build sheets available. The engine was rebuilt in mid-2013 with a new American Ford Racing cast block decked and bored to suit the detailed build. All machining and head building was completed by Anglian Engines, put together by "J & A Kit and Classic Car' and completely re-fettled (rings, shells right through top and bottom, gaskets, seals, valves re-cut, head re-shimmed, new springs and buckets, new clutch plate) in the winter 2014/15.

Has a heavy duty clutch and a Tran-x straight cut close ratio gearbox and a Quaife torque biasting differential with a 4:1 final drive. It has TTR cv type drive shafts.

In late 2025 the engine had an engine rebuild in readiness for the next owner.

The Elan comes with a pack of all the specifications of the chassis and the engine and some dyno print outs of the engine. In last month has had new Varley high output battery fitted. Additional wheels available aswell.

Call to arrange viewing Geoff 07973404930

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