Description:

We are pleased to offer for sale this gorgeous and very quick RHD Lotus Elan S2 which was bought by the current owner in 2000 and was subsequently completely build-up to the latest 26R specification. 

Upon completion, the car has been raced very successfully at both the national and international level up to 2012. The owner then switched to racing a 2 litre prototype which is why the Elan is now up for sale.

The engine has been built by John Smirtwait delivering 190 bhp and only has 10 hours of running since its last rebuild. The other specs are as follows:

Strengthened chassis

Magnesium gearbox and differential casing (with LSD)

Magnesium center lock wheels 

Alu bell-housing

New magnesium uprights with original alu calipers

Close ratio magnesium gearbox 

Fuel cell 60 litres (valid until 2016) with separate catch-tank and pumps

KONI adjustable shocks all round

Renewed electrics

Large core alu radiator

1” front anti-roll bar+ 3/4” fr. a-r bar 

TTR half-shafts

Lexan side and rear screens

The car comes with extensive spares which include a spare set of wheels and spare diff. with LSD 4.1-ratio. 

Given that this Elan racer sat idle for a few years, the following would need to be done to bring it to race ready condition : go through the car with renewal of fluids and update belts and fire system.

A new, 2015 FIA HTP comes with the car (see 1st page below). Road registration can be easily done by its new owner as old title/registration document exists.

This excellent Elan S2/26R is located in Belgium where it can be inspected subject to appointment.

History: 

Chassis 26-S2-25              ex-Dieter Mohr

 1965 : Mohr purchases the car directly from Lotus. Delivery by Mr Roger Putnam (sales director).

Mohr races the car in various races.

1966 : 1000km Nurbürgring

1968 : Sold to a GI soldier (name unknown).

1968 : Sold to Mr Houven (Dusseldorf) who raced the car.

1969 : Parts of the car appear with Mr Sobek Mattern (Technokraft) who build up a Gp5 Elan racer using 2 Elans as donor cars. Various races (a.o. Hockenheim).

1980 : Car sold to Hubertus Huppauf.

1984 : Sold to Jürgen Hänle (Bodensee) who started a restoration (not finished).

1989 : Sold to Horst Auer (Dortmund) who continues with the restoration using a new body and chassis.

2000 : Sold to current owner who finishes the restoration and does the race preparation.