Paul Coleman

did somebody buy it to flip it...

Yes but it needed a full restoration. About £10k to restore it and probably a couple of thousand since

https://forums.thelotusforums.com/topic/122096-rare-complete-s1/#comment-1041650

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/135023629995

Have you tried @Tocus ?

I paid £2,000 for the real thing back in 2007... https://ibb.co/gVvHm5d

I should have said I'm UK based and looking for a RHD car.

I should have said I'm only interested in a DHC and it must be an original type 45 car not a chopped FHC. I also want one with a Lotus chassis not a Spyder one.

I'm on the lookout for a yellow/white Elan Sprint if anybody knows of one for sale at sensible money

Nah, orange every time

Just need to get some blue LEDs underneath the car now...

I sold this car at the end of February. I'm not sure if the new owner is a member here but if he is then maybe he will keep us posted on progress

Do you mean this... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325895148382?itmmeta=01HPWGH7SEF70MJS976JR146SF&hash=item4be0dd535e:g:BmkAAOSwAuBlXGZr&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4F2RNrCyhy3SD4WLX27QKEf7Qq5wiHySH3s63KVREwkayBDi4GuYrE2v%2FjP%2B5O31f78lTBtXct03b1Msa8qkPBrqE1abtWo7kCWutuuiAchmAV73GLIagrnBeBe6BLNikTHv2EtMk8bFL0GSzgmjsBVK86Qgau1yVNr%2B%2FE005k7xTRWEfW65uapZnynM3Lwc0SGw4HEILNea8PEaEQPA9iRqq%2FxLee5T7tRpwmDrtrm1zfw5oJi5bjUQmfr%2FfzI0M1DE34hy8Q%2FRZu4PtEWEx4cpwOeVzjbdWlWdN4hgkhqi|tkp%3ABk9SR-r8xJC3Yw

I have a '76 S1 and this year I have used it only 3 times for 10 minutes each time. It is left on a battery conditioner all the time and the longest I've left it without it moving or starting is 18 months. I've never had a problem with it and so far it has always started.

If you get contacted by @hyuuuttr645 then be careful as I suspect they are a scammer! I'm willing to be proved wrong but my spidey senses are tingling and they're not usually wrong.