MartijnElan

Hi everyone, Work is getting on. Body is off and we found something really nice: when we took the doors of we found a white line in the inner door shell. That suggested it might have been an original Sprint. So we then carefully sanded the bumper and gold started to come through haha. So I called my uncle to ask: he said: because I studied in London at that time I visited the Motor Show and there was the launch of the Sprint. So he said: ‘I would like a Sprint but not in that colorscheme’. Could you paint it in Blue? They said yes and sure enough 3 months later he picked it up from the factory all painted in Blue like it is now. So for me that is great and I can officialy bring it back to its original Orange over White Sprint Livery. Have a great day, Martijn

Hi Richard, thanks for your reply and for the information. Looks very nice how you did it. Could you let me know what products you used to chemically strip the paint and redo the dash? best regards, Martijn

Hi everyone, Just started on my Lotus; bought new by my uncle who resprayed it from Orange to Blue when he got it in 1971. My plan is to restore it to original spec (with maybe one or two upgrades like the radiator) and repaint it in its original Orange. We started the disassembly which is going well. Due to some cracks in the veneer of the dash I am considering refinishing the lacquer or get a new one. I prefer to keep the original one because of the white letters on the dash. Any advice is appreciated. have a nice day, Martijn