Elite coolant

[cdfps]

I spotted this old can of coolant that seems to have an Elite on it.  

 

I wonder if it was made before or after 1974?  Hmmm.

[Elite 4.9]

Is that your car Ross??

 

nice find!

 

 

 

Richard

[mikeeech]

mustang mach1?

[cdfps]

From the side the Espada kind of looks like that as well.

[cdfps]

Richard, Yeah that is my car.  

 

I "restored" it a couple years ago.  I say restored in the quotes because reliability and maintenance were my goals not originality.  For instance I pulled the entire electrical system and made my own.

 

Funny part is, the distributor was a vac retard federal spec unit that I had a pertronix fitted to which I recently replaced with a vac advance point unit that had an ancient condenser from the dark lord.  I suppose one could replace the whole dizzy with a Lucas k2f and really drop the reliability down a notch or two.

 

I'll put the pertronix back in as the car sits 6 months out of the year, but I remember it didn't fit and I had so do some kind of trimming or drilling or something to make it work, and at least with points you always get home.

 

Best,

 

Ross

[cdfps]

Tough call.

[clivef38]

 Ooooh i do like the Lambo Espada

[pbharcourt]

I can hardly tell the AMC pacer and the Elite apart.......what are you Yanks like!

[cdfps]

https://youtu.be/rsRfLk94JX8?t=244

 

The similarities continue! It appears that under testing they have essentially identical road manners.

Edited August 23, 2015 by cdfps

[Dunc]

".....and its heavier, which makes it more stable in a cross wind..."

 

is this what we have been missing out on?

[Elite 4.9]

 

and its heavier, which makes it more stable in a cross wind..."

 

is this what we have been missing out on?

Exactly !! their design philosophy was to just add heaviness.

 

 

 

Oh and they didn't have to hire any design engineers as they always copied the big 3 and subsequently, they were ALWAYS 10 years behind everyone else.

This also caused them to change their name from Rambler to American Motors. Very cleaver idea don't you think?

Edited August 23, 2015 by Elite 4.9

[cdfps]

Of course there are the handles...Hmmm.

 

 

Full disclosure, I actually like Gremlins though for totally different reasons than why I like Elites.

[Loose Cannon]

Harris Mann (BL stylist who did the Marina ego Lotus handles) was told to copy the US door handles as they looked cool. I still think they do, no matter what the great unwashed think.

 

Shape wise the can car is just "generic 70s cool car", though I'm fairly sure the Elite figured on a few UK motor products packaging in the early 70s, and thus on garage shelves for many years after

 

 

PS your car looks bloody fantastic