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New here wth a 67 Lotus Elan in LA

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New here. and saying hello. I have a 67 S3 Elan and I am based in LA. Use the car frequently and drive it in anger on the canyons. Hope to find some other Lotus owners in the area.

Here is the car

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Wow!!! That's a great looking car. Lotus should do a remake of it, and not change a thing.
 
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Thanks. Everyone I have met that has had an Elan and sold it, said they regret selling.
I guess I have to keep it for life.
 
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I haven't had one.... yet, but if I do, I'll keep it /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 

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yeah... me too... if I'm ever lucky enough to gain ownership of a Lotus, I'll be taking it to the grave with me. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Almost forgot, that's a great lookin' Elan! We just had a run through Malibu mountains on Memorial Day with a bunch of Triumphs, Minis (old and new), and MGs. It would have been cool to have had a couple of Loti on the run. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
 
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yAlmost forgot, that's a great lookin' Elan! We just had a run through Malibu mountains on Memorial Day with a bunch of Triumphs, Minis (old and new), and MGs. It would have been cool to have had a couple of Loti on the run. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

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I go up to Malibu with the car quite a bit (and Angeles Crest Highway). Was up there today as a matter of fact, with some members of the Elise club, ended the drive by going to a great car meet in Calabasas.
I am hoping to find some more get together with some classic cars

Took the car to Crystal Cove yesterday
 

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sweet... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

I live about 2.5 miles from the start of the Angeles Crest Hwy. I've only driven it a couple of times so far mainly because I've only recently gotten my B to a state where I trust it in that type of driving environment. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
 
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Well, there is always that risk, but that's what AAA is for (or in my case Hagerty protection)

Problem is, cell phones don't work up there /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
 
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So... That's where the Verizon guy disappeared to - hehehehehehe. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif
 

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lol

yeah, yer right about phone signal back there. heh. I've only run a small loop back through there so far (the 2 to Big Tujunga Canyon Rd, and back out to Foothill BLVD). 33 miles'ish round trip to and from my place. It's a fun drive, but a bit short. I'm gonna have to plot myself a longer route some time.

It's fun to go up there in my B, but passing people in the designated areas is a bit of a chore for me especially if I loose my uphill momentum behind slow moving traffic.
 
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Altitude does not help for passing.
You can spend all day up there if you choose.

Best time is during the week when there is no traffic. A friend of mine imported a Suzuki Cappuccino and we went up in the middle of the day on a thursday and we saw maybe three cars, it was a blast.
 

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HAHAH! I remember those cars from my stay in Okinawa! truly tiny little roadster IIRC... I bet that was a lot of fun /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
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The Cappu is the practically the same size as the Elan.
Photo from the day on the ACH
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I am going to Okinawa for the first time ( My wife is Japanese, so we go every year to Japan) in October
 

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Maybe I got it confused with a different car then? It's been 10 years since I was there last. I recall having a Okinawan friend that got a really tiny roadster that had a 2-cycle engine in it, and it had a hard top that manually stowed in the trunk.
 
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This has a 3 cylinder turbo motor in it (four stroke), 80 hp. It has a partial hard top that folds down into the trunk, weighs 1600lbs. It's pretty neat
 

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ok... then the Elan is smaller than I remember... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 

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Guess I am a little late but beautiful car anyway....that first pic looks amazing!
 

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How the heck did your pal bring a Cappuccino into the USA?
(or should I not ask? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devilgrin.gif )

I've been keen on those for years, but always figured there was no hope to get one in.
A funny thing is, that little triple is closely related to the engine in the Geo Metro.
 
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