HA! My Elan was as result of similar too. Traded in at a Chevy dealer on a Chevette for her post-divorce transport. Dealership had no idea what they had. My pal got his Caterham 7 from a gent who bought it at an auction on a whim, his wife couldn't fit in the passenger side and she declared it was her or the car.
Beware a woman scorned!