Lotus · 1967
Elan +2
Manual · RWD · United Kingdom
AutoIndex value · good UK car
£22,000
Researched from UK sold prices and auction results. How we value cars
Estimated price by condition
Project
£13,200
Restoration candidate
Driver
£22,000
Good usable example
Concours
£33,000
Show standard
Indicative condition bands · not a valuation of a particular car
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About the Lotus Elan +2
The Elan +2 arrived in 1967 as a longer, wider Elan with two small rear seats, aimed at buyers with a young family rather than the two-seater’s single owner or couple. It kept the backbone chassis and the 1,558 cc Lotus Twin Cam, and stayed in production at Hethel until 1975, two years after the two-seater ended.
What moves the price
- Chassis: most surviving cars have had a replacement backbone chassis, and how well it was done matters.
- Condition of the glassfibre body and the quality of any restoration.
- History: a record of the chassis change and of specialist care on the Twin Cam engine.
Before you buy, check
- The front crossmember and suspension turrets of the backbone chassis, and the rear of the chassis, ideally with the car on a ramp.
- The rubber Rotoflex couplings in the rear drive shafts: perished ones give a soft, vague feel at the back.
- Paperwork for any replacement chassis, and whether the car still has its original identity.
Facts checked against: Wikipedia · classicsworld.co.uk · magnetomagazine.com
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Lotus Elan +2: value questions answered
- How much is a Lotus Elan +2 worth?
- A good, usable UK example of the Lotus Elan +2 is worth around £22,000 on the AutoIndex index. A project car that needs restoration is nearer £13,200, and a concours-quality example around £33,000. Condition moves the price more than anything else.
- What makes one Elan +2 worth more than another?
- Service history and paperwork — complete, stamped, explained
- Mileage against the norm for the model
- Originality — matching numbers, original paint and trim
- Specification — gearbox, colour, factory options
- UK-supplied versus imported
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- Enter its asking price and condition in the price check above. It compares the price with the index for that condition and tells you what to ask the seller about.
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