One of the delights of Elan ownership is it’s constant ability to surprise you.
Earlier in the year I had to take out the fuel tank to sort out a blockage, and look what I found taped to the side of the tank, just perfectly hidden from view under the top flange and close to the inner wing!
The expiry date on the packets was 09/1994, so this exhonerates the previous owner!
Well, what’s the story is here then? A free pint for the best suggestion! I hope the previous owner wasn’t planning on using them in the car…
Maybe someone recognises the car and could enlighten us ?!
…Oh! …I wondered what happened to those, I use to use them as a puncture repair kit…honest! …can you please put them in a plain brown envelope and send them to …
There must have been a mix up at the factory as I believe they were standard issue with a Plus 2 toolkit…apparently to stop the spread of “Baby Elans” … Och! I need to go and wash my mouth out now…got a bad taste after using the “B” word.
In 1963 as a high school student I bought a 1959 Simca for $250. Now the Simca was a very quirky car, but it had a front seat that would recline fully, which gave me a certain amount of status amongst my peers. Imagine my surprise when, upon trying to fix something electrical, I found a box of 24 condoms stuffed up behind the glove box! I often wondered how they got there, but it has been an interesting memory over the years.
Hi Jerry,
I think Simca ran ads a few years later in the USA that announced the new 36 Pack 1300 cc model. It looked the same but mentioned longevity improvements.
I’ve also read that Corvettes from the same era had large boxes packed full of real tiny editions in the spare tire well.