Can someone tell me the correct colour for the knockoff wheels on my S2? Were they metalic, glossy, flat??? grey-silver, silver, bluish-silver???
Same as wire wheel paint on other LBCs available from Moss?
Thanks
Darren
Can someone tell me the correct colour for the knockoff wheels on my S2? Were they metalic, glossy, flat??? grey-silver, silver, bluish-silver???
Same as wire wheel paint on other LBCs available from Moss?
Thanks
Darren
This may start a fierce discussion but I didn’t think the S2 had knockoffs…mine doesn’t.
1965 Elan S2
#4221
Could be wrong but I believe S2 SE’s had knock on’s and I think it might have been offered as an option (for a price) for the later S2’s (my S2 has bolt on’s)
To add to the tally, I have two with out and one with knock-on’s. One of mine is completely stock and original and the wheels are untouched from new. They are a silver color with a low sheen. I could get a paint book for a match if no one knows the color.
Mark
To add to the tally, I have two with out and one with knock-on’s. One of mine is completely stock and original and the wheels are untouched from new. They are a silver color with a low sheen. I could get a paint book for a match if no one knows the color.
Mark
The SE was intro’d with the S2 so you get knock-ons and a better cam maybe some other stuff.
All wheels are silver except the sprint , which i recall having other colors as an option.
satin finish for the silver paint
Just to add to the confusion, my old 65 S2 was with black bolt-on wheels.
The “Lotus Elan Ultimate Portfolio” book shows various pictures from a number of published US road tests dating from May 65 with silver knock-ons. The earliest RHD car shown in the book is a “D” reg 1966 SE with silver knock-ons. Maybe the US had knock-ons as standard before the UK with the SE.
I was amused to see that a 1965 UK review had the car with bolt-ons accompanied by a very nice cut-away drawing showing knock-ons.
Brian Clarke
(1972 Sprint)
My KO’s were actually a conversion done by DPO. Originally it had bolton (chassis 5255)
Has anyone used the wire wheel paint available from Moss?
As far as color of S2 wheels, I have found that Chevolet Astro Van silver is a good match for the low sheen silver used on the original wheels, and is readily available.
Rob