Here is a links from an a special elan build around 1972 in france…
Build from a crashed 67 elan by a guy named Philippe
Forunier …
Seems non-sense today, butt how many elan have this ways in the seventies ?
Have fun
(Note that the main site gtfrance.free.fr/ is very interesting, all the
custom buil french car… ang other good stuff )
Melon.28
Better with the links : gtfrance.free.fr/fournier_lotus.html
Melon.28
And I thought that the French had a good sense of taste and style 
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Mark
proves to me the adage – ’ give a Frenchman a nice piece and he will do something stupid with it ’ 
ed
That’s a bit harsh, I love the Alpine cars which originated from Dieppe. The only problem is that I can’t keep my Elan Sprint and buy a 110s. As an investment the Aplines seem to have done better that the Elan, but there again we don’t by Elans as ‘investments’ do we 
I will agree that the Fournier Elan is pretty ugly…
I didnt mean to be harsh---- but the original quote was about the English and a piece of tin —that was too close to home for me — 
ed
… Stop , please , stop !
Englishman’s never wait for frenchman’s for making a mess from a car … They seems to be able to do it on their own !!!
I only hope this car (a Fournier because to many change in France need re-homologation , so the honour of the poor Lotus Elan is safe !) doesn’t exist anymore , but I have (recent!) pictures of similar “racers” that still exist …
Want to see?!?
Christian.(Qui vous souhaite ? tous une bonne et heureuse ann?e 2006’!!!)
“Old English White” 66’ FHC S3
my apologies — the French made some nice cars—the sleek and racier 2cv jumps to mind and the bigger 4cv luxury model of course and who can forget the Renault Delphine to mention a very few high points of French automotive triumphs —I’m off to hand crank my Traction Avant --ed 
… Apologies accepted !
I don’t know if your references are the “best of the bread” but they are all in your memory … ! I always feel “in danger” in a 2CV (and for you , Twincamman , remember ; Dauphine (not a real succes in the states!), not Delphine …! )
Christian.
“Old English White” 66’ FHC S3
Don’t forget the Renault Alpine a110?
Superb bit of kit
Match for an elan anyday?
Dave
sorry --my French is spoken with a southern Ontario accent --nez pas ?–ed 
…and his apologies seem so hollow. I’ve still got questions about this guy’s opinions on Bush and Hitler. Twincamman, do you own an Elan?
yes a 1964 26R #33 and a caterham tc 7 -and a 61 bugeye --I need 3 Brit cars because when one is running it gives me time to diagnose why the second isn’t -while I repair the third in preparation for the first one breaking --and so it goes -------- Politicians seeking world domination are all named the same whether its Adolph or George -I am concerned as to why we in the West are so hated by those in the East -iF YOU WISH TO DISCUSS THIS E MAIL ME OFF LINE ed
iI got in the past one A 110 Alpine Renault and sold it in 1985. Last year I wanted to buy one and the prices were crazy (2 Elan Sprint for the price of one single A110 Alpine) - so I shifted to one Elan Sprint.
Moreover, the cost of spare parts is quite low for Lotus (head and frame which I had to replace).
I can really confirm that the A110 Alpine is a masterpiece !
It is very difficult to trace a good Alpine A110 for less than 40.000 euros !.
A110 prices have always been high compared to Elans. A friend sold his ex immaculate factory works rally A110 for the equivalent of 40,000 euros to Japan about 20 years ago. At that time it was at least twice the equivalent of a original 26R in the same condition.
It sounds like the relativity has not change much over the years.
20 years ago he used to blow me into the weeds on the race tack when I was running an essentially standard Elan. I would love to give that Alpine a run for its money today now that my Elan has been developed a little.
Rohan
I was informed, many years ago, by a well respected Alpine restorer in the UK that there was one big difference between A110s and Elans (I used to drive round to his workshop on a regular basis and ‘drool’ over his A110s…)
The Elan has a racing car heritage and very stable to drive, the Alpine is has a rally car heritage and is more unstable (better I suppose for all those sharp bends in the mountains)
I have never driven a A110 so can’t really comment on this but I would rather be driving an Elan in the wet than a rear engined Alpine…
Anybody out there will experience of driving both cars?
I only drove my friends ex works Alpine once, but tried to keep up with it around the track many times. It had grip and stability that matched the Elan is most circumstances.
On the race track the weight of the relatively light engine hanging out the rear seemed to be no great handicap. Compared to a 2 litre Porsche 911S of similar vintage the Alpine had far superior handling in my experience, having raced both.
Rohan