BaT Exclusive: Fresh 1965 Lotus Elan S2 SVRA Racer

This 1965 Lotus Elan S2 (Chassis # 26/5110) was purchased by the seller in 2004 as a very rough barn find, and was given a professional body-off restoration by Michael Clifford of Michael’s Vintage Race Cars. The seller says that the build cost $70k and took until 2011, and since then the car has only seen two race weekends; Watkins Glen in October 2011 with the VRG and New Jersey Motorsports that Fall with SVRA. He says that he drove it like an old lady at both those events in order to break it in, and wanted to complete the project, but that he retired during the multi-year build and now has other priorities. It…
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