• Desirable Big Valve example of the S 130 variant • Offered for sale from a serial Lotus owner, with matching chassis and engine numbers • Comprehensively restored in 1995 including a new galvanised chassis, and still presenting well • Supplied with a large history file including the Lotus Certificate of Provenance The original Elan débuted in 1962 with a 1,500cc engine and four-speed gearbox in a small and stylish two-seat roadster fibreglass body.

The +2 Elan followed in 1967, and then in 1971 the +2S 130 was launched with the Lotus ‘Twin Cam’ engine, providing an improved 126bhp hence the “130” model suffix.

It produced a maximum torque of 113lb/ft at 5,500 rpm, providing plenty of power to fully enjoy this lightweight and useable family sports car.

The +2S 130 was an appreciable step up in quality with a raft of luxury fittings from quartz halogen fog lights to a burr walnut facia and electric windows.

The Elan +2 could so easily have been an automotive compromise and there ar...