The Yeloperyl

The story of my 1972 Lotus Elan Sprint and other cars

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Content Published December 11, 2024

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Essay Published December 11, 2024

A new addition (2024)

This year we bought a new (modern) car and our first venture into owning a diesel car! It's a 2017 Alpina D5S, a petty rare model, four wheel drive with only about 270 right hand models being made. So far it's been a pleasure to drive returning over… Read more

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Caux Retro 2024

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Ypres 2024

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Alpina D5S

An amazing diesel...

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Alpina D5S

Latest toy..

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Le Mans 2023

150th Anniversary

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Le Mans

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Album Published August 28, 2023

Ypres 2023

Our second trip to Ypres for their Ascension Day Lotus meet.

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Essay Published March 20, 2023

2023

The Elan attended the Ypres Lotus Ascension Day meet, it was fun last year in the Excel and the Elan was well suited to the narrow country lanes of Belgium but was quite hard on the cobblestone roads in some of the town centresw.. https://ypreslotusday… Read more

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Excel Books

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Elan Books

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Lotus Elan

A 1972 Lotus Elan DHC Sprint owned by me since the early 1980s. Originally Regency red over white, when I bought her she had been resprayed to black over white. After the multiple layers of old paint were removed I decided on Lotus yellow over white. Hence her nickname, the 'Yeloperyl'!

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Album Published October 10, 2022

Motor Museum of Le Mans

A great collection of road and racing cars associated with the Le Mans 24h race over they years

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Album Published October 10, 2022

La Coupe Florio 2022

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Retrofestival 2022

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Caux Retro 2022

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