My token of appreciation to a familiar sight that influences now, three years on.
Objects reappearing in my rear-view mirror..
This British Racing Green (BRG) Lotus Elan on the left was the very car I remember seeing at a Horizon Driver’s Club (HDC) meet some three whole years ago.
It wasn’t the first M100 I had seen – the year before and sometime closer to the HDC meet, I had seen two separate units of Elan. But this was different, in that I was able to take a closer look at one.
That particular meet was the first time I’d bring cameras too – one decision that led me to maintain this little page.
So it held a memorabilia in my mind because I’d never see another Elan again, up until 2 years ago that I made the (pretty wrong) choice of choosing one super elusive Elan that caught my eye. The rest was a year of stress free motoring (lying), and free stress the next (not lying).
Cars ‘N’ Kopi at New Bahru was great – lesser people, less crowds, less (but still present) noise and revving, but I couldn’t be anymore surprised being informed that a “friend” had showed up. I look up and there it was – a familiar sight that momentarily transported me back to 3 years ago.
The owner wasn’t here for the meet at all or followed meets or were in the groups that promoted these events – he was just there to top-up his cashcard.
What made it all the more coincidental was it was his first time bringing his Elan to New Bahru. This was my second.
It felt as though everything had come full circle. I hadn’t realized it then, but the significance of that day in 2022 was a catalyst to what I had beared witness now.
I wouldn’t have expected that day to such a huge impact to now. Three years of carspotting and eventual ownership came and gone, and in a way, I feel that this was a reminder sent out as a formal way to show how far I have (not) come in those years.
I’m glad to see this car still being used – albeit very irregularly. If anything, apart from my car, I haven’t seen another one in a good while, with most of them supposedly being laid up or undergoing huge restoration.
It may be years since two have parked together – an event comically rarer than seeing a Koenigsegg, probably.
~Efini
Gallery:
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| @cozycoup on display in front of Elanmi |
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| Photos taken those 3 years ago, these being photographed on a iPod Touch |
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| Interesting wheel design that I never fully appreciated until I had a set of them myself |
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| Muscular proportions, but a convertible was never my favorite body style at all |
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| Dinner tray of a dashboard, I recall myself monologuing |
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| Three years on, I think my photography as improved. Maybe, maybe not |
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| An interior I thought I wouldn’t remember.. |
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| Photos I thought I wouldn’t keep looking back on.. |
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| My love affair for the brand didn’t shine then, but little did I know.. |
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| Little did I know.. |
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| If I had known.. If I had know, I’d probably find any possible way to find another car lol |
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