Lotus Type 50 - Elan +2
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Body Colours

Colour Name
Introduced
Discontinued
Pinchin Johnson Reference

Bahama Yellow

Oct 1968

Oct 70

6170 Y 3140

Bitter Green

Oct 73

 

6170 Y 2097

British Racing Green

Oct 62

Oct 70

6170 Y 2790

Burnt Sand

Before Oct 67

Oct 70

6170 X 4570

Carnival Red

Before Oct 67

July 73

6170 X 5350

Cirrus White

Oct 62

Oct 73

6170 X 0540

Firecracker

Oct 73

Jan 74

6170 X 5105

French Blue

Before Oct 67

Oct 70

6170 Z 1280

Glacier Blue

July 73

Oct 73

? Metallic

Indigo Blue

Oct 72

July 73

?

Lagoon Blue

Oct 70

 

6170 A 1130

Lotus Yellow

Before Oct 67

 

6170 X 3940

Mid Green

July 73

Oct 73

6170 A 2580 Metallic

Monaco White

Oct 73

 

6170 Y 0900

Olympic White

Oct 73

 

?

Purple

Oct 73

 

Metallic

Royal Blue

Oct 68

 

6170 Z 1920

Sable

Oct 72

 

?

Sepia Brown

Oct 73

March 74

6170 Y 4817

Tawny Brown

Oct 72

Jan 74

6170 A 4330 Metallic

Wedgewood Blue

Before Oct 67

October 68

6170 Z 1290

Roof - Under bonnet colours

Gold Lacquer - S130

Jan 71

Dec 74

6170 A 3130

Silver - Roof

March 69

 

?

Matt Black - engine bay

Before Oct 67

 

235 X 9050 RZ

Original body colours for the early cars seem to have been, British Racing Green, Burnt Sand, Carnival Red, Cirrus White, with both Bahama and Lotus Yellow.
Metallic paints and the two tone paint schemes were introduced as the range moved up market.
I suspect that a considerable number of cars have since been re-sprayed and that Lotus probably used whatever paint was available at times.
Robinshaw and Ross p.187 (recommended reading for all +2 owners)

1967 colour range

1969 colour range

 1970 colour range

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