Auction house Bonhams is to offer a 1965 Lotus Elan S2 Shapecraft Fastback Coupé at its auction at the Goodwood Members’ Meeting on 14 April with a guide price of £35-£45k.
The Elan, believed to be one of just 15 Elan S2s to have undergone the Shapecraft conversion at the hands of Barry Wood in Surbiton, has been in single family ownership for more than 50 years and was refurbished extensively in 2017.
Bonhams’ senior specialist, Guy Newton, told CCW: ‘The number of Elans converted by Barry Wood's Surbiton-based business is not recorded but the general consensus is that no more than 15 of his Shapecraft conversions were completed. The Shapecraft design soon found favour with the racing community due to its superior aerodynamics.’
This example is accompanied by an extensive history file including its original sales invoice, various maintenance invoices, the green logbook listing all the previous owners, a letter from Club Lotus confirming the car to be a Shapecraft and a current V5C document. Chris Frear