Stored for over 25 years after its previous owner abandoned its restoration, this Lotus Elan +2S 130/5’s resurrection was never going to be straightforward

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A few minutes ago you had flung yourself into its spell. You were about to realise adolescent fantasies aboard a Monteverdi 375L, but that was then. A sense of anxiety has since descended, one perhaps

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No matter what the onslaught of incredible stats, it’s the gearknob I remember most. Sure, when the McLaren F1 was launched in 1994 it cost £540,000 (plus taxes) and there was talk of a 6.0-litre V12