At those prices I should make a mold and start producing them! BDA, you have the right spirit! I have done the same many times with my stock of extra parts for early Elan's.
Still looking for an ash tray (at a reasonable price).
The fact that these cars seem to show up with no ashtrays leads me to believe there is skullduggery afoot.
Mine was a victim of the ashtray fairy as well, & in a stroke of luck I still don't believe, I ended up with one for $25.00.
(Found a guy close to me with new seat rails I needed, when I went to pick them up he asked me if I was looking for anything else, I replied "ashtray"... about hit the floor when he returned about a minute later with one!)
How bout this, I will start a LotusEuropaCommunity community ashtray.
It will work like this... If you still haven't found one by the time you go to show your car, let me know beforehand & I will mail you mine, go to car show, bring home trophy, return ashtray for next community member.
All members with ashtrays would be welcome to join the "Doner" list...
& Yes BDA, that did include the exchange rate fluctuation.