This 1967 chassis—verified by a Lotus Certificate of Provenance—retains its original numbers-matching engine, which still turns over, and the coveted 3.55-geared rear end that transforms highway cruising into a spirited affair. Few of these Special Equipment models were produced, and an international registry counts fewer than fifty survivors worldwide, with under twenty retaining the distinctive… Read More Stripped but sound: 1967 Lotus Elan SE
There are cars that have made history not so much on the roads but on the tracks: the one featured here is a Lotus 11, one of the favorite cars among private drivers in the 1950s. The Eleven was designed by Colin Chapman and fitted with a sleek aluminum body designed by aerodynamicist Frank Costin.… Read More Former racer: 1957 Lotus 11
This car could be called the perfect sports car: light, easy to handle, cheap to maintain, beautiful. It is difficult to find all these qualities together in another car. Sure, it’s probably not comfortable, but sporty and comfortable together are an oxymoron, so we won’t consider this last aspect. The fact is that when new,… Read More Bare minimum: 1960 Lotus Elite
It’s not that we forgot to put the year of the car in the title, the fact is that the seller didn’t write it. In fact, this Elite, perhaps the most beautiful Lotus ever produced, is a “Type 14”, produced from 1957 to 1963: we are not Lotus experts so we are unable to deduce,… Read More Needs cosmetics: Lotus Elite Type 14
This 1970 Lotus europa belongs to the Series 2 Federal, or rather to the DOT approved Lotus cars. Back then Lotus had to make some modifications so their cars could be approved by Department Of Transportation: both modifications on engine pollution and chassis structure. It is clear that it’s not the mosta valuable twin cam… Read More Federal yellow: 1970 Lotus Europa Type 65
Ok we don’t know if this car was made in 1964, 65 or 66 as the seller didn’t say it, so we have decided to publish it with the first production year of this series. Indeed the seller didn’t say much about the car: basically he said nothing of this car but is prepared according… Read More Affordable racer: 1964 Ford Cortina Lotus
If we must be sincere, we don’t like the Cortina so much under the aesthetic point of view. It has a quite bulky look but no one can say that it hasn’t temper. Moreover this car, cute or not, “gives its opinion” in every classic cars race it joins, thanks to its lightness and the… Read More Like Jim Clark: 1965 Ford Cortina Lotus
For sure this is not the best looking Lotus ever made, but at least you can say that it’s very rare. Few more than 1,500 cars were made and we’re pretty sure that less than the half have survived. It’s however a 1050 kg (2300 pounds) car pushed by an inline-four, twin cam engine which… Read More Ugly duckling: 1977 Lotus Eclat
This 1st series Elan roadster is the quintessence of the british sports car. Light, basic and open, it weights 1300 pounds and it’s pushed by a 1558 c.c. straight-4 dohc engine fed by a couple of double-throath Webers corburetors. This particular car features a “camo” paint, due to many years of sitting outside. The seller… Read More Camo roadster: 1964 Lotus Elan S1
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