Lotus

By: Alastair Clements . Description Few cars of the past 20 years have been taken into the hearts of enthusiasts quite like the Lotus Elise. Innovative in its extruded and bonded aluminium construction, thrilling to drive, yet surprisingly affordable and...

By: Brooklands Books, new book, minor shelf-wear, see the last image. Description This portfolio traces the progress of the Lotus Cortina Mkt & Mk2 models during their production life between 1963 and 1970. Reported on are the works competition cars...

Every Fascinating Stage Of The Evolution Of The Stunning New Lotus Evora Is Explored In This Fully Comprehensive Book, Lotus Evora - Sublime Supercar. From Its Conception, Through Development, Prototype Testing, Certification, Production And On To The...

By: Brooklands Books . Between 1951 and 1959 Lotus produced the Mark III in 1951, the Mark VI in 1952, the Mark VIII in 1954, the Mark IX and X in 1955. The Eleven came in 1956, the Fifteen in 1958 and the Seventeen in 1959. At this point Lotus moved the...

By: John Bolster . This is a book about the second phase of Lotus history. The first phase was that of the do-it-yourself cars, generally competition-orientated; the third phase has seen the Lotus become an up-market super car. For many enthusiasts, the...

By: Graham Robson . All the cars were brave in concept sophisticated in engineering, their specification so advanced and high-tech that prices were always bound to be high and sales limited. Yet when Colin Chapman conceived the Elite/Eclat at the end of...

By: Brooklands Books . Road and track tests, new model introductions, technical, appraisals, performance data, driving impressions plus a comprehensive case history and profile, trace the progress of the Lotus Elite from the start of production in 1957...

By: Brooklands Books . Following the death of Colin Chapman, the Lotus Company was purchased by General Motors in late 1985. Elan, the new compact sports car, was intended to take Lotus back into the market for affordable models.  It utilized an...

By: Brooklands Books . The Series I Europa was introduced as an export-only model. It used the 1470cc Renault engine slightly tweaked. The chassis was bonded to the body making work expensive and the ventilation needed improving. The Series 2 had a...

By: Brooklands Books . Affordable performance was what was intended with the Lotus Seven. The car went through several permutations to end up as the S4 in 1973 but remained true to its original concept throughout. The fact that they were sold as kits...

By: Brooklands Books . The Elite and Eclat were never cheap and were not meant to be affordable by the everyday motorist. They exist in various forms with lots of optional equipment and all are fast Grand Tourers. All these cars are based on the same...

By: Chris Harvey . This book highlights the activities of the non single-seater Lotus from the very first Austin Seven used in trials in 1948 through to the current Esprit and Talbot Sunbeam Lotus. Those familiar names abound: Lotus 6, 7, Eleven,...