GRAHAM ARNOLD
An appreciation-Colin Chapman, genius
What is Lotus?
Choosing the cars for this book
How to buy a Lotus
1. Six and Seven
2. Eleven
3. Elite (Climax)
4. Elan
5. Ford Cortina Lotus
6. Elan Plus 2
7. Europa
8. Elite and Eclat (Sprint)
9. Esprit
10. Chrysler/Talbot Sunbeam
Appendix
- Racing road cars
- Non-factory cars
- Replicas, look-alikes and forgeries
- The Cortina Lotus and Sunbeam Lotus in rallies
- Clubs
- Sources
A Lotus (road) gar will outrun vehicles costing teice the price with teice the power. They will do this whilst giving double pleasure to the driver as he takes the opposition deeper into corners than the other man´s brakes an accommodate. Then he pours on the power in mid-turn to open up a massive gap in just a few seconds of superlative handing