DUNCAN WHERRETT
The first Elans
Series 3 & 4
The Sprint
On the track
Elan Plus 2
Restoration
The new Elan
Specifications
The backbone chassis of Colin Chapman´s Lotus Elan was originally conceived as a test-bed, but it proved to be up to six times stronger chasisis - giving birth to one of the best-loved cars of the sisties and the first Lotus volume production sports-car. From the 1962 S1 to the 1970 Sprint and the Plus 2, the Elan embodied all that was good about British sportscar design. When the name was invoked in 1989 like a talisman for another radical design, the magic didn´t quite work...