Lotus Elan
The Complete Story
Will be published approx. on 27. October 2026
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-7198-4713-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Lotus Elan perfectly captured the spirit of the Swinging Sixties. Light, agile and brilliantly engineered around the groundbreaking Lotus-Ford Twin Cam engine, it evolved between 1963 and 1968 from the simple Series 1 roadster to the refined Series 4 convertible, amid factory moves, Team Lotus victories, Formula 1 World Championships and the landmark JPS sponsorship era. In 1967, it was joined by the elegant four-seat Plus 2, as Colin Chapman elevated the Lotus brand into the world of sophisticated Grand Tourers. The Elan name returned briefly in 1989 with the Isuzu-powered, front-wheel-drive M100. Including more than 250 photographs, many of them previously unpublished.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ramsbury
United Kingdom
Illustrations
280 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 215 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
593 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7198-4713-4 (9780719847134)
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Person
Johnny Tipler is a motoring writer and historian based in north Norfolk. He has had more than forty books published on a variety of automotive topics, ranging from F1 racing cars and motorcycles to trucks and heavy equipment, plus driver biographies and legendary race histories. He writes regularly for a number of specialist car magazines, reviewing products old and new, interviewing famous drivers and industry figures, and reporting on international historic races and long-distance rallies. He also has a penchant for Lotus cars.