John Miles, ex-Formula One racer, engineer and once Autocar road tester, led the development to produce a chassis of extraordinary capabilities. The Elan’s absorbency and resistance to being knocked ...

Lotus Engineering Ltd. was founded in North London by Colin Chapman in 1952, four years after the engineer built his first trials car in his garage, a not unheard-of story about small British car and ...

The seller of today's Nice Price or No Dice Lotus says, "As I collect parts and work on this Elan, it will go up in price," but at the same time has just lowered the price by $3,500. Let's see if the ...

Traditional Lotus cars are often controversial, and the Elan M100 is considered by many not to be a real Lotus. This model is frequently overlooked in Lotus' history due to its pricing, driven wheels, ...