When Colin Chapman launched a new Lotus it was invariably exciting and usually surprising. The low budget Seven was launched in 1957 and is still in production today, as the Caterham Seven. It has proved to be one of the longest selling sports cars ever. The same year saw the introduction of the hig..
Des Hammill, after 30 months of original research and writing, with the full cooperation of all of the remaining protagonists, and the detailed recollections of those who were there, has been able to cover everything regarding the development of these engines - from industrial fire pumps to the Hill..
The cars Lotus built for the road have always been something of an enigma: they are brilliant machines (as befits the product of a manufacturer who has won the constructor's championship no less than six times), yet they have suffered from a reputation for unreliability. In this study of Lotus: The ..
Everyone knows the name of Lotus. Not many know of those special cars that made the name. This publication concentrates on the 'other' cars and ignores the single-seaters racing cars covered well in other books. Here there are those beautiful 'streamliners', the utilitarian 'mud ..
The Lotus Elite was first introduced to a startled public at the Earls Court Motor Show in October 1957. Show goers were amazed to see a beautiful streamlined coupe that no one, outside the tiny Lotus works in north London, knew was coming. The car's fluid and almost delicate shape concealed an all ..
The Lotus Elite was first introduced to a startled public at the Earls Court Motor Show in October 1957. Show goers were amazed to see a beautiful streamlined coupe that no one, outside the tiny Lotus works in north London, knew was coming. The car's fluid and almost delicate shape concealed an all ..
Colin Chapman's Lotus Elite is considered by many to be the most beautiful design ever to emerge from a British car-maker. It was also extremely advanced for 1957, and its then unique fibreglass monocoque construction and Coventry Climax engines, set new standards in design and performance. As at ho..
The story of Lotus is one of the great success stories of the automotive industry in the second half of the twentieth century. The early days of this story are covered in a companion volume, The Story of Lotus 1947-1960 - Birth of a Legend, by Ian H. Smith, and this book sets out to record and pay t..
A beautiful bespoke book filled with rare, unique and original shots of Senna throughout his career. A beautifully finished bound book of quality and prestige perfect for remembering Senna for the superior driver and character that he was. Comes complete with presentation case for safe storage...
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