The Elan, Lotus’s first road car with a steel backbone chassis and fiberglass body, debuted in 1962. Initially praised for...
Rare Lotus Collection to Market: A fantastic Lotus collection put together by one man, Deryck Norville, a former Cosworth engineer,...
When the farm owned by Helena Neethling’s father in the Riviersonderend district, about 100 miles due east of Cape Town, South Africa, went bankrupt in 1927 the young woman had no intention of remaining in the area. Nor, when she decided to take up a teaching post in Greytown, Natal,...
It’s the swinging ’60s in London, you’re the daughter of an industrialist, your husband disappeared over the Amazonian rain forrest,...
I recently gave a talk to a collector car gathering in the Bay Area. The Q&A after these talks is...
In May 1968, my former wife and I traveled by train, ferry and again by train from Pirmasens, Germany, to Norwich, England. Our purpose was to pick up our new 1968 Lotus Europa at the factory in Wymondham, near Norwich. We had a few adventures along the way, thanks to...
Long ago when racecars used tires with tread, I owned a couple Lotus cars. While stationed in Germany, I bought...
The year 1962 was a big one. Not only was Seattle sporting its beautiful piercing tribute to the futuramic skyline...
The Vintage Sports-Car Club’s Race and Speed season opened in perfect style with an eye-watering 143-car entry for The Pomeroy Trophy at Silverstone on Saturday February 24. Competitors enjoyed a full day of sunshine, although near-freezing temperatures kept spectators well wrapped up as they followed the cars throughout the day....
1970 Nomad-BRM Mk3 After the war years in the UK, a certain Churchillian spirit prevailed, which left many with an...
My racing started during the spring of 1962 at the Goodwood racing circuit, I was racing a Lotus Elite. I went on to drive an Elan and then a Ferrari 250LM with Peter Clarke. It was in the Ferrari that I did my first Daytona 24 Hours. I shared the...
Birmingham, AL • May 19-27, 2012 There was little difference between early Lotus street and racecars. They drifted away from...
The 1972 Lotus Elan Plus 2S first supplied to the late Formula One driver Ronnie Peterson is one of the...
With its revised and corrected rear suspension, the car is a blast to drive especially when steered with the throttle. Photo: Dennis Gray The Sunbeam Tiger is a car well-known to enthusiasts. European cars with powerful American V8s are intriguing. Most of the time these Euro-American hybrids came with high-end, sexy...
This year’s Cholmondeley Pageant of Power (CPOP), June 12–14th, will celebrate 65 years of Lotus, with a concours, parade and...
Mike Lawrence One of the delights of Vintage Racecar is reading the small ads and being reminded of the sheer...
Ode to ’53 Dear Editor, Really enjoyed the review of 1953 by Mike Lawrence (March 2014)—a terrific season with so many different brands running. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our...
It’s hard to believe that the bane of every Lotus Elan owner has just turned 25. It was early February,...
Colin Chapman began building and racing his own cars in the late 1940s. Over the next 10 years, his Lotus...
The Lotus Elan was launched in October 1962 at the British Motorshow, making next month the car’s 50th anniversary. The early ’60s marked a renaissance for sports cars—Jaguar launched the E-Type, AC had the Cobra and Ferrari the GTO. Big, expensive, powerful muscles cars. The Elan was very different, and...
1964 Lotus 30 During his test drive at Silverstone, the author found that most of what he’d heard about the...
When I were but a lad, my notion of a perfect Saturday was to walk down to the train station...
Racing has lost a great friend with the passing of Academy Award–winning actor Paul Newman. Brought into the sport by his acting career, Newman discovered his attraction for it while making the motion picture Winning, in 1968, where he played all-rounder Frank Capua. The fire may have been lit during...
The ex–Geoghegan 1960 Lotus Elite The ex–Chamberlain 1960 Lotus Elite The 1967 Lotus Elite Twin Cam No matter what year...
1969 Chevron B8-BMW In my book, 2006 was a good year. Got my pensioner’s bus pass, had two cataract operations,...
