Lotus Type 66 is the Can-Am race car that never was

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Lotus Type 66 is the Can-Am race car that never was originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 18 Aug 2023 20:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Lotus introduces Certificate of Provenance program

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Lotus introduces Certificate of Provenance program originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 10 Aug 2020 11:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Now’s your chance to buy Lotus founder Colin Chapman’s 1981 Turbo Esprit

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Now’s your chance to buy Lotus founder Colin Chapman’s 1981 Turbo Esprit originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 18 May 2020 09:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The time Elon Musk paid $1 million for James Bond submarine car that cost a couple $100

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The time Elon Musk paid $1 million for James Bond submarine car that cost a couple $100 originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 3 Dec 2019 09:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Lotus wants to find its first car, built by Colin Chapman

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Lotus Cars wants to find the first Lotus ever built, the 1948 Mark I built by Colin Chapman himself.

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Lotus wants to find its first car, built by Colin Chapman originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 24 Sep 2018 15:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This is how ground effects work in a nutshell

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Listen to Clive Chapman of Classic Team Lotus explain how Bernoulli's Principle was applied on the Mario Andretti's victorious Lotus 79 to win the 1978 Formula One World Championship and change the field of automotive aerodynamics forever.

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This is how ground effects work in a nutshell originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 29 Mar 2016 18:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A Lotus Super Seven shows what simple beauty means

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The 1963 Lotus Super Seven gets the spotlight from Petrolicious to show that simplicity can create pure driving enjoyment.

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A Lotus Super Seven shows what simple beauty means originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 15 Mar 2016 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A restored Lotus Esprit adds lightness on Petrolicious

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This bicycle maker restored a Lotus Esprit with some modern touches to create an even better sports car.

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A restored Lotus Esprit adds lightness on Petrolicious originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 03 Feb 2016 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The exotic ’80s: Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus and the Porsche 959

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MotorWeek is looking back on some of the most famous supercars of the '80s in a video that shouldn't be missed. It features the Ferrari 328, Lamborghini Jalpa and Lotus Esprit Turbo, along with a look at the tech in the Porsche 959.

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The exotic '80s: Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus and the Porsche 959 originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 08 Apr 2015 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jay Leno goes old school with 1966 Lotus Elan 26R

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Screencap from 'Jay Leno's Garage' featuring a Lotus 26R

On the latest episode of Jay Leno's Garage the guest's are both from inside the garage: the man they call Professor Jim Hall, Leno's master fabricator, and the 1966 Lotus 26R that he spent 18 months building. The Elan 26R was the racing version of the Elan that Lotus founder Colin Chapman began building after watching privateer teams prep their roadgoing Elans for competition duty all over Europe. Built by the factory from 1964-1966, drivers like Jim Clark and Jackie Stewart won silverware in the roadster called "the giant killer."

Hall, a veteran Lotus wrench, started with the 1966 Elan street car and turned it into a 26R that's arguably better than the factory original. Except for the engine block and head, original 26R body and Elan chassis, just about everything is custom built, highly modified or special order, from the fabricated oil pan, brake lines, safety wiring and oval exhaust tubing to the six-speed sequential transmission.

The episode is an unusually-long 21 minutes because, as an in-house build, Leno can go through the process of putting the whole roadster together. When he takes it for a drive and keeps going on about how it sings, you can hear it, too. It's worth the time to check out Mr. Hall's Opus in the video below.

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Jay Leno goes old school with 1966 Lotus Elan 26R originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 31 Mar 2014 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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