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Book Information
| Book | Info |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Duncan Wherrett |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Osprey Automotive |
| Publication date | 1993 |
| Pages | 128 |
| ISBN | 185532377X |
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Overview
The ‘backbone’ chassis of Colin Chapman’s Lotus Elan was originally conceived as a test-bed, but it proved to be up to six times stronger than conventional chassis - giving birth to one of the best-loved cars of the sixties and the first Lotus volume production sports-car. From the 1962 S1 to the 1970 Sprint and the Plus 2, the Elan embodied all that was good about British sportscar design. When the name was invoked in 1989 like a talisman for another radical design, the magic didn’t quite work …
