1969 Lotus Elan R

The Lotus Elan was one of the defining sports cars of the 60s. Internally known as the Type 26, the Elan was a revolution in small sports car design. Where the earlier Lotus Elite had introduced the fiberglass monocoque, Chapman opted for a more practical approach with the Elan, featuring a steel chassis clad in a fiberglass body. This design offered the perfect balance between weight, cost, and durability. The backbone frame—a narrow, Y-shaped steel structure—provided exceptional stiffness relative to weight, while the fiberglass body kept the total weight around 680 kilograms. The result was a car that combined structural strength with the featherlight agility that would become a hallmark of Lotus. The power source was the legendary Lotus Twin Cam engine, an engine that would define the brand for decades. Based on Ford's 1558 cc Kent block, Lotus fitted it with an aluminium cylinder head with double overhead camshafts, designed by Harry Mundy.

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Year of construction 1969

Color yellow

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