Hi Rattymouse: You are right, no chassis, but if you bought the kit, you had to install the rear axle assembly, front suspension and wheels, it was around getting paying purchase tax. I was getting mixed up with my own rebuild of my 1958 Triumph TR3A with chassis.
The Lotus Elite was also offered as a kit of parts for the enthusiast, thus cutting its cost. If I remember the kit consisted of a completed body, and a running chassis. I remember when Lotus first started up in Hornsey North London when the Elite stood in their showroom so small that it had to be placed across the corners. Later on of cour, se they moved to Cheshunt , and then onto Norfolk.
The car was offered only as a complete car in the USA but in the UK later on in its production you could order it as a kit. However from the beginning if oyu contacted lotus directly you could order it as a kit through thier racing division evenin the USA however it was special order essentially. The Lotus Elite almost bankrupt lotus as it was extremely costly to produce and switching to selling it in kit form in the UK which they were reluctant to do originally was in order to reduce the sale price and increase sales. In the USA though it wasn't really possible to do this due to the dealer network setup between Lotus and USA dealers.
I think i would almost rather have an Lotus than a Jaguar xke. I did just learn that apparantly I was wrong that a elite has a tubular frame. I found out that it in fact is monocoque with very few chassis componants being made from steel. There is a flat decked model that i keep confusing with europa. So what model is the elon? Is that a later more wdge shaped mofel? I used to be up on all the models, or so i thought. I admire the Coventry Climax engine. Thank you gentlemen! Im not in the market, merely educating myself on Coventry Climax and learning about chasis and body clnstruction of this most delicate racecar.
There are lines here that are repeated over and over. They (the AI or whatever) could of cut down this video’s length by half to two thirds 😒 anyway, It was indeed a beautiful, agile and sophisticated car for the time, a little too ahead of its time. As most Lotuses that followed this reverted to a more traditional if still light weight, steel backbone chassis. And the Elite wasn’t fast either. With a 0-60mph of around 11 or 12 seconds 😬 that’s supermini speeds. The Elan Sprint from the early 70s could manage that in a more satisfactory 7 seconds or so.
You saved me from making a similar comment about the elaborate repetition of facts that didn't get down to the crux of what we're all interested in - performance, racing stats & current value.
Enjoyed! Very beautiful but deadly! Those Crack issues terrify me. It's like driving an egg shell! There is no tubular frame! It's like a fish skeleton! The only steel is the spine down the propeller tunnel. Not even a roll cage! The styling I s good: the engine is good but no protection for the driver or passenger. You go over a.pot hole: Crack! You've got to get it to a boat builder quick! It is a.high maintenance vehicle and certainly not very practicle.
This is not a 'celebration of the Lotus Elite's story. This is someone using the sports car enthusiast's interest in everything Lotus to generate clicks. It's money for old rope. If one eliminates the constant repetition in the very thin script there is almost nothing left. Nothing to see here. Move along.
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Hi Rattymouse: You are right, no chassis, but if you bought the kit, you had to install the rear axle assembly, front suspension and wheels, it was around getting paying purchase tax. I was getting mixed up with my own rebuild of my 1958 Triumph TR3A with chassis.
The Lotus elite is Elite. It was Colin Chapman's crazy light & gorgeously fragile classic.🤸♀ai my,
The Lotus Elite was also offered as a kit of parts for the enthusiast, thus cutting its cost. If I remember the kit consisted of a completed body, and a running chassis.
I remember when Lotus first started up in Hornsey North London when the Elite stood in their showroom so small that it had to be placed across the corners. Later on of cour, se they moved to Cheshunt , and then onto Norfolk.
You are thinking of the Lotus Elan. The Elite did not have a chasis. The fiberglass monocoque replaced the chassis.
The car was offered only as a complete car in the USA but in the UK later on in its production you could order it as a kit. However from the beginning if oyu contacted lotus directly you could order it as a kit through thier racing division evenin the USA however it was special order essentially.
The Lotus Elite almost bankrupt lotus as it was extremely costly to produce and switching to selling it in kit form in the UK which they were reluctant to do originally was in order to reduce the sale price and increase sales. In the USA though it wasn't really possible to do this due to the dealer network setup between Lotus and USA dealers.
I think i would almost rather have an Lotus than a Jaguar xke. I did just learn that apparantly I was wrong that a elite has a tubular frame. I found out that it in fact is monocoque with very few chassis componants being made from steel. There is a flat decked model that i keep confusing with europa. So what model is the elon? Is that a later more wdge shaped mofel? I used to be up on all the models, or so i thought. I admire the Coventry Climax engine. Thank you gentlemen! Im not in the market, merely educating myself on Coventry Climax and learning about chasis and body clnstruction of this most delicate racecar.
There are lines here that are repeated over and over. They (the AI or whatever) could of cut down this video’s length by half to two thirds 😒 anyway, It was indeed a beautiful, agile and sophisticated car for the time, a little too ahead of its time. As most Lotuses that followed this reverted to a more traditional if still light weight, steel backbone chassis. And the Elite wasn’t fast either. With a 0-60mph of around 11 or 12 seconds 😬 that’s supermini speeds. The Elan Sprint from the early 70s could manage that in a more satisfactory 7 seconds or so.
You saved me from making a similar comment about the elaborate repetition of facts that didn't get down to the crux of what we're all interested in - performance, racing stats & current value.
Very good ai
Enjoyed! Very beautiful but deadly! Those Crack issues terrify me. It's like driving an egg shell! There is no tubular frame! It's like a fish skeleton! The only steel is the spine down the propeller tunnel. Not even a roll cage! The styling I s good: the engine is good but no protection for the driver or passenger. You go over a.pot hole: Crack! You've got to get it to a boat builder quick! It is a.high maintenance vehicle and certainly not very practicle.
This is not a 'celebration of the Lotus Elite's story. This is someone using the sports car enthusiast's interest in everything Lotus to generate clicks. It's money for old rope. If one eliminates the constant repetition in the very thin script there is almost nothing left. Nothing to see here. Move along.
Huh?
A.I., my guy. Freakin' A I .