The Lotus Elan was first delivered in 1963 and were produced in various styles until 1973. The brain child of Colin Chapman and Ron Hickman. A fiberglass wonder that started off with a 1500cc Lotus Twin Cam engine. Over the years, just like the rest of us, the Elan gained weight and horsepower. From 90 bhp to 125 bhp.
In 1965 they brought out the S3 Coupe, a very pretty and good handling car. Owners in those days complained about everything and today people just love to have them.
Overall, in that 10 year period, they only produced 12,224 cars. The car pictured here is 1965 Lotus Elan S3 Coupe / FHC Type 36 Prototype. It is the same car that they showed in the auto shows leading up to production and it was also the press demonstrator. There are many magazine articles about this very car and it was also in the funeral of Formula One great, Jimmy Clark.
It is available at www.nutleysports.co.uk in England. A little pricey, but an interesting history.
1965 LOTUS ELAN S3 COUPE / TYPE 36 PROTOTYPE
