Classic Team Lotus

Team Lotus Register

Team Lotus; the Sports Racing and Formula Cars constructed

Lotus car designs are identified by mark and Type numbers. Team Lotus was responsible for Sports Racing and Formula cars and Lotus Cars was responsible for Production, GT and Touring cars. Team Lotus and Lotus Cars would take the next available number as and when each new project required identification.  (Occasionally lines would cross and the same number was taken by both enterprises without appropriate consultation!)

In the 50s and 60s Team Lotus would campaign each of its designs as Works entries. (Most Works cars were subsequently sold on to private entrants and collectors. For some cars, title was retained by the team.)

Having proven each design, Team Lotus would construct and sell non-Works cars to customers, as new.

The Team Lotus archive - which includes the build records for each Team Lotus design - has the register of all the Team Lotus cars constructed.

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Team Lotus legendary sponsor dies
Team Lotus legendary sponsor dies

In 1980 Colin Chapman thought all his birthdays had come at once when he secured title sponsorship by Essex Petroleum. David Thieme was the flamboyant character behind his oil trading company based in...

Autosport feature on Colin Chapman and Team Lotus
Autosport feature on Colin Chapman and Team Lotus

The recently released 196-page Autosport 'Summer' Special Edition has an excellent 8-page feature by Damien Smith on the influence of Lotus in Formula 1. How, through innovation, dedication and a lot ...

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