Team Lotus Type 78

First ground effect car. Sidepod profile created Venturi profile with track, skirts acting as seals to create low pressure area under sidepods. Oil tank between engine and gearbox. Won 7 Grands Prix from 1977 to 1978.

Type	No.	I.D.	Title	Status
78	1	1	sold	Works
	2	2	sold	Works
	3	3	TL	Works
	4	4	sold	Works
	5	'3'	sold	Works

49 Book

Pit Jacket

Helmet T-shirt

News

Classic Team Lotus Garden Party 2025

The Chapman family is pleased to announce the 2025 Classic Team Lotus Garden Party will take place at East Carleton Manor on the weekend of 14-15 June 2025

John Bowers, Lotus 25 owner RIP

The very sad news today is that John Bowers has died. Classic Team Lotus got to know John when in 2008 he purchased the 1963 Lotus Type 25 chassis R4 at auction in Australia, from the Estate of the Ho...

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