Lotus 1966
1966 Lotus Type 47 Europa Competition Car
The Lotus Type 47 turns the Europa body concept into a dedicated competition car. Its early public appearance in 1966 and later production record are kept distinct from the ordinary Type 46…

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Lotus 1966
The Lotus Type 47 turns the Europa body concept into a dedicated competition car. Its early public appearance in 1966 and later production record are kept distinct from the ordinary Type 46…
Lotus 1967
The original Lotus Elan +2 extends the sports-car idea into a two-plus-two cabin. This profile follows the first Type 50 series, keeping later +2S and S130 statistics outside its manufacturing reference.
Lotus 1967
The Lotus Type 48 places a monocoque and Cosworth FVA engine within Formula Two. Its separate programme is preserved alongside the better-known contemporary Formula One Types.
Lotus 1967
The Lotus Type 49 links the Cosworth DFV with a chassis designed around its structural role. Its 1967 debut and later family developments are recorded separately from the earlier H16 car and…
Lotus 1967
The Lotus Type 51 develops the earlier Type 31 into a defined Formula Ford customer programme. Its small production reference and later B-variant photograph are kept at their proper scopes.
Lotus 1968
The Lotus Elan S4 drophead keeps the compact open road-car idea within a defined fourth-series scope. Its Type 45 identity separates it from the earlier Type 36 fixed-head programme already covered in…
Lotus 1968
The Lotus Seven Series 3 develops the open roadster before the shape changed more substantially with the S4. Its original Lotus-built series remains separate from later Caterham production.
Lotus 1968
The Lotus Type 56 explores a gas turbine and four-wheel drive within a wedge-shaped Indianapolis car. Its 1968 oval programme remains distinct from the later Formula One 56B branch.
Lotus 1968
The Lotus Type 58 records a tested development branch rather than a Formula Two production racer. Its primary design description and later demonstration photograph keep the experiment physically grounded.
Lotus 1969
The Lotus Seven Series 4 reinterprets the exposed, compact Seven as a visibly different composite-bodied roadster. Its Type 60 designation and maker-reported 625-car reference give the Lotus-built programme a clear boundary before…
Lotus 1969
The Lotus Type 59 belongs to more than one small Formula category. Its 1969 family record and modern racing photograph are kept distinct from a universal engine specification or an invented complete…
Lotus 1969
The Lotus Type 61 develops the customer Formula Ford sequence into a distinctive wedge-bodied single-seater. The verified 1969 Type record and a matched source-category photograph keep it separate from nearby Lotus Formula…
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