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To the coolest car I have ever owned, it has been a fun ride my friend. This is a hard thing to part with, but I have had my fun, and its time for me to part with it. This car has spent the majority of its life in good n' dry Arizona, and the pristine frame and suspension show it. In the past 9 months, I have put nearly 11k into this machine. I initiated the rebuild because the car was having trouble idling. to replace all belts, gaskets, piston rings, turbo seals,camshafts, injectors, and numerous other internal parts, I had spent nearly 6k. Included in this price was an additional 600 for stage 2 camshaft, and an additional 200 per cylinder for forged rings. After all was said and done with labor, it had cost me nearly 10k. About a month following the rebuild, the alternator went out, and while the car was in the shop I had the clutch replaced since I knew it was going to need it in the near future. Again, going for bigger and better I went for the stage 2 clutch upgrade which was well worth it! Pryor to my ownership, custom made aluminum headers, and a dual exhaust was installed. The stereo, speakers, and amplifier is Blaupunkt brand. Besides these things, the car is stock and runs like a top. The whole rebuild was done a mere 700 miles ago! I have taken it very easy on the car since for the break in period.

The paint on the car is not incredible. Along with being an Arizona car, came various tiny rock chips in the paint. Also the clips that attach the headlamp motors to the headlamps need replaced. I "fixed" the headlamps in the up right position until I can get the clips in.

The interior is in excellent condition and just shows slight wear on the side of the driver's seat at the stitching, the shift boot, and E-brake. The balsa wood dash shows its age with spider cracking throughout.

The previous owner informed me that back in 2000 the car was stolen, hence the reason for the rebuilt title.

please feel free to contact me with questions reguarding condition or anything concerning the sale of this car. Questions concerning the rebuild and all of the major mechanical work recently done should be addressed to the mechanic that ordered all parts, and performed the rebuild.

UPDATE 10/10/13 I found the gears I needed to fix headlights finally, I am ordering those today...

--Michael (owner) 314-221-6355

Terry (mechanic) 636-375-6443

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Lotus rolls out factory delivery program for Elise, Exige and Evora

Thu, 16 Oct 2014

"We are delighted to open our doors to customers so that they can collect their new car from us direct." - Jean-Marc Gales
Buying a Lotus sports car now comes with an added perk - you get a peek behind the curtain at the famous factory in Hethel, England.

Lotus drops Renault for Mercedes F1 engines

Tue, 08 Jul 2014

With only three manufacturers supplying engines in Formula One this season, the teams have been fairly evenly split: Ferrari, Sauber and Marussia use Ferrari engines; Mercedes, McLaren, Williams and Force India run on Mercedes power; Red Bull, Toro Rosso, Lotus and Caterham employ Renault power units. But one important team is reportedly preparing to ditch Renault and switch to Mercedes for next year.
That team is Lotus, an outfit which has fallen off its pace the past few seasons but which has still been a vital partner for Renault. That's because until a few seasons ago, the team based in Enstone, UK, was owned by Renault and bore the company's name. The operation was founded in 1981 as Toleman, was rechristened Benetton in 1986, bought by Renault 2000, taking the company's name in 2002, sold to its current owners Genii Capital 2009 and adopting the black and gold Lotus livery in 2011. As Benetton, it ran Ford engines until switching to Renault in 1995, sticking with the French outfit ever since, but that decades-long partnership - which meandered through Renault ownership and back out again - is now apparently drawing to a close.
The departure of Lotus as a customer team ought to allow Renault to focus instead on its increasing ties with Red Bull, which has taken the Enstone team's place as Renault's principal team. It could prove a smart move for the Lotus team as well, as the Mercedes engines have been outperforming the Renault units this season by an order of magnitude: not only is Mercedes far outpacing Red Bull at the top of the standings, but each of Mercedes' customer teams is performing better than Renault's clients.

Lotus wants to find its first car, built by Colin Chapman

Mon, Sep 24 2018

Lotus is looking for the first car its founder ever built. The Lotus Mark I, a trials special Colin Chapman built in a small garage in London in 1948, has been lost to history and the company has been trying to find it for ages. As Lotus is 70 this year, the first Lotus would be quite the icing on its birthday cake. Colin Chapman constructed the first Lotus in a garage that belonged to his girlfriend's parents, at the age of 20. The car was reportedly an instant competition success, but Chapman's competitive spirit meant he soon started on the car's successor, the Mark II, and sold the Mark I in November 1950 for GBP135 after advertising it in Motor Sport magazine. Both the Mark I and II were based on Austin 7 hardware, but the latter used different Ford engines while the Mark I retained an Austin 7 engine. Experiments with lightening the vehicle and developing a better suspension design were Lotus hallmarks from the very beginning, as the car needed to beat Britain's rough rally terrain and have enough grunt to climb hills. Lotus Engineering was set up in 1952, later spawning Team Lotus that started out in Formula 1 by the end of the 1950s — and the rest is history. But Lotus owes everything to the humble Mark I. "The Mark I is the holy grail of Lotus' history," Clive Chapman, Colin's son explains. "It's the first time that my father was able to put his theories for improved performance into practice when designing and building a car. To locate this landmark Lotus, as we celebrate the 70 th anniversary, would be a monumental achievement. "We want fans to take this opportunity to look in every garage, shed, barn and lock up they're allowed to," added Chapman. "It's even possible that the Mark I was shipped from the UK, and we'd love to know if it survives in another country." This means the first Lotus could even reside in the United States, if it is still in one piece. Related Video: Featured Gallery 1948 Lotus Mark I News Source: Lotus CarsImage Credit: Colin Chapman Foundation Lotus Automotive History Convertible Classics

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