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John's
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LOTUS
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TYPE
14
Production
GT Car
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LOTUS ELITE
1957-1963
Production GT
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Engine: Conventry
Climax FWE1216cc----
Gearbox: BMC
B-series with alloy casting
Front Suspension:
Double Wishbones---
and Coil Spring / Damper Units.----------------------
Rear Suspension:
Chapman struts---------
incorporating
Coil Spring / Damper Units,
controlled vertically
by hub castings,------
trailing radius
arms, and fixed length------
half-shafts.--------------------------------------------
Wheelbase: 7
ft. 4.25 in.-------------------------
Front Track:
3 ft. 11 in.---------------------------
Rear Track: 4
ft. 0.25 in.-------------------------
Length: 12 ft.
4 in.---------------------------------
Width: 4 ft.
11.25 in.------------------------------
Height: 3 ft.
10.5 in.------------------------------
Weight: 1325
lbs.---------------------------------
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The Elite was
the first closed passenger---
car offered by Lotus.---------------------------------------
It was technologically advanced using a glass-
fibre monocoque
chassis made of eight box
sections.-----------------------------------------------------
It has a Drag Coefficient of 0.29 Cd, which is
better than most
any current road car !--------
Production totaled
280 units of the Series 1
car, and 749
units of the Series 2 cars.----------
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Winner in class
at LeMans 24 hour races.
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