It was intended as a low-cost formula for open-top, front-engined road-going sports cars like the Lotus 7, which had been crowded out of the mainstream by rear-engined cars such as the Lotus 23.
It was designed as a low-cost formula for open-top, front-engined sports cars like the Lotus 7, which had been displaced from the mainstream by rear-engined cars such as the Lotus 23.