Lotus Elan F1 supercar, reportedly said that his only disappointment with the McLaren F1 was that he could not give it the perfect steering of the Lotus Elan. In 2004, "Sports Car International" named the Elan number six on the list of Top Sports Cars of the 1960s. The original version of the car was designed by Ron Hickman who also designed the first Lotus Europa as part of Lotus' GT40 project bid and made his fortune having designed the Black & Decker Workmate. Because of its successful design and rigorous attention to cost control on the body, chassis, engine and the
Lotus Europa The fuel injection system was from Kugelfischer. Chip Foose the famous automobile pioneer of United States also modified and restored a Lotus Europa for Episode 6 of the season 11 of his popular show "Overhaulin". It was one of the most time consuming and complicated build of the show, where a brand new 1.8 litre Lotus Elise engine was fitted into the car, while the power is handled by Porsche Boxster transmission. The bumpers were also tucked in signature Foose style. In 2005, Lotus released images of a new GT type car called the Lotus Europa S. Based on the