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
Simon Cox (car designer) Show and seeing the Porsche 928 for the first time. Cox is a highly experienced and ex-RCA designer, he is well known for his independence of spirit and for producing ICONIC Designs that have set well-known brands on new paths. He was sponsored by Ford Motor Company while at the RCA, but he elected to move to Lotus where he set up a new designstudio with Peter Stevens, producing several Lotus designs including the Lotus Esprit, Lotus Elan and Isuzu 4200R concept launched at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1988. Cox then moved to Isuzu establishing a UK based design