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 Elan Lotus Elan Lotus Elan is the name of two separate ranges of automobiles produced by Lotus Cars. Circa 1962 to 1975 the first range of cars comprised: After the S2 was released the original Elan 1500 and Elan 1600 models were typically referred to as the S1 (Series 1) although the car was never explicitly marketed as such. Today, all models (S1-Sprint) are often cited collectively as the 1960s Elans. A Elan-inspired model similar to the 1960s original called the "Evante" was produced from mid-1980s in very low volumes by British Lotus specialist "Vegantune". Circa 1989 and 1995 the second