LIGHTER, TIGHTER
Mar 11, 2020
2 minutes
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LL THE BEST ideas start as a sketch on a napkin. In the summer of 1961, Lotus founder Colin Chapman held a meeting at a pub north of London. The company was developing the Elan, due to be launched the following year. The new sports car was based around a backbone chassis – a strong steel box-tube running down the middle of the car, with an engine attached
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