1995 lotus elan s2 turbo £11,995

(2001-2011)

Lotus broke the mould, quite literally, with the 1957 Earls Court Motor Show launch of its first ‘proper’ road car, albeit one developed with motorsport in mind. The precocious Type 14 Elite, with its

Price new: From £18,950 Price now: £16,000-25,000 Engine: 1.8-litre, four-cylinder petrol Gearbox: Fivespeed manual Power/torque: 118bhp/165Nm 0-60mph: 5.8 seconds Top speed: 126mph HAD Lotus not come

How quickly empires can fall and dynasties wither. Within living memory the Rootes Group, once one of the key players in the UK’s booming motor industry, was producing a range of sports saloons that w

APAIR OF THRILLING, LIGHTWEIGHT SPORTS CARS ON a scenic, undulating road. What should be a party is in danger of becoming a wake. Lord knows what the latest news from Hethel will be by the time you re

The good thing about running two examples of the same model – 1964 Ford Galaxies in my case – is that you can contrast and compare by swapping parts around. Long before the recent round of work descri