An early Lotus Seven. Thesupermat [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. One name from that period which embodies both Formula One and kit cars is Lotus. Its founder, [Colin Chapman], produced a ...

The Opel Speedster, known in the UK as the Vauxhall VX220, is a quirky sports car based on the Lotus Elise. Although Opel went to great lengths to disguise the car’s origins during the design ...

With the hungry and extremely basic Lotus Seven (a road legal ... It began Chapman’s trend of making his cars available to the general public in kit form, wherein the customer could install ...

Change your location or shop Cars.com to see more! Your message was sent. You'll receive a response shortly. The verdict: The last gas-powered Lotus sports car is also arguably the best ...

Lotus is a brand redolent with heritage. The car company was founded in the early 1950s by the engineer Colin Chapman. It was a sister business to the racing team, which was hugely successful in ...