• Prepared for historic competitions • Valid Historic Technical Passport until 2030 • Eligible for numerous international events, including Tour Auto and Le Mans Classic • French registration document 'The road manners of the Elite come as near to those of a racing car as the ordinary motorist would ever experience.' - The Autocar.

With the Lotus 14 of 1957 - better known as the Elite - Colin Chapman demonstrated that his skills as a racing car designer and constructor could just as easily be applied to production road cars.

The Elite was, nevertheless, conceived with competition in mind - Chapman had his sights set on class wins at Le Mans and the Monte Carlo Rally - and incorporated technology developed in Lotus's single seaters.

Every bit as innovative as Chapman's outright competition cars, the Elite featured a glassfibre monocoque body tub (the world's first), independent suspension all round (based on that of Lotus' racing monopostos), rack-and-pinion steering, and four-wheel ...