I hate to correct you there my friend!!!!! But the first car made for road was actualy the Lotus Mk VI, but the car we know as the fisrst lotus on the road was the Lotus Type 7 or just the Lotus 7, it was produced from 1957 - , the Elite was prodused from 1958 - !!!!
Happy owner of: - BMW 325i M-Tech - Lotus Elan S1 - Lotus Europa TwinCam (Fitted with a 220bhp cosworth engine) - Soon to be finished Lotus Elan 26r - Volvo S-60 T - Subaru Impreza - Ford Escort Mk1 TwinCam Works Car!
Graham Arnold R.I.P http://home.broadpark.no/~dhnielse/