Type 25 Jim Clark Commentary Special Edition of only 25 made!

2009 Lotus Elise SC Convertible 2-Door Description

The Lotus Elise S2 Type 25 Details The Lotus Elise Type 25 embodies the heritage that is Lotus' remarkable Formula One history. The original Type 25, the car that made Jim Clark a legend and established Lotus as a major force in F1, broke both technological and innovative boundaries just as the Elise does today.

Turning away from the 'then standard' tubular spaceframe, Colin Chapman, inspired by the Elan chassis, created the first monocoque racing car by sketching the design on a napkin over lunch with Mike Costin (also of Cosworth fame). Virtually built around Jim Clark, the car was secretly constructed in a small area of the then Lotus headquarters at Cheshunt and made it's debut at the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix. The end of the season saw Lotus failing to win the championship by one point, a fantastic achievement by a radically new and different car, but the following season was to get even better. Clark and Lotus finished the 1963 season with maximum points securing both the Drivers and Constructors World Championships.

The same aluminium chassis and GRP body panel principles that were used in the construction of the Type 25 race car are now used to create the Elise, with the same principles of performance through lightweight and low capacity, high output engines at the heart of it's engineering.

The Elise Type 25, built to commemorate the revolutionary racecar, mirrors its design, painted in Lotus Racing Green with a yellow stripe running front to back. Unique black Lotus styled wheels complete the racing look from the exterior. Inside, echoing the original, the interior includes Ruby red leather and black Alcantara seats, door panels. The car is also supplied with both hard top, maintaining the stripe, and soft top as standard.

The Lotus Elise Type 25 commemorates 40 + years since the groundbreaking Type 25 won it's first Grand Prix changing the racing world forever."
Purchased here at Lotus of Austin, This One Owner Type 25 has been serviced and maintained here here as well.
Be one of only a chosen few to own this piece of Lotus History.
Call 512-401-2663

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