>From Lee Daniels:
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My question concerns the car on the cover of the Summer 1993 catalog - a
view looking into the drivers door of an (obviously concours) fixed-head
Lotus of some sort. The car is gorgeous, but obviously never driven.
I just can't recognize what it is. The only way I knew it was a Lotus was
the emblem on the horn-push.
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It was an original Elite. The first fiberglass Lotus (there was no metal
chassis, as you know it). Later (in the '70s) Lotus re-used the name on
a car that resembled an AMC Gremlin in styling, albeit sleeker (sorry
new Elite fans, I calls it as I see it!)
Anyways, the original Elite was a very stylish car, with graceful rounded
lines. I kinda think the new Mazda RX-7 has done a '90s interpretation
on the styling.
-Bob T.
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