I n the early 1960s, Lotus debuted the Elan, an extremely lightweight, exceptionally small sports car. With its backbone chassis and fiberglass body, the Elan—available as a roadster or fixed ...

There are numerous models made in Britain that can take credit for turning the world on to the two-seater drop top, such as ...

evo's editorial director Harry Metcalfe introduces us to his sweet little Lotus Elan on video. The 1960s soft-top ranked as our sixth favourite driver's car ever back in 2009 (though Harry was on ...