A look at the history and development of all the Elans, describing each
model in detail
For all Lotus Elan owners and aspiring owners, this is complete resource
offers a detailed history and development of all Elans. The Lotus Elan
was Lotus's definitive roadster.It replaced the elegant but expensive
Lotus Elite and was the first car to employ the innovative Lotus steel
backbone chassis.The original Elan was produced as a two-seat, open-top
sportscar and hardtop coupe from 1962-1973.The range was extended by the
addition of the 2+2-seater coupe Plus 2 from 1967 to 1974. Lotus
introduced an all-new front wheel drive Elan in 1989, the M100, which
was produced until 1995."