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Lotus Archive
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![(first posted 12/26/2014) With depreciation and cars like the Porsche Boxster and the Lotus Elise keeping mid-engined cars from being completely unreachable for anyone below Fortune 500 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CC-202-099-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Fiat X1/9 – The Mid-Engine Revolution Arrives On Main Street")
Curbside Classic: Fiat X1/9 – The Mid-Engine Revolution Arrives On Main Street
Posted on May 2, 2025 | 55 Comments(first posted 12/26/2014) With depreciation and cars like the Porsche Boxster and the Lotus Elise keeping mid-engined cars from being completely unreachable for anyone below Fortune 500 […] -
![A while back I came across an abandoned temporary license plate for a Jensen in my neighborhood and have been looking out for it ever since. But standing on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0174-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Drive-By: Lotus Europa Twin Cam – No Troubles Here")
Curbside Drive-By: Lotus Europa Twin Cam – No Troubles Here
Posted on May 21, 2021 | 23 CommentsA while back I came across an abandoned temporary license plate for a Jensen in my neighborhood and have been looking out for it ever since. But standing on the […] -
![Since its introduction in 1953, the Corvette has been the quintessential definition of the American sports car. It truly represents the American take on the sports car genre, with its […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1990-Chevrolet-Corvette-ZR-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Chevrolet 5.7L LT5 DOHC V8 – A British Heart for an American Icon")
Automotive History: The Chevrolet 5.7L LT5 DOHC V8 – A British Heart for an American Icon
Posted on November 26, 2020 | 24 CommentsSince its introduction in 1953, the Corvette has been the quintessential definition of the American sports car. It truly represents the American take on the sports car genre, with its […] -
![(first posted 8/14/2014) So who would like to be a paying beta tester for a 70s Lotus engine? Anyone? No? Well, eleven thousand Jensen owners were, and we can assume […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Jensen-Healey-04.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Jensen Healey – Care To Take It For A Really Long Test Drive?")
Curbside Classic: Jensen Healey – Care To Take It For A Really Long Test Drive?
Posted on August 14, 2020 | 66 Comments(first posted 8/14/2014) So who would like to be a paying beta tester for a 70s Lotus engine? Anyone? No? Well, eleven thousand Jensen owners were, and we can assume […] -
![As I was once again in Laramie, this time working on my other rental house that looks like it is finally rented after I spent way too much time refurbishing […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_4190.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Alleyside Classic: 1974 (?) Jensen-Healey – Parked, Now Trying To Run")
Alleyside Classic: 1974 (?) Jensen-Healey – Parked, Now Trying To Run
Posted on July 25, 2019 | 39 CommentsAs I was once again in Laramie, this time working on my other rental house that looks like it is finally rented after I spent way too much time refurbishing […] -
![The Lotus Elite was a big step for little Lotus, in an effort to expand its offerings beyond the ultra-light sports cars it had mostly built its reputation and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Elite-1-crop-a-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Vintage Road & Track Review: 1975 Lotus Elite – Expensive and Slow Wedge")
Vintage Road & Track Review: 1975 Lotus Elite – Expensive and Slow Wedge
Posted on December 7, 2016 | 37 CommentsThe Lotus Elite was a big step for little Lotus, in an effort to expand its offerings beyond the ultra-light sports cars it had mostly built its reputation and […] -
![My Triumph Spitfire opened my eyes to the joys of British open top motoring, and while I’d had to part with the Spitfire, I was left wanting that experience again. I’ve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Luego-Locost.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: Luego Locost – Building a Sevenesque Roadster")
COAL: Luego Locost – Building a Sevenesque Roadster
Posted on April 20, 2014 | 15 CommentsMy Triumph Spitfire opened my eyes to the joys of British open top motoring, and while I’d had to part with the Spitfire, I was left wanting that experience again. I’ve […] -
![Now here’s a highly uncommon sight here in the heartland, at least outside of big cities like Chicago. While Paul’s S1 Esprit find was pretty remarkable, I posit that spotting […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/09-08-2012-200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1987 Lotus Turbo Esprit – Turbo Doorstop")
CC Capsule: 1987 Lotus Turbo Esprit – Turbo Doorstop
Posted on November 9, 2012 | 15 CommentsNow here’s a highly uncommon sight here in the heartland, at least outside of big cities like Chicago. While Paul’s S1 Esprit find was pretty remarkable, I posit that spotting […]
