53 Years In The Making: This Is The Long Lost Lotus Type 66 Race Car
A concept once thought to be lost in Lotus' racing history, has now finally been realized in the retro-inspired Type 66, limited to just 10 examples
Bringing Colin Chapman’s vision of a Lotus-designed Can-Am Series race car to life is the Type 66. Regarded as a, “lost Lotus track car”, Type 66 reimagines the V-8 racer as what could have been if the project had gained traction as a viable option. At the time Chapman was laser-focused on Formula 1, so resources weren’t spared for the original Type 66, and thus not a single example was produced.
Launched now, on their 75th anniversary, and 53 years after the concept was first designed, Lotus presents the fully finished product at this year’s Monterey Car Week event, “The Quail, A Motorsport Gathering”, in California. Lotus views the cars as not only a gift to themselves on this milestone anniversary but says it’s for the fans of Lotus racing.
Key Project Points:
Ultra Limited Edition launched in conjunction with Clive Chapman, Lotus Founder, Colin Chapman’s son
Rediscovered, and reimagined as a “Lost Lotus track car”
10 examples to be produced at the price of over one million British Pounds.
Performance to match modern GT3 race cars
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