That's how the 26R, the racing variant of the little Elan, earned the nickname "Mongoose," because it was known for eating snakes. Get it? Cobra? Mongoose? Do we have to spell it out more?

Called the Elan 26R, it was offered as a kit car for £1,995. Weighing in at 600 kg (1,323 pounds) and relying on a Cosworth-tuned TwinCam unit good for more than 160 horsepower, the Elan 26R ...

The Elan 26R was the racing version of the Elan that Lotus founder Colin Chapman began building after watching privateer teams prep their roadgoing Elans for competition duty all over Europe.

We're talking about the Lotus Elan 26R. Developed using Colin Chapman's "simplify, then add lightness" design, the featherweight Elan didn't need more than a 1.6-liter, inline-four engine and 105 ...

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But the amiable Scot, also a handy historic racer who pedalled a Lotus Elan 26R to third in September’s Spa 6 Hours, had also ...

Ian Walker Racing, a historic Lotus race car builder, will be retracing its past, as it's just commissioned a recreation Lotus 26R Elan Le Mans coupe. The cars will be built to the same ...

the 1966 Lotus Elan 26R restoration that began more than 18 months ago is finally complete. “We just wanted to build the ultimate Lotus,” Leno says. Leno speaks with Jim Hall, the garage’s ...