A rapid-prototyping machines was used to mock up certain parts, like the shifter for the Quaife six-speed sequential transmission. Since this is a Lotus, lightness was also an important consideration.

On the latest episode of Jay Leno’s Garage the guest’s are both from inside the garage: the man they call Professor Jim Hall, Leno’s master fabricator, and the 1966 Lotus 26R that he spent ...

The Lotus Elan is one of those classic race cars ... Jaguar E-Type in historic racing events to this day. That's how the 26R, the racing variant of the little Elan, earned the nickname "Mongoose ...

Not only fast and extremely nimble, but the Elan 26R also sounds surprisingly aggressive for a four-cylinder racer. While the regular Elan remained in production from 1962 to 1973, Lotus also ...

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 ...

as it's just commissioned a recreation Lotus 26R Elan Le Mans coupe. The cars will be built to the same specification as the ones initially designed to sit on the Le Mans grid in 1964.