For the non-Lotus fanatics, this picture might puzzle you. ?For Lotus fanatics, it is A Thing of Beauty. ?The backbone chassis. ?Lotus created the backbone chassis to use with the Lotus Elan and continued using it for 40 years. ?The picture to the right is the backbone chassis for a Lotus Turbo Esprit.
This one off model was built for one of our members as a gift. ?The model is built by hand out of brass.