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I was lucky enough to pick up a copy of the Group Lotus annual reports and accounts several years ago on eBay.

It struck me that many of the images used were not those normally seen so I have scanned them and attach some for your edification!

I am particularly interested in the 1971 and 1972 AR&As for Group Lotus if anyone has them....

Tim

Thanks Tim. I've not seen these pictures before. I think the '69 annual report has survived in greater numbers - wasn't that the year Group Lotus was first floated?

By the way I don't think I've ever seen a Europa in French Blue before either!

Here are the 1969 pictures.....

Mark

By the way does anybody remember Mr. Austin? I think he was chairman in '69 or 70, he bore more than a passing resemblance to Christopher 'Prince of Darkness' Lee. Perhaps the electrical contract was signed in blood after all.

Thanks for posting. I never had seen a picture of a twincam with the fuel loom so neatly tied into the fuel pump and I keep forgetting how nice a Seven looks in all white.

What colour is the Plus 2 in pic 4 of Mark's post?

Looks like a sage green on my screen...

Robbie

I'm just bumping this thread to ask if anyone has a copy of the 1971 Group Lotus Annual Report & Accounts? If so I would be most interested in a scanned copy. Thanks.

As I indicated above, I have the 1970 report and the 1972 one now.

Tim

Thanks for posting the pics Tim & Mark; must have missed them the first time around. The car show pics look great.

Robbie, that colour looks like a layer of paint I saw on my car during sanding. Was never sure what the colour was and couldn't find a colour reference. Andy was unable to provide the original colour code for my car from the archives. When I saw the potentially stock 'Pea Green Metallic' colour come up I felt more comfortable selecting a different final colour (Red). Who knows, maybe I got confused with a layer of primer. FWIW, my impression of the colour was a darker (more black and 'heavier' looking) version of a Champagne Green Metallic that I associate with some older Porsche's.

Hi Stu,

I'd forgotten I'd asked that question!

I'm now thinking it's fading of the print and the colour is Sable but then again maybe not..!

Regards

Robbie

stugilmour wrote:Thanks for posting the pics Tim & Mark; must have missed them the first time around. The car show pics look great.

Me also... If you look carefully you can see both the DHC & FHC Sprint prototypes facing away from the camera in their "interesting" two tone paint scheme.

trw99 wrote:I'm just bumping this thread to ask if anyone has a copy of the 1971 Group Lotus Annual Report & Accounts? If so I would be most interested in a scanned copy. Thanks.

As I indicated above, I have the 1970 report and the 1972 one now.

Tim

The 1971 group accounts includes a photo of the motor show stand with two duo tone Sprints FHC/DHC; a Europa TC on the turntable with the new Lotus trim; a Europa TC with the classic black trim; and a S130 with silver roof. All painted in Lagoon Blue. My printer isn't scanning at the moment. Jim