Book Title: The Lotus Book - Series Two - The Complete History of Lotus Cars Language: English Format: Hardcover with dust jacket Publication Year: 1998 Publisher: Coterie Press Ltd Pages: 255 Author: William Taylor Conditions: Good, minor damage to the book cover, Cover slightly faded on the spine, see photos Quotation from the book: “Passionate, shrewd, ruthless, dedicated and fiercely determined, it was in 1984 that Colin Champman first set off o the extraordinary adventure, being a path which was to lead his small engineering company from humble origins in North London to the very pinnacle of international success. Half a century later, his name and the names of the cars he created are now more than ever synonymous with automotive innovation and style, and above all with victory on the racing circuits of the world. THE LOTUS BOOK tells the story of the machines conceived and constructed at Hornsey. Cheshunt and Hethel during the company´s first fifty years. From the earliest trails specials, through some of the most innovative, controversial and technically advanced competition cars the world has yet seen, to the very latest road-going supercars, they are all here with quality colour photography recording each and every Lotus design build from 1948 to 1998. THE LOTUS BOOK is the first show the entire Lotus opus in this way, combining as it does unique new material witch archive photographs, period brochures data and concise histories of the development and achievements of each car. This Series Two edition includes new and revised photography of several cars not seen in the first edition, as well as updated text. Recording for posterity his famous father´s valuable contribution to our age, it is says Clive Chapman in his postscript the book, a worthy testament to the great Lotus adventure.”