Lotus: The Search for Lightness
In short: Lotus traces its story from a modified Austin Seven built in a North London lock-up to a research hub in Norfolk, and this film sets the company's account beside what independent reporting confirms about its later path.
A 1:59 short film in the series “The Story Behind”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Silodrome, “The Lotus Elite: The First Composite Monocoque Production Car”; EmiraForum (online Lotus owners' discussion forum; user-posted content, not an official or independent source, needs independent verification), “Ownership of Lotus Cars: A Historical Timeline”; Cranfield University, “Cranfield University joins Lotus Cars Hethel Performance Hub to accelerate automotive innovation”; Lotus Cars (manufacturer's official heritage site; not independent), “Lotus Mark I | Colin Chapman’s First Lotus Trials Car (1948)”; Lotus Cars (manufacturer's official website; not independent), “Lotus Type 25 | The Revolutionary Monocoque That Changed Formula 1”; BBC News, “British sports car maker Lotus bought by China's Geely”; Lotus Cars (manufacturer's own heritage page; not independent), “Colin & Hazel Chapman: The Visionaries Behind Lotus Cars”; motor-car.net (enthusiast car-history website; not an independent reputable source, and its text contains translation errors, so racing claims need corroboration), “Lotus 25 (1962-1964)”; Reuters, “China's Geely buys 49.9 pct of Malaysian automaker Proton”.
Sources used in this film
- Silodrome — The Lotus Elite: The First Composite Monocoque Production Car · View →
- EmiraForum (online Lotus owners' discussion forum; user-posted content, not an official or independent source, needs independent verification) — Ownership of Lotus Cars: A Historical Timeline · View →
- Cranfield University — Cranfield University joins Lotus Cars Hethel Performance Hub to accelerate automotive innovation · View →
- Lotus Cars (manufacturer's official heritage site; not independent) — Lotus Mark I | Colin Chapman’s First Lotus Trials Car (1948) · View →
- Lotus Cars (manufacturer's official website; not independent) — Lotus Type 25 | The Revolutionary Monocoque That Changed Formula 1 · View →
- BBC News — British sports car maker Lotus bought by China's Geely · View →
- Lotus Cars (manufacturer's own heritage page; not independent) — Colin & Hazel Chapman: The Visionaries Behind Lotus Cars · View →
- motor-car.net (enthusiast car-history website; not an independent reputable source, and its text contains translation errors, so racing claims need corroboration) — Lotus 25 (1962-1964) · View →
- Reuters — China's Geely buys 49.9 pct of Malaysian automaker Proton · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Silodrome: The Lotus Elite: The First Composite Monocoque Production Car
- Also: EmiraForum (online Lotus owners' discussion forum; user-posted content, not an official or independent source, needs ind: Ownership of Lotus Cars: A Historical Timeline
- Also: Cranfield University: Cranfield University joins Lotus Cars Hethel Performance Hub to accelerate automotive innovation
- Also: Lotus Cars (manufacturer's official heritage site; not independent): Lotus Mark I | Colin Chapman’s First Lotus Trials Car (1948)
- Also: Lotus Cars (manufacturer's official website; not independent): Lotus Type 25 | The Revolutionary Monocoque That Changed Formula 1
- Also: BBC News: British sports car maker Lotus bought by China's Geely
- Also: Lotus Cars (manufacturer's own heritage page; not independent): Colin & Hazel Chapman: The Visionaries Behind Lotus Cars
- Also: motor-car.net (enthusiast car-history website; not an independent reputable source, and its text contains translation er: Lotus 25 (1962-1964)
- Also: Reuters: China's Geely buys 49.9 pct of Malaysian automaker Proton
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