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unusual facts about Lotus Elan


Tara Browne

On 18 December 1966, Browne was driving with his girlfriend, model Suki Potier, in his Lotus Elan through South Kensington at high speed (some reports suggesting in excess of 106 mph/170 km/h).


Ron Hickman

Ronald Price Hickman OBE (21 October 1932 – 17 February 2011) was a South African born, Jersey based car designer and inventor who designed the original Lotus Elan, the Lotus Elan +2 and the Lotus Europa, as well as the Black & Decker Workmate.


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