Author and photographer William Taylor has been photographing Lotus cars professionally since he bought his first Lotus, a Series 3 Elan Drophead in 1988. He estimates he has over 10,000 ‘Lotus’ images in his personal collection that has been built up working on the dozens books about Lotus that his company Coterie Press has published in the last 25 years. These are a few of his favourites, listed in Type Number order starting with a replica of the first Lotus, the Mark I, the original of which was built by Colin and Hazel in the lock-up garages behind Hazel’s parents house in 1948. A note is also made for each photo of where and when the image was taken.
As we continue to build out the Lotus-Library website you will be able to access additional images of each ‘Type’ by clicking on the image which will take you to additional images of the same car as well as pictures of other example of the same model.
Type 14 Elite
Sarlat, France 1989
1958 Type 15
Monterey 1995
1958 Type 16
Silverstone 1997
Type 17 Sports Racer
Somerset 1997
1960 Type 18
Goodwood 2012
1960 Type 19
Monterey 1995
1963 Type 19B
Monterey 1995
1963 Type 23
Silverstone 2003
1963 Type 23B
Cambridgeshire 2008
Team Lotus Type 24
Monterey 1995
1962 Type 25
Hethel 2015
1962 Type 26 Elan S1
London 1997
Type 27 Formula Junior
Melton Mowbray 1997
1963 Lotus-Cortina
Brands Hatch 2005
1963 Type 29 Indycar
Monterey 1995
1964 Type 26 Elan S2
Canterbury 1996
1964 Type 26R
London 2010
Type 30 Sports Racer
Parker, Colorado 2015
1964 Type 32
Golden, Colorado 2015
Type 32B Tasman Car
Ketteringham Hall 2002
Type 33 Formula 1
Silverstone 1997
Team Lotus Type 34
Monterey 1995
1965 Elan S3 fhc
Brands Hatch 1995
1965 Type Three-7
Cambridgeshire 1997
Type 38 Indycar
Hethel 2010
Team Lotus Type 39
Eastern Creek 1997
1965 Type 40
Norfolk 1997
Type 43 Formula 1
Manchester, 2009
1966 Type 44
Silverstone 1998
Type 45 Elan S4 dhc.
Donington Park 2008
1966 Type 47
Romford 2010
Type 48 Formula 2
Silverstone 2001
Team Lotus Type 49
East Carlton 2002
Type 50 Elan +2
Colorado 2018
Type 54 Europa S2
Brands Hatch 2012
1968 Type 56 Indycar
Monterey 1995
Team Lotus Type 56B
East Carlton 1997
Type 58 Formula 2
Hethel 2004
Type 59 Formula 3
Silverstone 1998
Seven Series 4
St Albans 1997
Type 61 Formula Ford
Golden, Colorado 2015
1969 Type 62
San Francisco 2002
4WD Type 63 Formula 1
Snetterton 2010
1969 Type 64 Indycar
Goodwood 2008
1970 Type 69 Formula B
Road America 2012
Team Lotus Type 72
Surrey 2000
Team Lotus Type 72D
Hethel 2005
Type 74 Europa Special
Dulwich 1997
Type 76 Eclat
Donington Park 2002
Type 79 Esprit S1
Coys Auction 1998
1979 Type 80
Snetterton 2010
1979 Sunbeam Lotus
Essex 1998
Type 81 Formula 1
East Carlton 1996
1980 Turbo Esprit
Donington Park 2013
Team Lotus Type 86
Hethel 2002
Team Lotus Type 88B
Silverstone 1996
1982 Eclat Excel
Donington Park 2013
1983 Type 92 Formula 1
Hethel 1999
Team Lotus Type 94T
Hethel 1999
Team Lotus Type 97T
Hethel 1998
Type 85 Esprit n/a
London 2008
1987 Type 99T
Snetterton 2002
Type 101 Formula 1
Hethel 2006
1990 Elan S2
Brands Hatch 2103
Lotus Carlton Type 104
Norfolk 1997
Type 107B
Kensington 1999
1994 Type 109
Suffolk 1998
1997 Esprit V8GT
Brands Hatch 2012
1999 Elise 111S
Hethel 2001