Lotus Elite books

Title	Author	Date	ISBN	Notes
Lotus Elite, Profile No. 48	David Phipps	1967	none	Folded & stapled paper, 174 x 236mm, 12 pp.
The original Lotus Elite, Racing Car for the Road	Dennis Ortenburger	1977	0 930880 01 3	Softback, 279 x 216 mm, 136pp.
Lotus Elite 1957-64	various	1981?	0 907 073 662	Collected road tests and articles. Softback, 200 x 270mm, 104pp.
Lotus: The Elite, Elan, Europa	Chris Harvey	1982	0 902280 85 6	Hardback, 217 x 257 mm, 234 pp.
Lotus File - Seven, Elite, Elan Europa	Mark Hughes	1987	0 600 552207 1	Hardback, 227 x 296 mm, 111 pp.
The Lotus Elite	Dennis Ortenburger	1990	1 85260 100 0	Update on "The original Lotus Elite" Hardback, 174 x 244 mm, 256pp
1961 Lotus Elite	Tadashi Morita	1990	4 544 04035 3	A relatively unknown but beautifully prepared and illustrated Japanese book '1961 Lotus Elite', written by Tadashi Morita who restored an Elite in Japan and did his own wind tunnel tests. Text in Japanese, many illustrations and photographs. Plastic spine bound, 261 x 246mm.
Lotus Elite 1957 - 1964	various	1996	none	Collected road tests and articles. Softback, 210 x297 mm, 76 pp.
Lotus Elite, limited edition	various		1 85520 5475	Collected road tests and articles. Softback, 200 x 270 mm, 92 pp.
Lotus Cars, Super Seven, Elan & Elite	?	2000	X 418 00022 X
Lotus Elite, Racing car for the road	Dennis Ortenburger	2002	1 902351 03 7	Every fascinating stage of the Lotus Elite Type 14 is explored in this fully comprehensive book, from conception, through production to the buying public, as well as, success both on and off the racetrack. 208 pp full colour, 30x30cm, 400 pictures, drawings and photographs. The signed and numbered Special Editions are limited to one per CBU produced, and numbered accordingly. The SE is presented in a Perspex slipcase complete with a reproduction Coventry Climax Godiva badge. Each SE book is distinguished by a numbered facsimile chassis plate that has been stamped with a chassis number and personally signed by the Author.
The original Lotus Elite, Racing Car for the Road	Dennis Ortenburger	2007	1876953430	Softback, 280 x 203mm, 138pp Reprint of the original work (1977)but includes a new cover and several new pictures. It is otherwise unchanged, but for a vastly superior method of binding, so the book can be appreciated in its original format without it falling apart in one’s hands as did the 1977 edition.
The red leather driving gloves	Dennis Ortenburger	2009	1-4363-6969-X (Paperback) 1-4363-6970-3 (Hardback)	Ever wonder what it was like racing a Lotus Elite in the early days? Author Ortenburger answers that question in his new novel, The Red Leather Driving Gloves. Set in Southern California in 1965 the story is about two young men who go sports car racing in new Lotus Elites. Against the backdrop of sex, drugs, rock and roll, Vietnam and Castrol R the two men set off on a never to be forgotten adventure that leads to danger, lies, intrigue and tragedy.
The Lotus 14 technical analyses and manual addendum	Kees Houtzager	2014		After many years of hard work, this book by a Dutch author was finished by the end of 2013. Lots of (technical) background information covering the Lotus Type 14 Production of this book was based on the initial orders, so just 60 copies have been printed. 210 x 210 mm, 275 pp
Chasing Elites	Michael Hipperson	2020	ISBN-13 978-0-9575016-4-5	‘Chasing Elites’ seeks to understand what made the Lotus Elite Type 14 so remarkable and ahead of its time. It includes a foreword by Max Mosley. Paperback, 106 pages, 210 x 210 mm
Lotus Elite: Colin Chapman's first GT Car	Matthew Vale	2021	ISBN-13 : 978-1787115170 ISBN-10 : 1787115178	In the Elite, Lotus exploited its knowledge of new technology and racing pedigree to produce a car which, with its glass fibre monocoque and Coventry Climax engine, had the potential to be a world beater. This book gives an insight into the reasons the car was produced and its importance in Lotus' history, especially in the production of lightweight innovative cars. Hardcover, 176 pages