The Story Of Lotus 1947-1960 Birth Of Legend by Ian Smith
SKU: B-000672

The Story Of Lotus 1947-1960 Birth Of Legend

Author: Ian Smith
Special Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Condition: The dust jacket has scuffing/wear/chipping/4.5cm tape repaired tear. The front inner flap of the dust jacket has a crease. The back inner dust jacket flap has a water mark. The front and back inner cover papers have light foxing.

Transport & Engineering Biography & Memoir History

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The Story of Lotus 1947-1960 Birth of Legend by Ian Smith charts the fledgling years of Britain’s most iconic sports-car marque. Illustrated throughout, this 1970 first-edition hardback captures the gritty workshops, experimental chassis and early racetrack triumphs that turned a small Norfolk concern into a Grand Prix powerhouse.

Motor-racing historians and classic-car collectors prize Smith’s detailed, year-by-year narrative for its blend of technical insight and human anecdotes. The book doubles as a handy reference, pairing period photographs with specifications of every prototype and competition model up to 1960.

Supplied in its original dust jacket, this vintage copy shows the gentle wear expected after half a century: light scuffing and a neatly tape-mended 4.5 cm tear to the jacket, minor foxing to the endpapers, plus a small watermark on the rear inner flap—none of which intrude on readability or shelf presence. A tasteful, affordable addition to any motoring library.

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