1962 Lotus Elite car hit A new V12 Sunbeam was

A new V12 Sunbeam was built for Henry Segrave in 1925-6

Design for the interior courtyard of the new Royal Exchange by JB Bunning

'Field Marshall the Earl Haig'

26 February 1962

London during his European Tour

1962 Lotus Elite car hit A new V12 Sunbeam was1962 Lotus Elite car. The Elite was Colin Chapman's first closed Lotus and was the first car to use fibreglass as a major structural element. At that time, it was the only British sportscar with the Coventry Climax FWE overhead camshaft engine, disc brakes on all four wheels and fully independent suspension. Elites finished first and second in their class at Le Mans in 1960 and had many other sporting victories.