Restoration Blog: 1966 Lotus Elan

July 16, 2010 12:00 AM

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Jay and Jim Hall are kicking off a new project: an all-out restoration of what will hopefully become the fastest street-going Lotus out there, or as Jim simply puts it, "stupid fast." Step one entails removing the body and digging out the engine.

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