"1966. A pretty good year for us Brits- not that we like to bang on about it. In addition to the footy, this year also saw the start of construction of the new Lotus factory at Hethel, and they didn't hang about. By early 1967 the first cars drove off the production line and it's continued to this day, not only for Lotus product but also for the Vauxhall VX which was built there in 2000 along with the Elise S2.
To mark 40 years of production Lotus has announced an open day on the 23rd September, opened by Hazel Chapman- the wife of founder Colin who build the first Lotus back in 1948.
Looking at the details of the day it certainly seems worth the visit for owners and fans alike. Examples of all the cars manufactured over the 40 years will be on show as well as owners club displays- you'll even get a Lotus goodie bag just for turning up.
All Lotus owners arriving in their cars will be able to park on site (Non Lotus parking is also available), you can get a passenger ride around the South Circuit, get behind the scenes of Lotus Engineering and get up close to the Lotus Formula 1 collection.
Tickets are £15 per car (up to four people) and can be purchased from [url=http://www.lotuscarswebstore.co.uk"]www.lotuscarswebstore.co.uk"[/url]
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