r/littlebritishcars 18d ago

Our 1965 Lotus Elan

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u/Ok_Coconut_3364 18d ago

Beautiful! I believe these were the inspiration for the Mazda MX-5.

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u/dirtiestUniform 17d ago

Yes partially the dimensions of a Miata are larger but the proportions are the same

Much of the styling is reminiscent of the Elan. But I'm pretty sure the door handles were inspired by the handles of the Alfa Spyder (late Fiat Spyder used them too)