This 1991 Lotus Elan M100, finished in Monaco White, has spent most of its life in California and remains in top-tier condition with just 41,000 miles. Well-maintained and recently serviced, it runs ...

A one-piece, bespoke foam and plastic-skinned dashboard. A quick-fold hood that didn’t leak and which stowed beneath its own lid. Electric windows good for more than five consecutive rises and falls.

John Miles, ex-Formula One racer, engineer and once Autocar road tester, led the development to produce a chassis of extraordinary capabilities. The Elan’s absorbency and resistance to being knocked ...