The Lost Lotus: Restoring a Race Car

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Philip Glenister and Ant Anstead return for a one-off special as the boys decide to restore a Lotus Elite - a classic of 1950s British motoring and the first road car designed and built by Formula 1 genius Colin Chapman. Ant unearths a gem in Stoke - a unique green Elite that was the prototype model for the 100 production Elites that followed. The car was displayed at the Earls Court motor show in 1958 and first owned by jazz musician Chris Barber.