Lotus Cars by the Numbers

Notes:

Cars up to and including the Eleven are referred to as Mark, thereafter Type.

Many racing types had appendages to indicate different uses, they are not all listed. Several type numbers are shared between production and F1 cars. Dates and production numbers are estimates and are likely to be wrong. They are provided merely as a guide.

Production numbers are always subject to discussion

The ‘Lotus Type Numbers List’ was compiled over 25 years by Lotus Historian William Taylor at Coterie Press.

Type No	Year	Name/Formula	Production Volume
Mark I	1948	Austin Special	1
Mark II	1949	Trials Car	1
Mark III	1951	750cc Formula Car	2
Mark IV	1952	Trials Car	1
Mark VI	1952	Sports Car	110+
Mark IIIB	1952	1172cc Formula Car	1
Mark V	1952	Proposed 750 Formula Car	0
Mark VIII	1954	Sports Racer	7
Mark IX	1955	Sports Racer	30
Mark X	1955	Sports Racer	6
Eleven	1956	Sports Racer	166
Type 12	1957	Formula 2 & 1	12
Seven	1957	Series 1	243
Type 14	1957	Elite	281
Eleven	1957	Series 2	104
Type 15	1958	Sports Racer	27
Type 16	1958	Formula 1 & 2	8
Type 17	1959	Sports Racer	23
Seven	1960	Series 2	1310 approx.
Type 18	1960	Formula Junior	118
Type 19B	1960	Sports Racer	1 (inc. in total Type 19)
Type 14	1960	Elite Series 2	749 approx.
Type 18	1960	Formula 1	30
Type 19	1960	Sports Racer	17
Type 21	1961	Formula 1	11
Type 20	1961	Formula Junior	118
Type 26	1962	Elan Series 2	848
Type 22	1962	Formula Junior	77
Type 24	1962	Formula 1	15
Type 26	1962	Elan (1500)	15
Type 26	1962	Elan 1600	2053
Type 25	1962	Formula 1	7
Type 23	1962	Sports Racer	131+
Type 23B	1963	Sports Racer (Twin-cam)	(inc. in total Type 23)
Type 26R	1963	Elan Racecar	97
Type 28	1963	Lotus Cortina	2894
Type 29	1963	Indycar	3
Type 27	1963	Formula Junior	35
Type 31	1964	Formula 3	12+19
Type 33	1964	Formula 1	6
Type 30	1964	Sports Racer	33
Type 32B	1964	Tasman Car	1 (inc. in total Type 32)
Type 34	1964	Indycar	3
Type 32	1964	Formula 2	12
Type 37	1965	Sports Racer	1
Type 35	1965	Formula 2	22
Type 36	1965	Elan Series 3 fhc	1200 approx.
Type 40	1965	Sports Racer	7
Type 39	1965	Tasman Car	1
Type 38	1965	Indycar	10
Type 43	1966	Formula 1	2
Type 44	1966	Formula 2	3
Type 46	1966	Europa	644
Type 42	1966	Indycar	2
Type 41	1966	Formula 3	61
Type 45	1966	Elan Series 3 dhc	1450 approx.
Type 47	1966	Sports Racer	71
Type 42F	1967	Indycar	incl with Type 42
Type 49	1967	Formula 1	12
Type 41B	1967	Formula 2	1
Type 50	1967	Elan +2	5168
Type 48	1967	Formula 2	3
Type 51	1967	Formula Ford	150+
Type 57	1968	Formula 1	1
Type 58	1968	Formula 2	1 (from Type 57)
Seven	1968	Series 3	340 approx.
Type 45	1968	Elan Series 4 dhc	1000 approx.
Type 36	1968	Elan Series 4 fhc	2000 approx.
Type 41X	1968	Formula 3	1
Type 54	1968	Europa Series 2	2750
Type 56	1968	Indycar	4
Type 47D	1968	GKN Europa	1
Type 64	1969	Indycar	4
Type 68	1969	Formula A (prototype)	1 (converted to Type 70)
Type 66	1969	Proposed Sports Racer	0
Type 63	1969	Formula 1	2
Type 60	1969	Seven Series 4	625
Type 62	1969	Group 6 Car	2
Type 50	1969	Elan +2S	3576
Seven	1969	Series 3 SS (Twin-cam)	13
Type 61	1969	Formula Ford	248
Type 65	1969	Europa Series 2 (Federal)	865
Type 59	1969	Formula 2 & 3	42
Type 70	1970	Formula 5000	10 approx.
Type 72	1970	Formula 1	9
Type 69	1970	Formula 2	10
Type 56B	1971	Formula 1	1
Type 50	1971	Elan +2S 130	2088 approx.
Type 74	1971	Europa Twin-cam	1580
Type 69	1971	Formula 3	55?
Type 69	1971	Formula Ford	28? (inc F3 Type 59)
Type 74	1972	Europa Special	3130
Type 73	1972	Formula 3	2
Type 72D	1972	Formula 1	(inc. in total Type 72)
Type 74	1973	Formula 2	2
Type 76	1974	Formula 1	2
Type 75	1974	Elite	2398
Type 72E	1974	Formula 1	(inc. in total Type 72)
Type 76	1975	Éclat	1299
Type 77	1976	Formula 1	3

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