Elise through the ages.

Post by **Shug** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 8:36 am

Mikie711 wrote:
rossybee wrote:Who now owns the s1 tooling etc?

Think it is still Hydro that make the chassis for Lotus

Do I not remember Lotus actually buying the Hydro plant that makes their chassis, pre Bahar, when they had a little cash left?

j2 lot · Post by **j2 lot** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 9:32 am

I seem to remember hearing something similar to that Shug- unless Mr Bahar sold it along with the family silver I think it is Lotus owned.

Post by **campbell** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 10:33 am

Part of Norsk Hydro now I think. Bit more history here.

http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f259/wh ... ve-123937/

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 10:54 am

As far as I was aware Norsk Hydro always produced the elise chassis.(and the Renault spider) The customer pays for the tooling and Norsk makes and sells the aluminium by weight + assembly.

I do remember lotus buying a manufacturing place in the north of England.

sendmyusername · Post by **sendmyusername** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 5:48 pm

I'm sure I read that the bodywork moulds were sold to caterham.
I could be wrong, but think I read it in an elise lotus history article.
I have have been thinking about the caterham which was made under licence ?
I'll have to dig out a few mags and do research,

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