ANNOUNCING THE CLARK TYPE 25 ELISE SC

In tribute to Jim Clark`s racing achievements, Lotus, in association with Classic Team! Lotus, is producing the Clark Type 25 Elise SC, with a donation for each of these special cars sold going to the Jim Clark memorial fund. This Elise, strictly limited to just 25 customer cars in the UK (25 being the Type number of his 1963 Lotus F1 car and his number of F1 wins) has been authorised by the Clark family and coincides with the 40th anniversary of Jim Clark`s death at Hockenheim in 1968.

The Clark Type 25 Elise SC will be launched at The Scottish Classic SpeedFair at Knockhill on the 8th of June 2008 and will form part of a weekend long tribute to Jim Clark. The Club Lotus Jim Clark Remembrance Weekend will take place over the 7th and 8th of June and promises to be a fantastic celebration of the life of Jim Clark.

The Clark Type 25 Elise SC draws upon many styling cues from the Type 25 F1 car Jim Clark raced to win the World Championship in 1963. The car, with removable hard top as standard, is finished in Britis! h Racing Green with a yellow stripe along the centre and features high performance Lotus Sport wheels in an historic black and silver design. The Sport Pack is included as standard. The interior is inspired by the Team Lotus Formula 1 cars of the era, with black leather sports seats, trimmed with red leather and all finished off with a fantastic retro wooden gear knob. Each car will also feature a J Clark signature decal on both the exterior and interior of the vehicle.

The MRSP of £35,995, including approximately £5,750 worth of options for just £3,445, making the car a true value proposition as well as an exclusive collector`s edition car. Production of customer cars will commence this summer and orders will be accepted on a strict first come first served basis