1989 I-Mark Lotus Special

Not mine. No connections to the owner etc...

1989 I-Mark

Im fairly close and could pick it up and hold it for a short time for whoever here will be buying it. Just gimme a meal or drink(

Psst! Hey CarKid... Has it still got the "Handling by Lotus" tag on the rump? Grab that for me will ya?

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You can pick those up fairly easily on eBay - I got a set of 3 for $8.

One of the guys in our local autocross club used to run one of these Lotus I-Marks. Seemed to work pretty well, but he reported absolutely terrible problems finding parts.

Keith wrote: Seemed to work pretty well, but he reported absolutely terrible problems finding parts.

I'm surprised, there seemed to be so many of them out there at one time.

I had a Spectrum, base model while in college (4dsd). Pretty good car, always wondered what it could or would do with a little more oomph.

good thing its too far away, i would totally do a British Racing Green paint job and put massive Lotus badges on it...

That engine looks mighty familiar.

I like the fiber hood prop!

I guess the Lotus I-Mark had a bunch of special parts in it. There was some sort of story about a clutch, and I remember some talk about dampers. I don't remember, and he's driving a Miata now

I imagine the parts search for that car would make finding swift parts seem easy. Didn't the Imark come as a diesel too?

Keith wrote: I like the fiber hood prop!

Hey, it's eco-friendly, lightweight, and probably the most reliable thing on the car! I've been using it for over a year with zero failure rate. It's also from England and is period-correct - the tree it came off of looked to be around a 1992~1993. As usual the quality is in the little details.

I had a Isuzu Jr Turbo, with Lotus handling 87 model with a 2.6 "Big Block" from the Trooper

damn thing was more trouble than ten cheap Loti.

An I-Mark hatchback with "Handling by Lotus" badges was the only car I ever saw that rolled at an autocross.

I can see that happening...