Lotus Corps has a new "home" on the net!

While this site will remain here fully up to date for quite a while, 
you might want to bookmark our new site here.  

A BIG thanks to Rick/Opie for his efforts in moving the club forward.

Check out a brand new announcement about an exciting idea for our membership here.  

Also, our relocated 'event photo archive' site is here.  Many of the pictures that were once on this site are still accessible there.

You can find some of the photos I took while visiting the 22nd Lotus Owners Gathering in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin by visiting our LOG Pictures Pages ... the rest of the pictures have been moved to our archive site. 

Lotus Corps, a short history...

Welcome to the world of Lotus motorcars, a truly distinctive and unique marque!  The history of Colin Chapman, founder and creative genius is well known and documented in the annals of performance automobiles from meager beginnings in 1947 to date.  Innovative  in design and engineering by Lotus has been among leaders of the automotive industry and Lotus is a legend, in championship competition from time trials to Formula One Constructors and Indy 500 honors.

Performance and championship victories aside, Lotus has from the first Austin 7 thru Elites, Cortinas, Elans, Europas, Esprits, and now with the Elise, created a bevy of the most enjoyable road cars for the true enthusiast.

Lotus Corps is a Chicago, Illinois based organization dedicated to the Lotus marque, serving the Chicago-land area. We do have members from all over the USA, including California, Georgia, and several other states.  In order to more properly serve our members, we ask that only mid-western US residents inquire about membership.   Historically, the club was organized in the 1960's by seven founding fathers.  Several of these Lifetime Members still own Lotus cars.  The club was 'officially incorporated' as a not for profit organization on March 24, 1971.  

Monthly meetings are held on the last Thursday of the month, starting with a social hour at: 7:00PM, and the business portion of the meeting at 8:00PM.  Please note that the location of the Lotus Corps monthly membership meeting has changed.  Lake Street is currently under construction though, so be prepared for delays. 

The new location is:
Aurelio's Pizza
1455 W Lake St, Addison, IL
(630)889-9560

This is just east of I-355 on the south side of Lake St., in the Centennial Plaza just East of the Marcus Cinema.   A map is linked here.

 In addition to these monthly meetings, we enjoy competition/speed events, social events, tune up/technical clinics, tours, and car fests.  We'll do just about anything that allows us to put on a smile by getting our Lotuses out.

Myself, I live 3 hours west of Chicago, and was privileged to meet up with Lotus Corps members at LOG X in Akron, Ohio, in 1990.  I have met many nice people, and had a lot of fun with my Esprit, thanks to joining this group.  You can too!   Regular dues are just $25.00 yearly.  To access and print an application form to join our organization, click here.  Use your browsers back button to return to this page after printing the application.

Pictures from several Lotus Corps events can be seen, courtesy of member Sanjaya Vatuk's site.  Click on his name to go and check them out.

For membership, or other information:

''Snail-mail'' information :

 Carl  Sarro

 42W824  Robin Lane                               

                       Hampshire,  IL 60140-8829 

To contact us by e-mail, and help reduce the amount of spam I get, you will have to manually type my e-mail address, substituting the @  symbol where I have typed (at): lotuscorps(at)mchsi.com  - Thanks for your help!  I (the website guy, Ed) will forward your message to the appropriate Lotus Corps member.

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