THE LOTUS BOOK first published in July 1998 was completely sold out in less than five months, making it the fastest selling single Marque book of the year. Combining as it did unique new material with archive photographs, period brochures, contemporary advertisements, accurate technical data and concise histories of each car, it was, said Clive Chapman, "A worthy testament to the talents of Colin Chapman and all who played a part in the great Lotus adventure."
The updated edition of this best-seller, THE LOTUS BOOK SERIES 2, was published in January of 1999 and featured new photography of some cars (Type 94T), as well as updated archive images of several other cars. As with the first edition, this edition of "The Lotus Bible" is now also out of print.