Originally Posted by bmorgan
Very beautiful car. I do not know much about the Lotus, but the wheels really caught my eye. It is interesting that the center of the rear wheels are concave while the fronts are convex. I am not sure if I have seen anything like that before. Or, is it just my eyes playing tricks on me? Congrats on obtaining a beautiful piece of history.
your eyes are right, the rears are concave. The brakes are actually inboard (underneath the car, right next the transmission), so the concave wheel makes up for the big difference in offset. The 89's and up have a different transmission and a more normal outboard brake setup with non-concave wheels.