I love this pic! gorgeous setup and so evocative. I think I have looked at it half a dozen times before I realized it was a Lotus and not a Fiat 850. I realize the Fiat has louvers (and is made of metal) but it is funny how your brain sees what it wants to see AND I had not realized how similar these cars were from the back (at least to my eyes) - funny how a certain angle can make all the difference.
I love this pic! gorgeous setup and so evocative. I think I have looked at it half a dozen times before I realized it was a Lotus and not a Fiat 850. I realize the Fiat has louvers (and is made of metal) but it is funny how your brain sees what it wants to see AND I had not realized how similar these cars were from the back (at least to my eyes) - funny how a certain angle can make all the difference.
and here is the Fiat
And another 'cheat' to help with identification; the Fiat doesn't have Lotus Elan badging on the bootlid!
I love this pic! gorgeous setup and so evocative. I think I have looked at it half a dozen times before I realized it was a Lotus and not a Fiat 850. I realize the Fiat has louvers (and is made of metal) but it is funny how your brain sees what it wants to see AND I had not realized how similar these cars were from the back (at least to my eyes) - funny how a certain angle can make all the difference.
and here is the Fiat
And another 'cheat' to help with identification; the Fiat doesn't have Lotus Elan badging on the bootlid!
That's actually how I realized. To be fair I just thought it was the British Spelling at first.