Colin Chapmans first and only attempt at a Group Seven /Can Am racing machine.Most notable for its beautiful body work and the "pickle fork" backbone frame design that was later used on the Elan,Europa and Elite street cars.The Lotus 30 was Regarded as unsucessful and/or dangerous,(depending on whether or not you had to drive it fast).The Second iteration was the Lotus 40,also unsucessful.Lotus 30's and 40's were powered by small-block Ford V8 engines.