Peter Cambridge, the designer of the Elite's interior, as well as having worked on other Lotus' interiors, passed away over the weekend.
Peter was a genuinely nice person with a wide variety of interests, particularly when it came to design. I met Peter when he and his wife Sheila came over for LOG14. We kept in touch and a few years back we were given a tour of his home area during a Lotus pilgrimage.
While it was unintended, if you look at the dash of the Evora, there is the insert from the Elite. This is a great tribute to Peter.
Peter became very active in the Lotus circle in the UK and until a couple of years ago we knew that we would get to spend some time with him at the Donington event, particularly at the Club Elite dinner.
Peter always had a twinkle in his eyes and didn't hesitate to let his dry sense of humor come out.
Peter was one of the small group of miracle workers, three of whom were recruited from Ford of England, who created the Elite and made it one of the greatest cars ever to hit the track or the street.
Peter will be missed by all of those who were fortunate to have met him.
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