Spyder Engineering (United Kingdom) - AllCarIndex

Spydercars was a British specialist that manufactured alternative-design chassis and components for classic Lotus models and undertook full restorations and engine conversions. Operating from Whittlesey near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, it focused on the Lotus Elan, Elan +2 and Europa, supplying replacement spaceframe chassis, suspension parts, and aluminium tanks and radiators. Its in-house workshop restored cars to standard specification or converted them with modern Ford Zetec/Duratec powertrains, often paired with five-speed transmissions and updated brakes. The company stated long experience as independent Lotus specialists and emphasized that it had no corporate connection with Lotus Cars. Its spaceframe Elan/+2 chassis was presented as lighter and more durable than the original backbone, with provision for either Chapman-strut or double-wishbone rear suspension and a quoted gain in torsional rigidity, while the parts catalogue covered model-specific and general aluminium products.