Lotis was a British car marque produced by Sturmey Motors Ltd of Coventry. The company was established by Henry Sturmey, who had founded Britain's first motoring magazine, The Autocar, in 1895. In 1900 Sturmey built a single light car powered by a 2.75hp M.M.C. motorcycle engine, which he had hoped to sell for £100, though it never reached production; the sole example was said to have survived. Between 1902 and…