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Lotus 23 B/C (1966)
for sale

Price: US $78,000.00

Description:

Continuing on from the superb work of Henry Tombs in recreating the Lotus Type 23 sports racer and making the Xanthos 23 a true reproduction, Kelvin Jones Motorsport built this Lotus Type 23 with a chassis provided by Arch Motors & Manufacturing, UK. The wheels are magnesium wobblies and the rear uprights are magnesium as well. This is as close to the genuine article as you can get. It really is much more than a replica. You have a UK log book from 1966, you have a late chassis from the original manufacturer, you have a rebuilt MK 8 transmission from PDS Engineering UK using MK 5 gears, you have a Craig Beck engine from the UK and best of all this was put together by a Lotus specialist - Kelvin Jones. The 23 even has the wonky emergency brake. There are two setups one for racing with one seat and one with two seats with the rollbar brace removed. The car has high and low beams with the required rain light. It is a C chassis with a B body.The transaxle is a 5 speed with limited slip and a 8:31 final drive, present gearing has a top speed of 150 mph at 8000. There are nine gear sets and additional miscellaneous transmission parts.The engine is a new block and new big valve head as per FIA 23B, new steel crank, new steel rods, new pistons, single competition clutch, dry sump and all is balanced. New 45 152 DCOE Webers, 186 bhp at 7500 rev to 9000 with current carb setup. A dyno report is included using 98 octane fuel.There is a FIA approved fire system installed last October along with new racing harness. The car has never been raced. Only run at 4 car shows and on the Dyno to check the engine output. However, I do run the engine and check the brakes and clutch once a month. The car has won multiple awards at car shows in Florida.Spares are the gear set as previously mentioned and a complete set of spare rims that have been ordered and paid for, just waiting on delivery from Kelvin Jones Motorsport. Lotus spare parts catalogue, history on the 23, gear set Excel spreadsheet for calculating speed in each gear and a Weber tuning guide. Additional pictures available. Will deliver within 200 miles for free.
Will assist in shipping inside or outside the U.S.
There is a 2016 custom trailer with fire extinguisher, shop lights, a 115v 60 amp circuit breaker box and a 2000 lb winch, tent, generator. The trailer is available with or without the car.
1598cc Lotus Twin Cam.K Jones/CBR. RPM BHP Torque Lambda3000 65 114 0.913500 77 116 0.84000 89 117 0.774500 104 121 0.725000 125 131 0.855500 141 133 0.876000 155 136 0.876500 168 136 0.927000 177 133 0.97250 183 132 0.887500 186 130 0.867750 185 125 0.828000 183 120 0.8
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