Lotus Super Seven (1962)
for sale
Price: US $20,000.00
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Lotus Super Seven (1962)
Description:
The known and verifiable
history of SB1497 begins with the 2nd owner and importer who acquired SB1497 as
a used car from a Wolseley dealer down the street from the Lotus plant in
Cheshunt. He had the top, side curtains and tonneau cover made locally in
Cheshunt by the local Roll Royce dealer. He drove it around England and France
and then shipped it home to San Diego in 1965. Imported painted French blue, then resprayed British Racing Green (have pics); another respray to present black
lacquer. I purchased the car in 1974 and have street
driven and raced it; never any damage to the body or frame. The car has been in
dry storage since 1987.
The car is in very good
original condition and needs cleaning and assembly of the 109E engine and
drivetrain to the new owners specs. Supplied are the original parts that have
been in dry storage since purchase. The car can be restored to very original
condition complete with narrow wheels and fenders with the supplied parts.
Supplied are two new bonnets in the Arch shipping crate.
Included with the sale
are the following original parts:
109E engine and 109E
head
Chromed dual weber
intake manifold and linkages
DCOE Weber 40
Matching exhaust header
Cosworth alloy valve
cover
Radiator and fan
Hood scoop and side hood
scope
Alloy skin outer, laminate inner and dash
Wood steering wheel
AC Instruments and rear
view mirror
Windshield and frame
brackets
Front fenders, Headlights and turn indicators
Rear fenders, Taillights
and turn indicators
Smiths heater
Horn
Top bows
Armstrong shocks and
springs (4)
Gas tank with sender and
cap
UK Rolls Royce side
curtains, top and tonneau cover
gearbox with remote
shifter and shift ball
clutch and flywheel
driveshaft
TR10 axle housing and
drums
TR10 axles (4) and hubs
TR10 differential (3)
steel 3.5 wheels (3)
steel 4.5 wheels (2)
steel 5.0 wheels (4)
widened from 3.5
hub cap (1)
spare nose cone, front wings
and rear narrow fenders
New S2 bonnets as
delivered from Arch Motors (2)
Modified rear axle based
on Datsun 1200 with LSD. (This was a 70s UK modification)
Spare Datsun 1200
housing
update: 2015-08-08
Features:
| Used |
| “Unassembled rolling kit with original parts listed. The car is complete and needs cleanup and assembly to the new owners taste. Offered by the 4th and longest owner, one of a few original skinned Lotus Super 7 with verified province back to the UK in 1965. SB1497 has resided in San Diego since imported and comes with the original 109E, 1340cc Cosworth with dual webers on a chromed steel intake manifold and matching tube header. The Lotus plate number and chassis number have been confirmed by JWWatson, but the build sheet was missing.The car is in very good original condition and needs cleaning and assembly of the 109E engine and drivetrain to the new owners specs. Supplied are the original pieces that have been in dry storage since purchase. The car can be restored to very original condition complete with narrow wheels and fenders with the supplied parts. Supplied are two new bonnets in the Arch shipping crate. Only original once, not a rebuild or reskin.” |
| Year: | 1962 | Engine: | 109E 1340cc |
| Make: | Lotus | Vehicle Title: | Clear |
| Model: | Super Seven | For Sale By: | Private Seller |
