1965 S2 Lotus 7 1500

[craig chima]

I did a ground up restoration on this car about 6 years ago and in my humble estimation it is as nice of an original Lotus 7 as exists in North America.  The car belongs to a close friend of mine (Rob Shriver - he is also local here in Akron, OH) and he has enjoyed it for several years but he is in the process of moving, and therefore thinning his car collection.   He is most definitely a car enthusiast but since I did the restoration and his knowledge of all things Lotus is somewhat limited he has asked me to post the car for sale for him.

 

And for "full disclosure" the car has also been listed for the past couple of months on John Donohoe's simplesevens website with an asking price of $40,000 but there hasn't been much activity as a result of that ad (John concedes that traffic on his site is way down these days).   We have also reached out to BAT and have initiated the listing process with them but there is a 2-3 week lead time before the listing goes live so I suggested to Rob that we place an ad here in the interim.   BAT will only agree to a $31,000 reserve price and while that is less than what Rob would like for it (and far less than he has invested in the car) he is still moving forward with them.   Accordingly, he has asked me to list the car here for the same $31,000 price, meaning that this is a great opportunity to get a superb S2 Lotus 7 at what I consider to be a great value without paying an additional 5% commission to BAT.

 

Here are a few of the key details on the car and also a link to the simplesevens ad that likely will answer most of your questions:

 

https://www.simplesevens.org/2078/2078.htm

 

Frame off/skin off chassis restoration and powdercoat

Rebuilt original 1500 pre-crossflow motor

Rebuilt original 3 rail transmission

Rebuilt original T-10 rear axle housing, a-frame, differential and brakes

Rebuilt front suspension

Spax adjustable shocks all around

Gorgeous original interior/gauges

Wonderfully detailed engine compartment and boot (trunk)

Original soft top and side curtains in good useable condition

Panasport wheels

Jet Hot coated header/exhaust

 

Please contact me with any questions or for additional details or pictures (we have a bunch as required by BAT but I have included at least one photo from all key angles in this ad).  I will gladly provide Rob's contact information for those with genuine and significant interest in the car but please know that he is going to be FIRM at the $31,000 selling price.   Please also know that I will not be involved in any aspects of the financial transaction.   Thanks for looking and you can reach me via PM here, or email me at chima97@aol.com or call/text (330) 807-0738

 

 

[craig chima]

Couple of more pix to show the quality of the car, plus I neglected to mention that the paint is stunning and is as nice as you will find on an original Lotus 7 or replica.   Also, EVERYTHING works as it should (mechanicals, electrics, gauges, etc).  No stories, no excuses car.