1962 Lotus 23

[S1Steve]

I see that Tom's " yellowss7 " favorite car is for sale on race-cars. com. At $ 200.ooo

Edited February 4, 2010 by S1Steve

[yellowss7]

You won't believe this but after looking at that 11 I found this one for only $165,000.:seeya:

[yellowss7]

Steve, I think that white and Orange one is the one we saw at NJMP.

 

Tom

[S1Steve]

Well we have seen the white one" that I can't seem to download a photo of' and it is nice. But I like the green one too !!! I had no idea they were so much money !

Edited February 4, 2010 by S1Steve

[S1Steve]

Yep, A soon as I saw it for sale , I thought , Thats what Tom liked at NJMP.

[yellowss7]

Yeah, that's a lot of money for a race toy. But the upside is that as long as you don't crash it, they are not depreciating. It's sort of like art you can enjoy and play with.

 

Now if I can only convice my wife that it's a great investment.:auto:

 

Tom

[11Budlite]

Well we have seen the white one" that I can't seem to download a photo of' and it is nice. But I like the green one too !!! I had no idea they were so much money !

 

I was surprised they cost that much too. I think the white and orange one is campaigned by Sasco Sports. I always liked the Lola MK1 they ran as well. Here's a photo of the Lotus 23:

[TheDingo8MyBaby]

Like anything historic racing car, price of each individual car is dictated by it's history. That being said, the lotus 23 was an iconic sports racer of the era and nice examples (even without a rich history) command well into the $150k range.

 

About 30 years ago my father had the opportunity to buy one for $600. He told the guy he'd take it and instructed him not to sell it, rented a truck and trailer from his friend and drove from colorado to kansas to pick it up. When he got there the guy told him he sold it 2 hours ago. :banghead: