1959 Lotus seven

[Kitcat]

For sale on E-Bay under "Lotus other" (I will rely on a more tech-savy member to do a link) . Race prepped for vintage racing. For sale in NJ. Someone shd buy it and bring it to our se7ens track day in June:)! Even with skinny tires and 1 liter engine, I will bet it is no slouch.

[Jackal]

(I will rely on a more tech-savy member to do a link)

 

I got your back.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1959-Lotus-7-Series-1-/200913975432?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item2ec767f888

[cyclewings]

I checked with HLR and they thought #7-853A was already claimed by at least two other sevens. So, the question is whether or not this one is real or a just an old and good replica.

 

Anyone see anything in the pictures that would indicate this is authentic?

 

That it has log books going back to the 1970's is not sufficient to prove authenticity. I recently looked at another historic sports racer that had log books going back over 25 years. When I spoke to the designer/builder of this car he said either it's a copy or at least there's nothing left of the original car because it looked totally different (frame/suspension/cockpit, were all different).

[DavidL]

this car was on bringatrailer.com....

[The Stig]

I looked at this one and also found that chassis number was the subject of a dispute in the UK. Maybe it does not matter, maybe it deflates the value of both cars. Buyers decide I guess.