Lotus Seven Series 1 Recent complete rehab

Vehicle Details

1960 Lotus Seven Series 1. One of approximately 240 produced. Rebuilt BMC 1275 overbored to 1300cc and rebuilt rib case gearbox. Less than 500 miles on both. This is by no means a “Restoration”. Purchased in December, 2020, it had served as a race car at least most of its life and the body shows signs of it (patina?) As a race car it had been stripped of all unnecessary equipment. Wings, windshield, dynamo, etc. were removed. Unfortunately, the Commission number had also been removed . Fortunately, the frame (chassis) number (L563/763) was permanently etched into the frame confirming manufacture by the Progress Chassis Company, date of manufacture between late1959 and early 1960. Since Lotus did not cross reference chassis and Commission numbers the commission number remains a mystery. A letter from The Historic Lotus Register concerning this is included in the photo gallery At some point in it's life, a Lotus 26 (Elan) independent rear was installed, replacing the live axle unit. Since the Elan did not begin production until 1962 it is unlikely that the installation was a factory job. The conversion none the less appears professionally done. In order to return the car to original as much as possible I had a red vinyl interior installed, produced a dashboard with all needed instruments including a GPS speedometer, installed a GM alternator, installed headlamps, tail lamps, stop lamps, and license plate bracket and lamp.I then rewired the complete car, installed 14” VTO alloy wheels with Vridrstein tires, Caterham front wings and aftermarket rear aluminum wings, installed 5-3/4 inch headlights, parking lights, rear running lights and stop lights. .Also included are race tires mounted on wire wheels and complete Weber 45DCOE carburetor and manifold. Before and after photos are below. $29,750 OBO. I encourage inspection and test drive.PLEASE NOTE. The IRS conversion extends both the rear tread and the wheelbase by about 4 inches. The last photo in the gallery shows where the rear wings extend about 4 inches past the rear tank surround.