Car Information
Car Information
| Car ID: | 1405 |
|---|---|
| Series: | S2 |
| Variant: | Roadster |
| Model: | S2|Roadster|26 |
| Year: | 1965 |
| Type: | 26 |
| Chassis : | 4947 |
| Color: | Blue |
| Engine : | |
| Purchase Date: | 2016-03-21 |
| Sold Date : | |
| Comments: | Special hardtop - with wrap around lexan rear screen Raced extensively - last race was at Silverstone in late 70’s. Last driven on the road - September 1979 Mileage when taken off road - 94265 Original colour was Medici Blue with black hardtop. It was subsequently repainted black with a gold hardtop and finally fluorescent green overall. Original engine, gearbox and diff. Chassis was replaced at some point. Between 1986 and 1990 the car underwent considerable restoration but owing to a personal bereavement all work was halted in 1990 when the car was approximately 60% complete with many new parts having been purchased directly from Lotus but unfitted. The vehicle was then stored in a heated dry industrial garage until its sale in 2016. Since buying the car it has been totally restored over 3 years. It went back on the road in October 2019. |
| Owner ID: | 2854 |
| First name: | Gerry |
| City | Peterborough |
| State: | Cambs |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Member Since: | 2020-10-27 |
| Record Created: | 2020-10-27 06:56:52 |
| Record Modified: | 2020-10-27 09:56:52 |
| Factory Data - I've lost track of where this data originated and it may be incomplete, inaccurate, false, or just plain made up. | |
| Year: | 65 |
| Month: | 09 |
| Production Batch: | |
| Type: | |
| Chassis: | 4947 |
| Suffix: | |
| Engine: | LP4222 |
| Gearbox: | 4 |
| Color: | |
| Build Date: | 1965-09-04 |
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Record Update History
| Operation | Date Modified | Year | Type | Chassis | Series | Variant | Color | Engine | Purchase Date | Sold Date | Comments | Image | Owner | City | State | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSERT | 2020-10-27 09:56:52 | 1965 | 26 | 4947 | S2 | Roadster | Blue | 2016-03-21 | Special hardtop - with wrap around lexan rear screen Raced extensively - last race was at Silverstone in late 70’s. Last driven on the road - September 1979 Mileage when taken off road - 94265 Original colour was Medici Blue with black hardtop. It was subsequently repainted black with a gold hardtop and finally fluorescent green overall. Original engine, gearbox and diff. Chassis was replaced at some point. Between 1986 and 1990 the car underwent considerable restoration but owing to a personal bereavement all work was halted in 1990 when the car was approximately 60% complete with many new parts having been purchased directly from Lotus but unfitted. The vehicle was then stored in a heated dry industrial garage until its sale in 2016. Since buying the car it has been totally restored over 3 years. It went back on the road in October 2019. | |
Gerry | Peterborough | Cambs | United Kingdom |