Description
Very rare factory ‘Big Valve’ Twin Cam engined car
One owner for last 30 years
Extensive history file
12 months MOT
Recently featured in Classic and Sports Car magazine May 2017
"Every Sports Car enthusiast should own a Lotus 7”. Road and Track, April 1968.
Having left Lotus’ Hethel factory on 15th December 1972, this Series 4 7 was registered to a Mr David Hopkin of Bishopbriggs, Glasgow on 4th January 1973. Letters and emails on file from both the Factory and Lotus 7 Registrar John Watson confirm that the S4 was finished in Lotus Yellow and was dispatched with an ‘Elan Sprint’ specification Twin Cam engine making it amongst the rarest of all Lotus’. Records are sketchy to say the least but with only some 660 Series 4 7s produced, it is understood that just a handful left the factory with ‘Big Valve’ twin cam engines. According to a note in the file, this is the 28th to last S4 Twin Cam built and while it is not clear from where this information was sourced, the Lotus 7 Register’s records indicate that only around 100 more Series 4’s of all engine specifications were produced after this car so this does seem believable.
For sale via our Berlinetta online auction. Bidding closes Wednesday 14th June at 8pm.
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