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- 1971 Lotus Seven S4 (Twin-Cam) - Garage Find
1971 Lotus Seven S4 (Twin-Cam) - Garage Find
1971 Lotus Seven S4 (Twin-Cam) - Garage Find
Twin Cam-powered fourth generation Lotus Seven from very long term ownership, now ready to be returned to active duty and offered without Reserve.
- ESTIMATE: £8,000 - £12,000
+ buyer's premium of 12.5% plus VAT (15% incl VAT)
You can choose to bid in the room, by phone, online or via commission.
LIVE AUCTION: This lot will be auctioned on Saturday 22nd March, 2025 at 11.00am GMT at NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT
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BODY COLOUR
Lotus Yellow -
DRIVE
RHD -
REG NUMBER
DNY 7J -
ODOMETER READING
72561 Miles
SUMMARY
Twin Cam-powered fourth generation Lotus Seven from very long term ownership, now ready to be returned to active duty and offered without Reserve.
DESCRIPTION
- The Series 4, introduced in 1970, marked a departure from earlier Lotus Seven models, featuring a wider body, improved amenities and an optional Twin-Cam engine capable of producing up to 120bhp
- Finished in Lotus Yellow and in fast road-spec, this example was acquired in 1982 by our vendor’s late husband who cherished and enjoyed it for over three decades
- He had no competition experience initially, but started by entering the Lotus in sprints and hill climbs before graduating to circuit racing
- At some point during this period, the Kent 1.6-litre cross-flow unit was replaced with a Lotus Twin-Cam with appropriate clutch and gearbox
- We understand that it competed mainly in Championships run by the HSCC, latterly the 1970s Road Sports Championship and remarkably took part in a number of Holly-Birkett 6-Hour team relay races
- He undertook maintenance, servicing and race-prep himself and was known for never throwing anything away, perhaps evident from our accompanying images
- That same approach applied to the car's paperwork and every single invoice, receipt, bit of correspondence, race entries, race results, programmes, in fact everything, can be found in the cars bulging history files
- The original engine and gearbox etc. will be supplied as will numerous other spares, tools, workshop equipment, roll-hoop, wheels, tyres etc., basically the entire useable contents of his garage
- The car has not run since 2018 so will obviously need to be fully recommissioned. It's basically a 'Garage Find' and consequently offered without Reserve
- This yellow Lotus and its late owner enjoyed years and years of fun together and now seems a great time to set it free it from storage, return it to top form and hopefully we will see this little Seven back on the hills or bashing round Snetterton as part of a relay team once again
SPECIFICATION
- Make
- LOTUS
- Model
- SEVEN
- Variant
- S4
- Registration Number
- DNY 7J
- Chassis Number
- 542953GT
- Engine Number
- 831C6015R34
- Transmission
- Manual
- Body Colour
- Lotus Yellow
GALLERY
CONSIGNOR
Nick Whale
- Chairman
- 07831 440158
- nick@iconicauctioneers.com
Please note all lots must be removed from the venue no later than 2pm on Monday 24th March. Collections will be from 9am - 2pm. If you cannot collect yourself, please do get in touch with our transport partner, EM Rogers, who will be happy to help you.
Uplift by EM Rogers back to their storage facility in Northampton is £175 plus VAT. Storage is £10 plus VAT per day for the first seven days and £40 plus VAT per week thereafter.
For larger vehicles such as vans, transporters etc. please contact EM Rogers on +44 (0)1604 755511 for a quote.
If you cannot collect, or do not let us know transport arrangements before noon on 24th February, we will send the car to EM Rogers on your behalf.
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