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1963 Lotus 23 Sports Racer - SOLD
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Description:
This 23 comes race ready with FIA papers and was completely restord in 1998. The engine and body were restored
in Italy by Galmozzi and Terzi.
History
The car was produced in March 1963 and the first owner was Mr. Ken Foster (Lotus Archive). In 1982 it was
imported back to England from Germany by Peter Denty who bought the car from Mr. Karl Graef. The car was restored
and sold to Mr. Alan Baille in 1983. Mr Baille sold the car to Mr. Arnaldo Cappa in 1985, Mr. Cappa drove the car
to second place in the 1989 European Historic Sports Racer Championship. The current owner bought the car from Mr. Cappa.
Competition History
tbd
Engine
- completely new Lotus TwinCam 1600cc
- built by Galmozzi and Terzi
- fuel cell
- dry sumped oil system
- water radiator
- 12V
- completely new glassfibre body
- painted green and yellow
- mild steel tubular spaceframe of mostly round tube
- Koni
- double wishbone, coilover
- lower reversed wishbone, top link, dual trailing rods, coil over
- rack and pinion
- disc
- Lotus aluminum
- tbd
- all original gauges
- red seat cover
- red leather steering wheel
- none