Description:

Present owner since 1984. The car was purchased in England,  from Alan BAILLIE, a well known race
pilot, collector and Lotus specialist, under the cover of FIA Historic Vehicle Identity Form had
the # 187 issued by the Historic Sport Car Club Registrar and certified by the RAC, Royal Automobile
Car Club Motor Sports Association.  The new owner commissioned Alan BAILLIE a money no object
restoration, with the objective to make of this LOTUS 23B both  a potential race winner and
possibly the finest 23B in existence, but  with the utmost respect for originality and FIA Rules.
Meantime owner's safety considerations called for the replacement of any 1963 mechanical component
with new, original equivalents, whenever available, an example being the Hewland gear box and the
major suspension components.


History

Originally sold in England to Ken FOSTER in March 1963, her original color was Italian racing red. No
intermediate history is available until 1983, when she was bought in West Germany by Carl GRAEF,
dressed with a coupe body. She was re-imported by Peter DENTY in 1983 and than sold to Alan BAILLIE,
who was searching for a sound restoration project on behalf of the present owner, who owned her for
the last 14 years

Competition History

Second placed, FIA European Championship 1990, Class F, T8
Engine

• Ford Lotus twincam
  
• 1594 cc.
  
• 2 double carbs 45DCOE
  
• free exhaust
  
• twin sintered disc, diaphragm type competition clutch
  
• GALMOZZI, Crema, Italy
  
• rebuilt 1991, only intermittent test mileage since
  
• all steel, stage three+ tuning, this engine carries 12 mm high lift intake cams, just to name one
  

Fuel System

• aluminium foam filled cell
  
• Bendix electric pump
  
• 4.5 gallons capacity
  
• fuel type, premium 98 octane gasoline
  
  

Oil/Water System

• dry sump engine
  
• rear oil tank right of engine
  
• front oil radiator with thermostatic control to be installed when conditions warrant
  
  
• front water radiator
  
• water and oil running along frame in aluminium pipes
  
  

Electrical System

• ignition system: Lucas, original, by distributor and coil
  
• battery: new
  

Body

• Fiberglass sport, two seater
  
• paint: British racing green with yellow stripe
  
• condition brand new
  

Chassis

• original mild steel tube frame, nickel-bronze brazed
  
• very sound
  
• telescopic, adjustable
  
• original, double wishbone, anti-roll bar, coil over
  
• original, top link, lower reversed a-arm, dual trailing links, coil over
  
• Modified Triumph rack & pinion
  
• 4 wheel disc, Girling light alloy calipers
  
• Lotus wobbly webs, aluminum, Formula Ford tires
  

Interior

• red leather steering wheel
  
• original instruments and switches
  
• racing six points harness
  
• racing fire system
  

Spares

• all Hewland ratios to perform correct gearing any European circuit or hill climb; available normal and large shaft splines
  
• gearbox tools for gear change, bushing replacement
  
• spares for circuit needs comprising
  
  
  
  • starter motor
    
  • rubber belts and manifolds
    
  • distributor and parts
    
  • spark plugs
    
  • brake pads
    
  • transmission shaft joints
    
  • others
    
  
  
• twin cam stage two used parts, crank, con rods, pistons, valves springs, and so on
  
• racing jack, extra slim pantograph type
  
• race position signal panel with letters and numbers
  
• spare set of wobble aluminium wheels fitted with F Ford tires