OK it says it's a S1 Lotus Seven

OK it says it's a S1 Lotus Seven

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Skyedriver

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17,916 posts

283 months

Sunday 24th July 2016
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http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C769348

Bodyshell?
Rear wings?
Rear lights?
Nosecone?
Crossflow?
Padded dash?
Twin tanks?

CanAm

9,261 posts

273 months

Monday 25th July 2016
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Handbrake on tunnel?

coppice

8,638 posts

145 months

Monday 25th July 2016
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Provenance apart(due diligence by expert needed - lots of features which aren't original ) those roll bars will just have to go....

Eric Mc

122,096 posts

266 months

Monday 25th July 2016
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It doesn't look like a Series 1 Seven to me -at all. If anything, it COULD be a Series 2 but even that is dubious. Indeed, to me it doesn't even look like a Lotus or even a Caterham.

Here's a series of pictures of typical Series 1









On a genuine Series 1, the nose cone is aluminium (not fibreglass). Also, the body shape is quite different. And finally, the wings/mudguards are much narrower - and are usually cycle wings on the front (although some Series 1 cars did have clamshells).


freebee

114 posts

135 months

Monday 25th July 2016
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tonys

1,080 posts

224 months

Wednesday 27th July 2016
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It doesn't look anything like a S1 to me. My first thought was a pre-lit Westfield.