Vehicle Description
The Lotus Seven Series Two was produced from June 1960 to August
1968 with approximately 1310 examples being made over the 8 year
period, mostly at the Delamare Road Factory in Cheshunt,
Hertfordshire. The multi tubular space frame chassis were produced
by the Progress Chassis Company and later at the Universal Radiator
Company. The Aluminium Bodywork was produced by the Alert Company
and later by Arch Motors.
From a major European collection with a JD Classics customer, this
1962 Lotus Seven Series Two was supplied by the Delamare Road
Factory on 13th February 1962 to a Mr B.T. Symonds of Wembley,
Middlesex. The chassis, being a relatively early unit, was produced
by �Progress' and the bodywork by �Alert'. The Lotus 7 register has
confirmed that the original engine was a Super Seven Ford 109E
Cosworth unit with twin 40DCOE carburettors, although the Seven is
currently fitted with a 1500cc Pre-Crossflow��Kent' engine and twin
40DCOE Weber carburettors. This is�mounted to a Ford '2000 E'
Gearbox. The Seven was acquired by Henry Tombs and Mick Beveridge
of Xanthos Sportscars around 2001. Henry & Mick restored Lotus 7s,
23s and 23Bs for over 15 years under the Xanthos name. During the
restoration it was decided to incorporate a suspension setup that
was inspired by the Lotus 7/20 which was developed by a Lotus
engineer, Hugh Haskell,�with Colin Chapman's blessing. (As the
photograph of Chapman in a similar car supports). It used Type 20
(Formula Junior) suspension and included twin front wishbones and
Independent rear suspension with Lotus 20 Uprights, Lotus Elite
Differential, solid drive shafts, Rose Jointed rear trailing arms
and Duel-Circuit brakes. Following a painstaking restoration, this
delightful car has been carefully maintained by JD Classics since
2006 and recently took part in the 2016 Bernina Gran Tourismo.
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