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1962 Lotus Elite S2

Sale price: £69,995.00 make an offer

Car location: Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1962
Doors:
2
Mileage:
44000
Engine:
1200
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1962 Lotus Elite S2 for sale

Current customer rating: current rating for this car(2.25) based on 409 votes
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This is a stunning example of one if the greatest GT cars of the Sixties. It is a UK Supplied RHD 1962 Lotus Elite S2 finished in Metallic Maroon with Silver Roof and a Black Interior. This car has been comprehensively restored and is in a beautiful condition. It is not a 100 point Concours car but could be quite easily. It is Taxed and MOT'd and ready for the summer.

With the Lotus 14 of 1959 - better known as the Elite - Colin Chapman demonstrated that his skills as a racing car designer and constructor could just as easily be applied to production road cars.

Just as innovative as Lotus's outright competition cars. the Elite featured a fiberglass monocoque body tub. independent suspension all round (based on that of Lotus' racing monopostos) and four-wheel disc brakes. the rears mounted inboard. Its engine was the four-cylinder Coventry-Climax FWE. a single-overhead-cam unit of 1. 16cc producing 75bhp initially. while the gearbox. an MGA unit fitted with an alloy casing and modified bellhousing. was sourced from BMC.

The classically-styled body - the work of stylists Peter Kirwan-Taylor. John Frayling. and aerodynamicist Frank Costin - possessed an admirably low coefficient of drag. though it made few concessions for comfort or noise suppression. That is not likely to have bothered the Elite's customers. for whom its 112mph top speed and superlative handling were of far greater importance than creature comforts. Indeed. so successful was the Elite on the racetrack that the car dominated its class well into the 1960s. Noteworthy achievements include five class victories at Le Mans and two wins in the prestigious 'Index of Thermal Performance'. ear. respectively.

Our car has a huge history going back decades. is in the best colour I have seen on an Elite and is ready for daily use. It is a stunning example. Extensively restored over several years resulting in one of the nicest Climax engined Elites you are likely to find. She drives superbly having had virtually all running components renewed or restored during this time. There is an extensive file relating to work done with bills totalling over £35. 00. Fitted with twin Webers and a MG Gearbox. you will struggle to find a better one. The car is genuinely "on the button" and ready to view.

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Comments and questions to the seller:

from Alex.Macfadzean, dated 26 may 2019
Dear sir,
Would you please send me details of S2 Lotus Elite that you have for sale, and also the price.
Thanks i look forward to hearing from you in due course.
Best Regards, Alex.Macfadzean

from Stephen, dated 01 november 2018
Hi - very nice example of the Elite. Could I ask is the engine an FWE or FWB? Are the numbers matching? Was the car originally fitted with the MG gearbox rather than the ZF?

Many thanks
Stephen

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