1965 Lotus Super Seven Cosworth

Designed by Colin Chapman and introduced in 1957, the Lotus Seven embodied Chapman’s philosophy of performance through low weight and simplicity. This is a Series 2 Super Seven that was produced on March 5, 1965 at the Cheshunt factory in England as a complete vehicle, and delivered to its original owner in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This vehicle has been cherished and loved, by all its caretakers for the last 61 years. It currently show’s 36,468 km (22,660 miles) which is believed to be original. This is a very original, numbers matching car that was comprehensively restored in the 90’s. It’s been registered on the Historic Lotus Registry in England and has since won numerous AACA National concours events including the 2007 Hershey First Junior award, 2008 Senior award at Cumberland, Md, 2010 First Grand National, New Bern,NC and 2018 Senior Grand National, Greenberg, Pa. It has also been on display at the AACA museum in Hershey, Pa as part of their “Sports Cars in America” exhibit, May-October 2009 and featured in the January 2010 issue of “Low Flying” published by the Lotus Seven Club. It has also been extensively and professionally photographed for “Antique Automobile” magazine.