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1960 Lotus Type 18 Formula Junior Monoposto
United Kingdom • 14 Sept 2013
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AI Listing Summary
This is a 1960 Lotus Type 18 Formula Junior, chassis number 18-J-816, with a Cosworth-modified Ford 105E engine. It was restored in the early 2000s and has since had its engine and gearbox rebuilt. It is offered with FIA papers and is eligible for historic racing, though it requires a new fire bottle and fuel cell for circuit use.
Condition
7
The car has been restored with some parts replaced to meet FIA regulations, but it has seen limited use since the rebuild. It is described as cosmetically excellent, with a rebuilt engine and overhauled gearbox, suggesting a high level of mechanical attention. However, the fire bottle and fuel cell need replacement for circuit racing, and the original fuel tank is out of use. Overall the car presents well, but needs some safety updates for racing.
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Manual
Chassis No:
18-J-816
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RHD/LHD:
RHD
'I always regard the Lotus 18 as my first Grand Prix design...
forget the earlier front-engined cars, the Lotus 16s, they were really Formula 2 designs stretched for Formula 1.
As far as I am concerned when they kept breaking we eventually threw the whole bunch of ingredients up in the air and started again – and the result was the 18, and it started winning...' – Colin Chapman.
Introduced for the 1960 season, the Type 18 was Lotus's first mid-engined Grand Prix car design.
1960 was the last year of the 2½-Litre Formula 1 and the Lotus 18 won that year's Monaco Grand Prix, driven by Stirling Moss.
The same car/driver combination triumphed again at Monte Carlo the following year, the first of the 1½-Litre Formula 1, and the highly versatile Type 18 would prove adaptable to both Formula 2 and Formula Junior applications.
As its name so aptly suggested, Formula Junior was the main 'feeder' racing class for Formula 1 and other more senior forms of motor sport in the early 1960s.
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£30,070
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£39,100
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£297,894
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