• Long-term resident of Pennsylvania • Fitted with a 1600cc Crossflow engine • Recorded on Mike Ostrov's Lotus Seven Register A great deal of development work was applied to the 7 during the years it was produced by Lotus Cars, along four distinct series.

The original S1 established the basics, including the tubular spaceframe chassis, simple open bodywork, wishbone-and-coil-spring independent front suspension and live rear axle – all of which continued through all four iterations of the car.

The 7 was designed from the outset to accommodate a variety of engines, with the basic unit being Ford's 1,172cc sidevalve 'four', with BMC A-Series and Ford 105E OHV units available later.

When equipped with the 1,098cc Coventry Climax engine, the cars were known as the "Super 7." The S2, introduced in 1960, featured a revised and simplified spaceframe and the Super Seven was now available with a Cosworth-tuned Ford 1,340cc engine intended for SCCA racing in the United States, later in 1.5- or...