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£51,520 (Est: £50,000 - £70,000)

1962 Lotus Type 23

United Kingdom • 25 Jun 2025

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This Lotus 23, chassis number 16 of only 131 made, has a rich Australian racing history from 1963-1990, including being driven by John Roxburgh. Recently part of a UK collection for 25 years, it's cosmetically sound but needs recommissioning, making it a rare find for historic racing events.

Condition

8

The car "looks to be in fine condition cosmetically" and has been part of a private collection for 25 years. It will "benefit from some precautionary recommissioning before returning to the track once more," indicating it is not in perfect condition but still very well-maintained.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

23S16

Odometer:

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RHD

Description Ex-John Roxburgh with an extensive race history in Australia from 1963 - 1990; number 16 of only 131 made; part of a private UK collection for the last 25 years; a fine example of one of Colin Chapman's most effective giant-slaying race cars Launched at the 1962 London Racing Car Show, the flyweight Lotus 23 was specifically built for FIA Group 4 racing and was an evolution of the Type 21 and 22 with a stretched spaceframe to hold the wider fibreglass bodywork.

Although Lotus successes mainly came from single-seaters, the nominally two-seater Type 23 was the neatest and sleekest sports-racing car ever seen and soon built up a formidable 'giant-slaying' reputation, beating much larger and more powerful race cars by virtue of its fine handling and minimal weight.

The last pure-bred small-capacity race car to be designed from the ground up by Colin Chapman and his team, it continues to be a highly competitive machine in historic racing in Europe and America today.

The Type ...