The Eleven was designed by Colin Chapman and fitted with a sleek body designed by aerodynamicist Frank Costin.

Its top version, dubbed Le Mans, was generally fitted with a 1100cc Coventry Climax FWA engine and occasionally with a 1500cc.

Coventry Climax FWB engine mounted in the front of a tubular space frame and featured a De Dion rear axle and Girling disc brakes.

Several cars were fitted with alternative engines by their owners, these included Coventry Climax 1500cc, Maserati 150S 1500cc and 750cc engines.

There were two main body styles, one with a headrest and the other with no headrest, just two small fins.

Some cars were later fitted with a closed body with gullwing doors to meet GT specifications.

This superb looking Lotus Eleven Replica has recently been imported from South Africa where it resided in a private collection.

It was professionally built in 1980 by coachbuilder Andrew Denton to replicate the original Lotus Eleven that, in 1957, won the Index of Performance f...