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£112,000
1964 Lotus Elan 26R Factory Race Car
United Kingdom • 9 Sept 2013
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AI Listing Summary
This 1964 Lotus Elan 26R is a factory race car, the last of the Series I, with a rich history including being driven by Ray Parsons. It comes with its original BRM cylinder head engine, FIA papers, and has been actively raced in prestigious events, making it a significant piece of Lotus racing history.
Condition
7
The car is a well-documented, historic race car with FIA papers and a known racing history. It has been modified for racing with features like a dry-sump engine, knock-off wheels, and covered headlights. Although it has undergone rebuilds and modifications, including a Borg-Warner gearbox and Salisbury differential, it comes with its original engine and has been actively raced, indicating it is maintained to a high standard for performance and historical events.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
26R/1/50
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
Reg Number:
HJH 171C
RHD/LHD:
RHD
160+ bhp, 1,558 cc DOHC four-cylinder engine with dual 40DCOE Weber carburettors, four-speed manual gearbox, independent front and rear suspension with sway bars, wishbones and adjustable coil-spring dampers and Chapman struts, and four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes.
Wheelbase: 2,133 mm Lotus hit the big time in 1962 with the introduction of the Model 26 Elan; it was a tiny, lightweight road car that brought all of designer Colin Chapman’s racing lessons to the street, at last.
The fibreglass, monocoque Elite Coupé of 1958 had been a successful race car, but it was harsh and uncompromising on the street.
Car & Driver described the cockpit as being “as noisy as the boiler room of a tramp steamer”.
By comparison, the Elan Roadster was small and solid.
It was only 12-feet long and weighed only 1,485 pounds.
The steel backbone frame was bonded to the fibreglass body, the suspension was soft and compliant, and it had disc brakes all round.
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£29,933
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£40,250
Median Price (Since 2020)
£50,167
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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