Equipment
1 liter engine, yellow wobbly Lotus alloy wheels. One of the first aluminum skinned monocoque Type 27s, raced from new, later owned by Jan Deken in Holland and eventually by Evert Louwman since 1966 and totally original and as last raced, including the original Lotus sheetmetal. ID numbers may be 63 13 or 24 6 63. Olav Glasius Collection.
Market commentary
This survivor quality Lotus 27 poses a real quandary for its new owner because preparing it to race safely today will irreparably compromise its originality. The bidders seem to have grappled realistically with the question and come down on the side of paying a serious price for its preservation and originality.