Equipment
255cid/495hp Ford, 2-speed gearbox, gold alloy centerlock wheels.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
A backup car at Indy in 1964, then raced by Parnelli Jones to a win at Trenton and by A.J. Foyt in 1965 on the pole at Indy but with a dnf (gearbox) and wins at Trenton and Phoenix, then another Trenton win in 1966. Freshly restored to highly presentable but aged condition.
Market commentary
Offered by Christie's at Pebble Beach in 2001 with a reported high bid of $280,000, this Lotus-Ford is historic and appealing. Maybe not so appealing as the estimate range implies, but appealing enough to bring a post-block negotiated price of just over $1 million imputed hammer bid, nearly four times more than its offer sixteen years earlier.