Below is a List of chassis numbers with the original known owners. The list was adapted from an article in article “Will 1965 be the Year? The Development History of the Biggest Lotus”, Motor, 10 Jun. 1965.
In 2015, I received a scan of a hand-written Lotus 30 registry. I’m not sure what the source of this image is. I don’t think it’s a copy of a Lotus factory production record of these cars – I understand that the Lotus factory used to record this info on something like a 3×5″ card. I’ve heard that years ago the factory would let people have access to these card for research purposes, but people had been stealing them at they restricted access.
This scanned Registry not only shows owners, but engine and transmission serial numbers, body color, and ex-works date. Unfortunately, the list does not show any chassis numbers past 30/S2/6. (Info for the remaining chassis has been kindly supplied by Clive Chapman.) It appears that this hand-written list only had enough lines on the to record this number of chassis – perhaps the back of the sheet has the rest of the information recorded on that side?
The table below tries to merge the info found in the sources above, along with details from numerous other sources.
Follow the links to learn more about the cars and the owners.
Chassis No. |
Ex-Works Lotus Ford V8 |
Ex-Works ZF 5DS20 No. |
Ex-Works Body Color |
Ex-Works Date(DD.MM.YY) |
Known Owners |
Lotus 30 Series 1 |
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NA |
NA |
BRG |
13.4.64(1964 Apr 13) |
1964 – Ian Walker Racing (UK) (Prototype) | |
4401 |
NR 15 |
BRG |
6.7.64(1964 Jul 06) |
1964 – Bob Challman (CA, U.S.A.) (Listed as “B. Challman – Team Lotus” on the scanned Lotus 30 Chassis List.) | |
NA |
NA |
NA(BRG as seen at 1964 Riverside GP.) |
NA(pre-1964 Oct 10) |
1964 – Bob Challman (CA, U.S.A.) | |
NA |
NA |
Dark Blue |
NA(pre-1964 Nov 29) |
1964 – Jack Wheeler (ON, Canada) Autosport Ltd. | |
NA |
NBG |
White |
23.9.64(1964 Sep 23) |
1964 – J. Frank Harrison, Jr. (U.S.A.) – (Listed as “J F Harrison”) | |
1017 |
21 |
Black |
18.12.64(1964 Dec 18) |
1964 – Lotus Southwest (TX, U.S.A.) | |
1012 |
NR 13 |
Red |
11.11.64(1964 Nov 11) |
1964 – Duchess Auto (Duchess Autos Inc, Lotus East Racing, Main St, Millerton, New York, USA) | |
1003 |
NA |
Light Blue |
30.12.64(1964 Dec 30) |
1964 – Lotus Southwest (TX, U.S.A.) | |
1009 |
NA |
Light Blue |
8.10.64(1964 Oct 08) |
1964 – Ian Raby (U.K.) | |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
This chassis number may not have been used. | |
1403 |
NA |
Super White |
27.9.64(1964 Sep 27) |
1964 – David Prophet (UK) | |
1015 |
29 |
BRG |
30.12.64(1964 Dec 30) |
1964 – Lotus Southwest (TX, U.S.A.) | |
1011 |
NR 11 |
Dark Blue |
NA |
1964 – Automóvel Touring Clube de Angola (Automobile Club of Angola) | |
1018 |
24 |
Blue |
29.12.64(1964 Dec 29) |
1964 – Lotus Southwest (TX, U.S.A.) | |
1004 |
NA |
BRG |
1.1.65(1965 Jan 01) |
1964 – Duchess Auto (NY, U.S.A.) | |
1121 |
32 |
Super White |
11.1.65(1965 Jan 11) |
1964 Simon de Latour (UK) | |
NA |
NA |
Black |
NA(post-1964 Jul 11) |
1964 – Ian Walker (replacement car) See 30/L/1.
(NOTE: This car is listed as being sold to Duchess Auto on the scanned Lotus 30 Chassis List.) |
|
1031 |
NA |
BRG |
13.11.64(1964 Nov 13) |
1964 – B. White – “B. White” appears to be Bernard White. | |
1016 |
23 and 20 |
Red + Yellow Stripe |
3.12.64(1964 Dec 03) |
1964 – Gratz (U.S.A.) | |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
1964 – David Prophet (replacement chassis) | |
|
|
NA |
NA |
BRG |
NA |
1964 – J. Fisher |
1014 |
NA |
BRG |
20.11.64(1964 Nov 20) |
1964 – Duchess Auto (NY, U.S.A.) | |
NA |
NA |
Light Blue |
NA |
1964 – “May not have been used” per Motor. “WROTTERSLEY” per the scanned Lotus 30 Chassis List. |
|
NA |
NA |
Red + White Stripe |
NA |
1964 – DEVELOPMENT per Motor. “Auto Club De Angola” per the scanned Lotus 30 Chassis List. |
|
Lotus 30 Series 2 |
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NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
1965 – Team Lotus | |
1122 |
51 |
BRG |
18.12.65(1965 Dec 18) |
1965 – John Dean | |
NA |
NA |
P.O. Red |
NA |
1965 – Lotus Suisse | |
1020 |
NR 56 |
Yellow |
5.3.65(1965 Mar 05) |
1965 – Bamford / JCB | |
1019 |
52 |
P.O. Red |
26.4.65(1965 Apr 26) |
1965-67? – Willment (UK)
“J. Uren” per the scanned Lotus 30 Chassis List. |
|
1124 |
45 |
P.O. Red |
13.3.65?(1965 Mar 13) |
1965 – Dauwe (Belgium) | |
1132 |
NA |
BRG |
NA |
1965 – Dauwe (Belgium) | |
NA |
NA |
Dark Blue |
NA |
1965 – Span Inc. | |
NA |
NA |
Yellow |
NA |
1965 – Bamford / JCB (replacement) See 30/S2/4. | |
|
30/S2/10
|
1127 |
NA |
Blue |
NA |
1965 – Dauwe (Belgium) (replacement) |
Lotus 40 |
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NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
1965 – Team Lotus | |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
1965 – Team Lotus | |
NA |
NA |
White |
NA |
1965 – Lotus Southwest (U.S.A.)? | |
Sources:
“Will 1965 be the Year? The Development History of the Biggest Lotus”, Motor, 10 Jun. 1965.
Scanned Chassis List, Clive Chapman, email to Andrew Bradshaw, 7/15/2015