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 cards for research purposes, but people had been stealing them, so 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.
Lotus 30 Series 1
30/L/1 (Prototype)
1964 – Ian Walker Racing (UK) (Prototype). Ex-Works Date: 1964 Apr 13. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG.
1964 Apr 18 – Aintree 200, #82, Driver: Jim Clark, Entrant: Ian Walker Team Lotus, 2nd Place.
[ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/chassis/30__L__1.html[/ref]
First appearance of a Lotus 30 on track.
1964 May 2 – Silverstone International, #55, Driver: Jim Clark / Tony Hegbourne, Entrant: Ian Walker Team Lotus, DNA.
1964 May 17 – Mallory Park, #43, Driver: Jim Clark, Entrant: Ian Walker, 1st place.
1964 Jul 11 – GP Brands Hatch, #3, Driver: Tony Hegbourne, Entrant: Ian Walker Team Lotus, DNS / Car Destroyed – Crashed during practice at the Dingle Dell section of Brands Hatch, by Tony Hegbourne in practice. The body was said to have “exploded into literally thousands of pieces”. [ref]Nye, Doug, Beautiful Miscalculation, Old Motor, Oct. 1981, p. 40.[/ref]
The remains of this car was rebuilt into 30/L/17.
Present – Destroyed. The remnants of this chassis presumed to be discarded.
30/L/2
1964 – Bob Challman (CA, U.S.A.) (Listed as “B. Challman – Team Lotus” on the scanned Lotus 30 Chassis List.) Ex-Works Date: 1964 Jul 06. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG.
1964 Oct 11 – Raced by Jim Clark at 1964 Riverside Times GP.
1964 – Raced by Bill Krause (CA, U.S.A.)
1964 Oct 17 – SCCA Laguna Seca Regional, Car #28, Winner
1964 Oct 18 – Laguna Seca 200 Miles, Car #28, 10th (DNF) – Heat 1: 4th, Heat 2:22nd (DNF) [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/Lotus/30.html Retreived 2015-Aug-15[/ref]
1965 – 66 Raced by Bob Challman (CA, U.S.A.)
1966 – Converted to “Cherokee Mk One” by Bob Challman.1966 Apr 24 – Entered by Ecurie Shirlee in the Stardust Grand Prix, Las Vegas, NV, USA
???? – Present – Morris Kindig. [ref]Morris Kindig, personal communication with Andy Bradshaw, 2015 Jul 30.[/ref]
30/L/3
1964 – Bob Challman (CA, U.S.A.) Ex-Works Date: pre-1964 Oct 10. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG (BRG when seen at 1964 Riverside GP.)
1964 Oct 11 – To be raced by Mike Spence at the Riverside 200 Times GP. Spence was unable to qualify the car.
1964 Oct 11 – John Masterson (CA, U.S.A.)
1964 Oct 17 – SCCA Laguna Seca Regional, DNF
1964 Oct 18 – Laguna Seca 200 Miles, Car #222. DNQ – Raced and crashed in consolation race. [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/Lotus/30.html Retreived 2015-Aug-15[/ref]
1966 – converted into PAM Lotus 30 by Dick Guldstrand. “Driver – Dick Guldstrand, Owner – John Masterson” painted on door of the car.
Present – Missing
30/L/4
1964 – Jack Wheeler (ON, Canada) Autosport Ltd. Ex-Works Date: pre-1964 Nov 29. Ex-Works Body Color: Dark Blue.
1964 Sep 26 – Raced by Jim Clark, 4th Canadian Grand Prix for The Pepsi- Cola Trophy, Mosport, CDN, Result: did not finish (Overheating), Grid: 5th (1:32.500)[ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Mosport-1964-09-26.html[/ref]
1964 Oct 10 – Craig Hill (CDN)
1964 Nov 29 – Craig Hill (CDN) – SCCA Regional Marlboro [Modified][ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/Lotus/30.html Retreived 2015-Aug-15[/ref]
mid-1960s – Craig Hill (Canada) / Chip Comstock Racing???? Craig supposedly sold a share of the car to Chip Comstock.
pre-2005 – Present – Lynn Ball (Canada)
30/L/5
1964 – J. Frank Harrison, Jr. (U.S.A.) – (Listed as “J F Harrison”) [ref]http://www.themaseraticlub.com/ITOL_Harrison.html Retrieved 8/08/15.)[/ref] Ex-Works Date: 1964 Sep 23. Ex-Works Body Color: White.
1964 Dec 6 – Anson Johnson (USA) Nassau Trophy Race – Car #43, 10th place [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/Lotus/30.html Retreived 2015-Aug-15[/ref]
pre-2000 – Julio Palmaz, Jr.
2001 Oct – “Bad Karma” article, Vintage Racecar
2007 – Jeff and Jacqulyn Mincheff, Portland, OR
2011 – Present – Bob Tkacik (MA, USA)
2015 – For Sale – Car listing here. [ref]http://mainelineexotics.com/team/lotus-30/ – Retrieved 2015-Sep 26[/ref]
30/L/6
1964 – Lotus Southwest (TX, U.S.A.)
Ex-Works Date: 1964 Dec 18. Ex-Works Body Color: Black. ???? – Morris Kindig (CA, U.S.A.)
ca. 1996 – Sanehiro Nozaki (Japan). Sold in ca. 2006
Present – Missing
30/L/7
1964 – Duchess Auto (Duchess Autos Inc, Lotus East Racing, Main St, Millerton, New York, USA) Ex-Works Date: 1964 Nov 11. Ex-Works Body Color: Red.
1964 Dec 4 – Newton B Davis (USA), #33 Nassau Trophy Race, 42nd place, DNF
1964 Dec 6 – Newton B Davis (USA), #33 Nassau Trophy Race, 52nd place, DNF [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/Lotus/30.html Retreived 2015-Aug-15[/ref]
1964 – Anson Johnson (USA) – Raced at Nassau, Bahamas, 11 Nov. 1964, and in several SCCA races. After that, it has been said that the car was used for parties! Stored in race condition.
1978 – Hans Olaf Rocke (Islamorada, FL, USA)
1979 – Alex Seldon (Guildford, Surrey, UK)
Seldon updated the car to Series 2 specs with 15 inch wheels and detachable chassis section. Competitively raced in Historics.
This car was the focus of an article by Doug Nye in the October 1981 issue of Old Motor magazine titled, “Beautiful Miscalculation”. The car was finished in red and in “gorgeous” condition.
For sale in 1981.
1981 – Jeffrey Wakelin (UK)
1981 – Unknown Owner (CA, USA)
1999 – Mike Paton (CA, USA)
2001 – Marcel Pund, Galerie Du Darnier (FR)
2002 – On sale at Retromobile show in Paris, France. The car was in need of a complete restoration at this point.
2002 Feb – 2012? – Gerard Marcy (BE)
2003 – 2005 – Restoration performed by Belgian race car specialist and former F1 driver and Le Mans participant Bernard de Dryver.
2009 – Displayed at Retromobile show.
2009 Feb 07 Auctioned by Bonhams. [ref] https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/17043/lot/138/[/ref] Estimated price: $250,000 – 360,000. Car remained unsold.
2012 Apr – Present – Anthony Schrauwen (BE) Current Owner.
30/L/8
1964 – Lotus Southwest (TX, USA) Ex-Works Date: 1964 Dec 30. Ex-Works Body Color: Light Blue.
1965 Jan 31 – Homer Rader (TX, USA) SCCA Regional Corpus Christi, Started. [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/Lotus/30.html Retreived 2015-Aug-15[/ref]
1965 Feb 14 – Homer Rader (TX, USA) Green Valley CM – Winner [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/Lotus/30.html Retreived 2015-Aug-15[/ref]
1966 – Leroy Melcher Jr. – ran in several Texas SCCA and CanAm races . Melcher Photo Here 1966 – Bill Kirtley
Appeared in a major Hollywood movie.
Club Raced
mid-1970s – road registered
1996 – 2000 restoration Present – Jay Embree (CA, USA) [ref]http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z13055/lotus-type-30.aspx[/ref]
2017 May 5 – Listed for Sale
30/L/9
1964 – Ian Raby (U.K.) Ex-Works Date: 1964 Oct 08. Ex-Works Body Color: Light Blue.
Ian Raby was a sports and raing car agent located in Brighton, U.K.
1964 – Randy Hilton / Hilton Racing (USA). Driver: Chuck Parsons Hilton Photo Here 1965 Dec 15 – Bob McLean (BC, Canada)
Bob McLean was the 1965 Canadian Sports Car Champion. McLean purchased the car from Randy Hilton Racing for $3200 for the car less engine with all spare parts owned by Hilton.
Tragedy struck as McLean died at the Sebring 12 Hours race on 1966 Mar 26 in an accident while driving the Comstock Racing GT-40. McLean was never able to race this car. McLean Photo Here ca. 1969 – Jake Rempel (BC, Canada) – Raced for a while and then crashed – converted to F5000 car. Rempel Photo Here ca. 1989 to Present – Bill Peter (WI, USA)[ref]Personal communication with Bill Peter via email, 1 Jun 2016[/ref]
The remains of the Rempel Mk 1 consist of suspension parts, wheels, uprights, brakes, and steering rack.
30/L/10
This chassis number may not have been used. Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: NA.
Morris Kindig has a spare Series One chassis – perhaps that chassis was to be this car number…
Present – Missing.
30/L/11
1964 – David Prophet (UK) Ex-Works Date: 1964 Sep 27. Ex-Works Body Color: Super White.
1964 Oct 31- David Prophet (GB)/Brausch Niemann (ZA), Kyalami 9 Hours, Car #3 – Started [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/Lotus/30.html Retreived 2015-Aug-15[/ref]
1964 Dec 12 – South African Sports Car Championship Kyalami Grand Prix – DNF [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/Lotus/30.html Retreived 2015-Aug-15[/ref]
1965 Jan 1 – Jos van Altena (ZA) SA SCC East London, Car #30 – 2nd place (1st in Class A) [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/Lotus/30.html Retreived 2015-Aug-15[/ref]
1965 Jan 9 – Jos van Altena (ZA) SA SCC Killarney – DNF (Accident, fire) [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/Lotus/30.html Retreived 2015-Aug-15[/ref]
This chassis was replaced by 30/L/20 after it was used on a strenuous South African tour in 1964-65.
Present – Missing. The remnants of this chassis presumed to be discarded.
30/L/12
1964 – Lotus Southwest (TX, U.S.A.) Ex-Works Date: 1964 Dec 30. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG.
1966-67 Robert J. Shaw (Rockford, IL, USA)
1968-71 Richard Dagiel (Medinah, IL, USA)
1971- ca. 1973 Dieter Lewis (Nashville, TN, USA)
Chuck Gains (Manchester, MO, USA)
Robert Seiffert (Boulder, CO, USA)
John Douglas (Salt Lake City, UT, USA)
John Yasenko (Tooele, UT, USA)
George Raterink (Mead, CO, USA)
Nick Sorprano (White Plains, NY, USA)
Imported into the UK by Richard Drewett
1980s – Paul Matty (UK) – restored car and raced it competitively in UK hillclimbs.
2003 – Present – Andrew Bradshaw (UK)
30/L/13
1964 – Automóvel Touring Clube de Angola (Automobile Club of Angola) Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: Dark Blue.
1964 – Driver – Alvaro Lopes (AGO).
Present – Missing.
30/L/14
1964 – Lotus Southwest (TX, U.S.A.) Ex-Works Date: 1964 Dec 29. Ex-Works Body Color: Blue.
Date Unknown – Ray Anderson
approximately pre-1983 – David Whiteside
ca. 1986 – David Cohen (BC, Canada)???
Present – Missing.
30/L/15
1964 – Duchess Auto (NY, U.S.A.) Ex-Works Date: 1965 Jan 01. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG.
1964 – Jerry Crawford (Bow, NH, USA)[ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/chassis/archive/30-Crawford%23.html[/ref]Raced throughout 1965.
At some point, this car was converted to Weber carburetors and upgraded to Series 2 specifications by Shagarian Racing. It’s believe this occurred midway through the 1965 season after the car had an accident. It was rebuilt and reengineered to have spoilers and a removable tail section. [ref]http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21906/lot/362/[/ref]
1965/66 – Sold to unknown Canadian.
1990s – Simon Hadfield / Gilberto Sandretto
Car owned by Sandretto, and raced by either Simon Hadfield or Gilberto Sandretto during this period.
Sandretto win at Cento Ore.
Hadfield win at Macau Grand Prix.
2003 – Car finishes 2nd at Goodwood Revival in the Whitsun Trophy to a Lola T70 after what was by all accounts a really excellent battle. Driven by Simon Hadfield.
2004 – For Sale – offered by Simon Hadfield
ca 2004 – Howard Redhouse
Win at Porto, podium at Dijon and Tour Britannia.
2014 Jun 27 – Auctioned by Bonhams at 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale. [ref]http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21906/lot/362/[/ref]
30/L/16
1964 Simon de Latour (UK) Ex-Works Date: 1965 Jan 11. Ex-Works Body Color: Super White.
de Latour raced the car a few times in 1965 with a best finish of 2nd place at Brands Hatch on 1965 Aug 07 (First in class of S+1.15). [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/Simon-De%20Lautour-GB.html[/ref]
1965 – John Nicholson / Farnborough Racing (GBR).
Note: This is not the John Nicholson that later went to to found Nicholson/McLaren Engines, Ltd., preparer of Ford Cosworth racing engines.)
Nicholson raced this car several times in 1966 [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/chassis/archive/30__L__14.html[/ref]
pre-1966 Apr 8
1967 – car for sale by David Prophet (GBR)
1967 – Göte Ingvar Johansson (SWE)
1967 Apr 30 – Photos of Lotus 30/L/16 Coupe, Ring-Knutstorp Sports Car Race
1968 – Jan Hillman (SWE)
1973 – Jan Rosberg (SWE)
1978/9 – Lasse Widenborg (SWE)
UNK – Lasse Widenborg (SWE)
UNK – Leif Norberg (SWE)
2014 (summer) – Present – Magnus Ahlqvist (SWE) Current Owner.
30/L/17
1964 – Ian Walker (replacement car) See 30/L/1. Ex-Works Date: post-1964 Jul 11, pre-1965 Jan 29. Ex-Works Body Color: Black.
(NOTE: This car is listed as being sold to Duchess Auto on the scanned Lotus 30 Chassis List.)
This car was built around the surviving parts from the crash of chassis 30/L/1.
This car was never raced by Ian Walker Racing
1965-Jan-29 Offered for sale in Autosport for 3100 GBP.
1965 – Kurt Rost (Switzerland)
Rost raced the car in Germany and Austria and the occasional Swiss hill climb.
1967 – Albert Pfuhl (Germany) Raced a few times by Pfuhl.
1968 – Stored by a couple different owners from 1968 to the early 1980s.
1980s (early) – Present – Heinz Schreiber (Germany)
Car under restoration in 2005. [ref]Heinz Schreiber, personal communication, 2005[/ref]
30/L/18
1964 – B. White – “B. White” appears to be Bernard White, cousin of Vic Wilson. Ex-Works Date: 1964 Nov 13. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG.
It’s not known if White owned the car, or simply placed the order, similar to the entry for the Willment Team car which has the team manager “J. Uren” (Jeff Uren) listed.[ref] Alan Brown, (personal communication, July 28, 2015) “I think “B White” must be Bernard White. He entered a F1 BRM for his cousin Vic Wilson in 1966 under the name Team Chamaco Collect, and then ran a F3 Brabham for Ben Moore in 1967 so it all connects up.[/ref]
1965 – Team Chamaco Collect, driver Vic Wilson
Bonhams believes this car was replaced with 30/S2/8. [ref]https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/14261/lot/238/[/ref]
Present – Missing. The remnants of this chassis presumed to be discarded.
30/L/19
1964 – Gratz (U.S.A.) Ex-Works Date: 1964 Dec 03. Ex-Works Body Color: Red + Yellow Stripe.
Present – Missing
30/L/20
1964 – David Prophet (replacement chassis) Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: NA.
1968 Feb – Advertisement in Autosport for ex-David Prophet Lotus 30/40 GT. £2,650.
1968 – Present – Bill Orr (VA, USA)
Purchased directly from D. Prophet [ref] Bill Orr, personal communication via email, Jul. 28, 2015 [/ref]
Mr. Orr wrote, “I bought the car from David Prophet (I thought) in 1968. It came with an integrated gullwing top. It has been in my keep ever since . It needed total restoration from receipt. Restoration didn’t begin until the early the early nineties, and for the most part completed before the end of the nineties. It was converted back to roadster form. Small repairs, updates and improvements have continued until present. Sadly, it has never been raced during my ownership.”
1964 – J. Fisher (USA) Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG.
The following is from Motorsport, Sept. 1964 [ref] http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/issue/september-1964[/ref]
John Fisher is a car and motorcycle dealer in Portsmouth and has been
sponsoring a racing team since 1954. His main driver has been Bruce
Milford, who drove his Lister-Jaguar and a singleseater Lotus in
numerous races. Les Leston has also driven for the team. John Fisher
retired from sponsoring racing in 1960 at the same time as Bruce
Halford, but this year they both decided to come out of retirement,
and a Ford VS-engined Lotus 30 was ordered last winter. This car,
with Chassis number 5, was promised for April but has still not
arrived, so the team’s re-entry into racing looks like having a very
short first season.
John Fisher participates in racing for pleasure but the team is
sponsored by his company, of which he is Managing Director, and he
feels that the publicity may well have some beneficial effect on the
business.
The team is run as a spare-time occupation with one mechanic and
Fisher acting as team manager. No assistance is received from the
manufacturers and the team is contracted to 13.13. for fuel.
Despite the delay in receiving the Lotus the team will probably carry
on racing it next season.
NOTE: This chassis number is listed twice on the scanned Lotus 30 Chassis List! First entry lists D. Prophet, second lists J. Fisher.
Confirmed this chassis belongs to Bill Orr.
30/L/21
1964 – Duchess Auto (NY, U.S.A.) Ex-Works Date: 1964 Nov 20. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG.
Present – Missing
30/L/22
1964 – “May not have been used” per Motor. “WROTTERSLEY” per the scanned Lotus 30 Chassis List. Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: Light Blue.
Possibly “Richard Wrottesley”? The Hon. Richard Wrottesley was a gentleman racer known for driving a Lister Jag in the 1960s. In 1965, he did several races in a couple Elvas.
Present – Missing
30/L/23
1964 – DEVELOPMENT per Motor. “Auto Club De Angola” per the scanned Lotus 30 Chassis List. Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: Red + White Stripe.
Present – Missing
Lotus 30 Series 2
30/S2/1
1965 – Team Lotus (UK) Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG.
Present – Missing
30/S2/2
1965 – John Dean (UK) Ex-Works Date: 1965 Dec 18? Ex-Works Body Color: BRG.
1967 – John Macdonald (HK)
Purchased from John Dean in the summer of 1967 (John tested the car at Silverstone prior to purchase). Raced by Macdonald in Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, and Japan from 1967-1968.
1968 Mar 24 – Katsuomi Shiozawa (JP) [ref]http://forums.autosport.com/topic/199390-span-inc-lotus-30/[/ref]
Shiozawa put his own body on the car. John Macdonald commented “thus replacing the only beautiful thing about it”! [ref]Angus Lamont, Personal communication, 2011 Feb 24./[/ref]
Present – Missing
30/S2/3
1965 – Lotus Suisse (CH) Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: P.O. Red.
1965 – Karl Foitek (CH) Car delivered directly to Vienna, Austria for the Preis von Wien.
1965 Apr 11 – Aspern (CH), Preis von Wien, Curd-Barry-Gedenkrennen, Team: ÖASC/Squadra Foitek (CH), Results: DNF [ref]href=”http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/Karl-Foitek-CH.html[/ref] – suspension failure [ref]http://forums.autosport.com/topic/199791-lotus-suisse-and-pius-zund/[/ref]
1965 Apr 11 – Fritz Baumann
1965 – Pius Zünd/Ecurie Filipinetti
1965 Nov 28 – Car appears to have been destroyed in an accident at the VIII Grande Prémio de Angola at Circuito da Fortaleza, Luanda, Angola. The car had a suspension failure which caused the accident. [ref]http://www.autodiva.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8&hilit=cegga&start=120[/ref]
pre-1968 – Franco Sbarro (CH) – converted car into the Sbarro ACA Dominique III road-going coupe
30/S2/4
1965 – Bamford / JCB (UK) Ex-Works Date: 1965 Mar 05. Ex-Works Body Color: Yellow.
Driven by Trevor Taylor and Peter Sadler.
Doug Nye reports that this car was “destroyed during a testing shunt” [ref]Nye, Doug “Beautiful Miscalculation.” Old Motor. October 1981: p. 41[/ref] The car was being driven by Peter Sadler when it crashed.
This car was replaced by 30/S2/9.
Present – Destroyed. The remnants of this chassis presumed to be discarded.
30/S2/5
1965-67? – Willment (UK) “J. Uren” per the scanned Lotus 30 Chassis List. Ex-Works Date: 1965 Apr 26. Ex-Works Body Color: P.O. Red.
1968 Mar – Advertisement in Autosport showing the Willment car for sale. “Lotus 30/40 Sports Racer Ex Jim Clark, Frank Gardner, Jack Sears” £1,495.
1969 – John Lyon, Sponsor: Everoak Helmets? [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/chassis/30-Lyon%23.html[/ref]
1970-1973 – Paul Gresham (UK) – Driver: John Markey
1978 – Richard Keyes and John Strange (USA) Purchased from car dealer Gordon Keller.
ca. 1990 – Richard Keyes (USA) – current owner.
30/S2/6
1965 – Dauwe (BE) Ex-Works Date: 1965 Mar 13? Ex-Works Body Color: P.O. Red.
Probably raced by “Eldé” (Léon Dernier) or “Jean Beurlys” (Jean Blaton), both Belgian drivers.
Present – Missing
30/S2/7
1965 – Dauwe (BE) Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG.
Probably raced by “Eldé” (Léon Dernier) or “Jean Beurlys” (Jean Blaton), both Belgian drivers.
???? – In Canada
1978 – David Whiteside (USA)
Purchased from car dealer Gordon Keller.
???? – Ray Anderson (U.S.A.?)?
ca. 1986 – David Cohen (BC, Canada)????
pre-2003 – Barber Museum
30/S2/8
1965 – Span Inc. (USA) Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: Dark Blue.
Span Inc. was an imported car dealership in Madison, Wis. They handled a number of lines of cars. including Triumph and Lotus.[ref]http://forums.autosport.com/topic/199390-span-inc-lotus-30/#entry7313523[/ref] However it does seem unlikely that the car would have been sold to a dealer in the USA and then remained in the UK…
Bonhams believes this car was a replacement for the Bernard White / Vic Wilson 30/L/18. [ref]https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/14261/lot/238/[/ref]
1965 – Ben Moore (GB)[ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/Ben-Moore-GB.html[/ref]
1966 – John Berry (GB) / Thomas Motors Blackpool[ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/John-Berry-GB.html[/ref]
1967 Jun 17 – For Sale by Thomas Motors in Autosport
The car was listed as a Lotus “40” in the advertisement. Advert states, “Quick Sale $6400.”
1980 – For Sale – Advert in Autosport says car only raced 13 times, twice by seller.
ca. 1980 – Doug Nye, noted motorsport author.
by 2000 – Rosso Bianco Museum, Stutgart, Germany. Claimed to be the “biggest sports car museum” in the world at the time. Museum closed circa 2006.
2006 Sep 1 – Auctioned by Bonhams
Present – Missing
30/S2/9
1965 – Bamford / JCB (UK) (replacement car) See 30/S2/4. Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: Yellow.
Driver: Trevor Taylor
1965 Jul 24 – was “burned out” [ref]Nye, Doug, Beautiful Miscalculation, Old Motor, Oct. 1981, p. 40.[/ref] during practice for the 1965 Martini Trophy at Silverstone. 1966 – Peter Sadler
1970s – Several Auto Dealers
1980 – Brian Cocks – Car offered for sale in 1981. Article by Tony Dron on this car featured in “Thoroughbred & Classic Cars”, Sept. 1985. Still owned by Cocks in 1985. 2002? – Junro Nishida (JP)
Car has been restored to it’s original JC Bamford yellow paint.
2006 May 20 – Auctioned by Bonhams. Auction estimate: US$ 180,000 – 230,000. Engine No. XE93532
Present (2015) – Classic Team Lotus
30/S2/10
1965 – Dauwe (Replacement) (BE)
Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: Blue.
Possibly raced by “Eldé” (Léon Dernier) or “Jean Beurlys” (Jean Blaton), both Belgian drivers. Lotus 30 Spitzer Montlhéry oct 1970, Coupes du Salon [ref]http://autodrome.over-blog.com/article-images-de-vitesse-a-montlhery-1967-1973-56742895.html[/ref] Color: French Tricolor
From a post on Autodiva.com:
pour notre ami marcos : j’ai pris cette photo à MONTLHERY en MAI 1971;il s’agit de Andre SPITZER sur un prototype FORD 4.7L .
Est-ce que MARCOS en sait plus sur ce proto;y-a t’il un rapport avec la LOTUS 30 ?
[ref]autodiva.com forum]
Translation: for our friend marcos : I took this photo to MONTLHERY in May 1971 ; this is a prototype Andre SPITZER FORD 4.7L . Do MARCOS knows more about this proto ; you are there to do with the 30 LOTUS ?
From another on Autodiva.com:
Bonjour
C’est bien la meme Lotus 30 qui en 69/70 etait Bleu Blanc Rouge celle des freres SPITZER elle est depourvue des son toit et est engagee sous le nom: Alan Mann Special
Cordialment [ref]http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:BZ77t8JJB90J:www.autodiva.fr/forum/viewtopic.php%3Ff%3D2%26t%3D484%26start%3D640+&cd=9&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us[/ref]
Translation: Hello That’s the same Lotus 30 which was 69/70 Bleu Blanc Rouge that of brothers SPITZER is devoid of its roof and is instituted under the name : Alan Mann Special Cordialment ???? – Serge Pozzoli / Museum of the Geyier
???? – Count Zanone pre-2002 – 2016 – Gerard Gombert (FR)
2002-2003 – For Sale on www.CarClassic.com
In 2016 I was contacted about this listing in 2002 being fraudulent and that the website above did not have authorization to list the car for sale – Editor.
2012 – Photos of what looks to be this Lotus 30 shown in a massive car hoard that’s been called “The Saddest Junkyard”: Iedeiblog.com – the saddest junkyard It appears that some work has been done to the car between 2002 and 2012.
2016 – For sale?
Lotus 40
40/L/1
1965 – Team Lotus (UK) Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG.
Both 40/L/1 and 40/L/2 were advertised by Team Lotus for sale at £3750.
1966 – Alan Eccles (UK) – Car raced by both Alan Eccles and Gerry Ashmore.
1967 – Bob Waters (UK) not USA which you might want to clarify.
1967 Nov 10 – Advertised for sale in AUTOSPORT as “ex Clark Riverside” for £1500 (equivalent to about £24,000 or $37,000 in 2015).
Car converted to F5000 car called the “Conchord” by Bob Waters.
1984 – Peter Denty (UK). Restored over the course of 8 years.
1992 – Oldtimer GP at Nürburgring, Driver: Rick Hall, Result: 1st place in class. [ref]http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/february-1998/11/rick-hall[/ref]
1996 – Advertised by Peter Denty after complete restoration for £125,000 (approximately equivalent to £210,000 or $325,000 in 2015).
1997 – Present – Franz Stahlmann [ref]http://www.hockenheim-historic.de/en/news/jim-clark-exhibition-lotus-40[/ref]
Car displayed at Hockenheim, Germany for the Jim Clark Exhibition. [ref]http://www.hockenheim-historic.de/bildergalerie/2014/Veranstaltung-2014/Jim-Clark-Ausstellung[/ref]
40/L/2
1965 – Team Lotus (UK). Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG.
Both 40/L/1 and 40/L/2 were advertised by Team Lotus for sale at £3750.
1965 – Dave Wolin
1968 – Peter Regna – Current Owner
40/L/3
1965 – Lotus Southwest (U.S.A.)? Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: White.
1965 – AJ Foyt
Present – Missing
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| 2015 – Morris Kindig – One Series 1 frame and various parts, believed to be from Texas via Missouri. Purported to have been imported by Lotus Southwest and sold as 30/L/6. [ref]Morris Kindig, personal communication with Andrew Bradshaw, 2015 Jul 30.[/ref] |
| Retro Air and Track Retro | 1970s – Portuguese (Spanish?) driving school (stored in Primrose Hill, London, UK) |
| mid/late 1970s – Rob Thurman, (Dartford, Kent, UK) | photo 2 |
| mid 1980s – Curtis Jacksons (Oxford, GA, USA) | photo 3 |
| 1994Dec / 1995 Jan – Scroggin (USA) | photo 3 |
| 2000/2001 – Preston Hayes (MO, USA) | photo 3 |
| Jeff Moore {The Automobile Archeologist} (MO, USA) | photo 3 |
| 2006 – Retro Air and Track Retro / Matthew Watts (GB) | photo 3 |
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Chassis Unknown | 1964 Dec 6 – David L. Morgan (OK, USA) Nassau Trophy Race, Car #39, DNA? |
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Chassis Unknown | Lotus 30 race at Stuttgart, Arkansas in 1965 or 1966. [ref]http://www.team.net/html/vintage-race/1998-08/msg00220.html[/ref] |
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Chassis Unknown | 1965 – Mason O’Keiff (USA)[ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/chassis/archive/30-OKeiff%23.html[/ref] |
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Chassis Unknown | – This Lotus 30 was raced by Bob Fertl (I believe that was his name — memory is dangerous at this age) from Houston, who stepped up from a Bugeye Sprite. This is from an SCCA National at Galveston, Texas in July 1968: http://forums.autosport.com/topic/142640-lotus-30-id-help-needed/ http://img25.imageshack.us/i/lotus30.jpg/ |
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Chassis Unknown | Autoweek – July 27, 1981: “Lotus 30. 298 (sic) Race Ford. ZF 5-speed. Spare engine, body parts, needs restored $11,500. Chuck Haines, Manchester, Missouri.” St. Louis Residence – Page 349 : AT&T Real Yellow Pages – St … Charles R HAINES. 825 WHEELWRIGHT DR 63021. St. Louis , MO. (636)227-3959 … 5949 LOTUS AVE 63112. St. Louis , MO. (314)382-1292. Dorothy HAINES … I left the “Lotus Ave” address in because, well…Chuck runs Can Am Classics in St Louis. http://forums.autosport.com/topic/142640-lotus-30-id-help-needed/ |
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White S2 – CM #26 Chassis Unknown | – Sports Car Graphic (Nov 1965) says that John Everly in a Lotus 30 qualified 10th for the USRRC event at Continental Divide, but the driver and the car are not listed in the results, either in SCG or in Competition Press. Looking through the ads in the next few issues of CP, I find the following in the November 20, 1965 issue: “Lotus 30 – brought up to Series 2 specifications, 289 Ford engine with Webers and roller camshaft, spare wheels, tires, and suspension pieces……$10,000,…..John Everly, Winfield, Kansas.”
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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
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Lotus 30 Series 1 |
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1964 – Ian Walker Racing (UK) (Prototype). Ex-Works Date: 1964 Apr 13. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG. 1964 Apr 18 – Aintree 200, #82, Driver: Jim Clark, Entrant: Ian Walker Team Lotus, 2nd Place. [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/chassis/30__L__1.html[/ref] First appearance of a Lotus 30 on track. Present – Destroyed. The remnants of this chassis presumed to be discarded. |
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1964 – Bob Challman (CA, U.S.A.) (Listed as “B. Challman – Team Lotus” on the scanned Lotus 30 Chassis List.) Ex-Works Date: 1964 Jul 06. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG.
1964 Oct 11 – Raced by Jim Clark at 1964 Riverside Times GP. 1964 – Raced by Bill Krause (CA, U.S.A.) 1964 Oct 17 – SCCA Laguna Seca Regional, Car #28, Winner 1964 Oct 18 – Laguna Seca 200 Miles, Car #28, 10th (DNF) – Heat 1: 4th, Heat 2:22nd (DNF) [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/Lotus/30.html Retreived 2015-Aug-15[/ref] 1965 – 66 Raced by Bob Challman (CA, U.S.A.)
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| 1964 – Bob Challman (CA, U.S.A.) Ex-Works Date: pre-1964 Oct 10. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG (BRG when seen at 1964 Riverside GP.)
1964 Oct 11 – To be raced by Mike Spence at the Riverside 200 Times GP. Spence was unable to qualify the car.
1964 Oct 17 – SCCA Laguna Seca Regional, DNF 1964 Oct 18 – Laguna Seca 200 Miles, Car #222. DNQ – Raced and crashed in consolation race. [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/Lotus/30.html Retreived 2015-Aug-15[/ref] 1966 – converted into PAM Lotus 30 by Dick Guldstrand. “Driver – Dick Guldstrand, Owner – John Masterson” painted on door of the car.
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| 1964 – Jack Wheeler (ON, Canada) Autosport Ltd. Ex-Works Date: pre-1964 Nov 29. Ex-Works Body Color: Dark Blue.
1964 Sep 26 – Raced by Jim Clark, 4th Canadian Grand Prix for The Pepsi- Cola Trophy, Mosport, CDN, Result: did not finish (Overheating), Grid: 5th (1:32.500)[ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Mosport-1964-09-26.html[/ref] 1964 Oct 10 – Craig Hill (CDN) 1964 Nov 29 – Craig Hill (CDN) – SCCA Regional Marlboro [Modified][ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/Lotus/30.html Retreived 2015-Aug-15[/ref] mid-1960s – Craig Hill (Canada) / Chip Comstock Racing???? Craig supposedly sold a share of the car to Chip Comstock. |
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| 1964 – J. Frank Harrison, Jr. (U.S.A.) – (Listed as “J F Harrison”) [ref]http://www.themaseraticlub.com/ITOL_Harrison.html Retrieved 8/08/15.)[/ref] Ex-Works Date: 1964 Sep 23. Ex-Works Body Color: White. 1964 Dec 6 – Anson Johnson (USA) Nassau Trophy Race – Car #43, 10th place [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/Lotus/30.html Retreived 2015-Aug-15[/ref] pre-2000 – Julio Palmaz, Jr. 2001 Oct – “Bad Karma” article, Vintage Racecar 2007 – Jeff and Jacqulyn Mincheff, Portland, OR 2011 – Present – Bob Tkacik (MA, USA)
2015 – For Sale – Car listing here. [ref]http://mainelineexotics.com/team/lotus-30/ – Retrieved 2015-Sep 26[/ref] |
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| 1964 – Lotus Southwest (TX, U.S.A.)
Ex-Works Date: 1964 Dec 18. Ex-Works Body Color: Black. |
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| ???? – Morris Kindig (CA, U.S.A.) ca. 1996 – Sanehiro Nozaki (Japan). Sold in ca. 2006 |
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| 1964 – Duchess Auto (Duchess Autos Inc, Lotus East Racing, Main St, Millerton, New York, USA) Ex-Works Date: 1964 Nov 11. Ex-Works Body Color: Red.
1964 Dec 4 – Newton B Davis (USA), #33 Nassau Trophy Race, 42nd place, DNF 1964 Dec 6 – Newton B Davis (USA), #33 Nassau Trophy Race, 52nd place, DNF [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/Lotus/30.html Retreived 2015-Aug-15[/ref]
Seldon updated the car to Series 2 specs with 15 inch wheels and detachable chassis section. Competitively raced in Historics. This car was the focus of an article by Doug Nye in the October 1981 issue of Old Motor magazine titled, “Beautiful Miscalculation”. The car was finished in red and in “gorgeous” condition. For sale in 1981. 1981 – Jeffrey Wakelin (UK) 2003 – 2005 – Restoration performed by Belgian race car specialist and former F1 driver and Le Mans participant Bernard de Dryver. 2009 – Displayed at Retromobile show. 2009 Feb 07 Auctioned by Bonhams. [ref] https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/17043/lot/138/[/ref] Estimated price: $250,000 – 360,000. Car remained unsold. 2012 Apr – Present – Anthony Schrauwen (BE) Current Owner. |
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| 1964 – Lotus Southwest (TX, USA) Ex-Works Date: 1964 Dec 30. Ex-Works Body Color: Light Blue.
1965 Jan 31 – Homer Rader (TX, USA) SCCA Regional Corpus Christi, Started. [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/Lotus/30.html Retreived 2015-Aug-15[/ref] 1966 – Leroy Melcher Jr. – ran in several Texas SCCA and CanAm races . |
Melcher Photo Here | |
| 1966 – Bill Kirtley
Appeared in a major Hollywood movie. mid-1970s – road registered |
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| Present – Jay Embree (CA, USA) [ref]http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z13055/lotus-type-30.aspx[/ref]
2017 May 5 – Listed for Sale |
Embree Photo Here | |
| 30/L/9 | 1964 – Ian Raby (U.K.) Ex-Works Date: 1964 Oct 08. Ex-Works Body Color: Light Blue.
Ian Raby was a sports and raing car agent located in Brighton, U.K. 1964 – Randy Hilton / Hilton Racing (USA). Driver: Chuck Parsons |
Hilton Photo Here |
| 1965 Dec 15 – Bob McLean (BC, Canada)
Bob McLean was the 1965 Canadian Sports Car Champion. McLean purchased the car from Randy Hilton Racing for $3200 for the car less engine with all spare parts owned by Hilton. Tragedy struck as McLean died at the Sebring 12 Hours race on 1966 Mar 26 in an accident while driving the Comstock Racing GT-40. McLean was never able to race this car. |
McLean Photo Here | |
| ca. 1969 – Jake Rempel (BC, Canada) – Raced for a while and then crashed – converted to F5000 car. | Rempel Photo Here | |
| ca. 1989 to Present – Bill Peter (WI, USA)[ref]Personal communication with Bill Peter via email, 1 Jun 2016[/ref]
The remains of the Rempel Mk 1 consist of suspension parts, wheels, uprights, brakes, and steering rack. |
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| This chassis number may not have been used. Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: NA. Morris Kindig has a spare Series One chassis – perhaps that chassis was to be this car number… Present – Missing. |
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| 1964 – David Prophet (UK) Ex-Works Date: 1964 Sep 27. Ex-Works Body Color: Super White.
1964 Oct 31- David Prophet (GB)/Brausch Niemann (ZA), Kyalami 9 Hours, Car #3 – Started [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/Lotus/30.html Retreived 2015-Aug-15[/ref] 1965 Jan 1 – Jos van Altena (ZA) SA SCC East London, Car #30 – 2nd place (1st in Class A) [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/type/archive/Lotus/30.html Retreived 2015-Aug-15[/ref] This chassis was replaced by 30/L/20 after it was used on a strenuous South African tour in 1964-65. |
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| 1964 – Lotus Southwest (TX, U.S.A.) Ex-Works Date: 1964 Dec 30. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG. 1966-67 Robert J. Shaw (Rockford, IL, USA) 1968-71 Richard Dagiel (Medinah, IL, USA) 1971- ca. 1973 Dieter Lewis (Nashville, TN, USA) Chuck Gains (Manchester, MO, USA) Robert Seiffert (Boulder, CO, USA) John Douglas (Salt Lake City, UT, USA) John Yasenko (Tooele, UT, USA) George Raterink (Mead, CO, USA) Nick Sorprano (White Plains, NY, USA) Imported into the UK by Richard Drewett 1980s – Paul Matty (UK) – restored car and raced it competitively in UK hillclimbs. 2003 – Present – Andrew Bradshaw (UK) |
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| 1964 – Automóvel Touring Clube de Angola (Automobile Club of Angola) Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: Dark Blue. 1964 – Driver – Alvaro Lopes (AGO). Present – Missing. |
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| 1964 – Lotus Southwest (TX, U.S.A.) Ex-Works Date: 1964 Dec 29. Ex-Works Body Color: Blue. ???? – Ray Anderson (U.S.A.?)??? ca. 1986 – David Cohen (BC, Canada)??? Present – Missing. |
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| 1964 – Duchess Auto (NY, U.S.A.) Ex-Works Date: 1965 Jan 01. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG. 1964 – Jerry Crawford (Bow, NH, USA)[ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/chassis/archive/30-Crawford%23.html[/ref]Raced throughout 1965.
At some point, this car was converted to Weber carburetors and upgraded to Series 2 specifications by Shagarian Racing. It’s believe this occurred midway through the 1965 season after the car had an accident. It was rebuilt and reengineered to have spoilers and a removable tail section. [ref]http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21906/lot/362/[/ref] 1965/66 – Sold to unknown Canadian. Car owned by Sandretto, and raced by either Simon Hadfield or Gilberto Sandretto during this period. Sandretto win at Cento Ore. Hadfield win at Macau Grand Prix. 2004 – For Sale – offered by Simon Hadfield Win at Porto, podium at Dijon and Tour Britannia. 2014 Jun 27 – Auctioned by Bonhams at 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale. [ref]http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21906/lot/362/[/ref] |
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| 1964 Simon de Latour (UK) Ex-Works Date: 1965 Jan 11. Ex-Works Body Color: Super White.
de Latour raced the car a few times in 1965 with a best finish of 2nd place at Brands Hatch on 1965 Aug 07 (First in class of S+1.15). [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/Simon-De%20Lautour-GB.html[/ref] 1965 – John Nicholson / Farnborough Racing (GBR). Note: This is not the John Nicholson that later went to to found Nicholson/McLaren Engines, Ltd., preparer of Ford Cosworth racing engines.) Nicholson raced this car several times in 1966 [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/chassis/archive/30__L__14.html[/ref] pre-1966 Apr 8 1967 Apr 30 – Photos of Lotus 30/L/16 Coupe, Ring-Knutstorp Sports Car Race 1968 – Jan Hillman (SWE) |
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| 1964 – Ian Walker (replacement car) See 30/L/1. Ex-Works Date: post-1964 Jul 11, pre-1965 Jan 29. Ex-Works Body Color: Black.
(NOTE: This car is listed as being sold to Duchess Auto on the scanned Lotus 30 Chassis List.) This car was built around the surviving parts from the crash of chassis 30/L/1. This car was never raced by Ian Walker Racing 1965-Jan-29 Offered for sale in Autosport for 3100 GBP. Rost raced the car in Germany and Austria and the occasional Swiss hill climb. 1967 – Albert Pfuhl (Germany) Raced a few times by Pfuhl. Car under restoration in 2005. [ref]Heinz Schreiber, personal communication, 2005[/ref] |
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| 1964 – B. White – “B. White” appears to be Bernard White, cousin of Vic Wilson. Ex-Works Date: 1964 Nov 13. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG.
It’s not known if White owned the car, or simply placed the order, similar to the entry for the Willment Team car which has the team manager “J. Uren” (Jeff Uren) listed.[ref] Alan Brown, (personal communication, July 28, 2015) “I think “B White” must be Bernard White. He entered a F1 BRM for his cousin Vic Wilson in 1966 under the name Team Chamaco Collect, and then ran a F3 Brabham for Ben Moore in 1967 so it all connects up.[/ref] 1965 – Team Chamaco Collect, driver Vic Wilson Bonhams believes this car was replaced with 30/S2/8. [ref]https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/14261/lot/238/[/ref] |
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| 1964 – Gratz (U.S.A.) Ex-Works Date: 1964 Dec 03. Ex-Works Body Color: Red + Yellow Stripe. Present – Missing |
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| 1964 – David Prophet (replacement chassis) Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: NA. 1968 Feb – Advertisement in Autosport for ex-David Prophet Lotus 30/40 GT. £2,650. 1968 – Present – Bill Orr (VA, USA)
Purchased directly from D. Prophet [ref] Bill Orr, personal communication via email, Jul. 28, 2015 [/ref] Mr. Orr wrote, “I bought the car from David Prophet (I thought) in 1968. It came with an integrated gullwing top. It has been in my keep ever since . It needed total restoration from receipt. Restoration didn’t begin until the early the early nineties, and for the most part completed before the end of the nineties. It was converted back to roadster form. Small repairs, updates and improvements have continued until present. Sadly, it has never been raced during my ownership.” |
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| 1964 – J. Fisher (USA) Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG.
The following is from Motorsport, Sept. 1964 [ref] http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/issue/september-1964[/ref] John Fisher is a car and motorcycle dealer in Portsmouth and has been John Fisher participates in racing for pleasure but the team is The team is run as a spare-time occupation with one mechanic and Despite the delay in receiving the Lotus the team will probably carry NOTE: This chassis number is listed twice on the scanned Lotus 30 Chassis List! First entry lists D. Prophet, second lists J. Fisher. |
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| 1964 – Duchess Auto (NY, U.S.A.) Ex-Works Date: 1964 Nov 20. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG. Present – Missing |
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| 1964 – “May not have been used” per Motor. “WROTTERSLEY” per the scanned Lotus 30 Chassis List. Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: Light Blue.
Possibly “Richard Wrottesley”? The Hon. Richard Wrottesley was a gentleman racer known for driving a Lister Jag in the 1960s. In 1965, he did several races in a couple Elvas. Present – Missing |
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| 1964 – DEVELOPMENT per Motor. “Auto Club De Angola” per the scanned Lotus 30 Chassis List. Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: Red + White Stripe. Present – Missing |
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| 1965 – Team Lotus (UK) Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG.
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| 1965 – John Dean (UK) Ex-Works Date: 1965 Dec 18? Ex-Works Body Color: BRG. 1967 – John Macdonald (HK)
Purchased from John Dean in the summer of 1967 (John tested the car at Silverstone prior to purchase). Raced by Macdonald in Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, and Japan from 1967-1968. 1968 Mar 24 – Katsuomi Shiozawa (JP) [ref]http://forums.autosport.com/topic/199390-span-inc-lotus-30/[/ref] Shiozawa put his own body on the car. John Macdonald commented “thus replacing the only beautiful thing about it”! [ref]Angus Lamont, Personal communication, 2011 Feb 24./[/ref] Present – Missing |
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| 1965 – Lotus Suisse (CH) Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: P.O. Red. 1965 – Karl Foitek (CH) Car delivered directly to Vienna, Austria for the Preis von Wien.
1965 Apr 11 – Aspern (CH), Preis von Wien, Curd-Barry-Gedenkrennen, Team: ÖASC/Squadra Foitek (CH), Results: DNF [ref]href=”http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/Karl-Foitek-CH.html[/ref] – suspension failure [ref]http://forums.autosport.com/topic/199791-lotus-suisse-and-pius-zund/[/ref] 1965 Apr 11 – Fritz Baumann 1965 Nov 28 – Car appears to have been destroyed in an accident at the VIII Grande Prémio de Angola at Circuito da Fortaleza, Luanda, Angola. The car had a suspension failure which caused the accident. [ref]http://www.autodiva.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8&hilit=cegga&start=120[/ref] pre-1968 – Franco Sbarro (CH) – converted car into the Sbarro ACA Dominique III road-going coupe |
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| 1965 – Bamford / JCB (UK) Ex-Works Date: 1965 Mar 05. Ex-Works Body Color: Yellow.
Driven by Trevor Taylor and Peter Sadler. Doug Nye reports that this car was “destroyed during a testing shunt” [ref]Nye, Doug “Beautiful Miscalculation.” Old Motor. October 1981: p. 41[/ref] The car was being driven by Peter Sadler when it crashed. |
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| 1965-67? – Willment (UK) “J. Uren” per the scanned Lotus 30 Chassis List. Ex-Works Date: 1965 Apr 26. Ex-Works Body Color: P.O. Red. 1968 Mar – Advertisement in Autosport showing the Willment car for sale. “Lotus 30/40 Sports Racer Ex Jim Clark, Frank Gardner, Jack Sears” £1,495. 1969 – John Lyon, Sponsor: Everoak Helmets? [ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/chassis/30-Lyon%23.html[/ref] 1970-1973 – Paul Gresham (UK) – Driver: John Markey 1978 – Richard Keyes and John Strange (USA) Purchased from car dealer Gordon Keller. ca. 1990 – Richard Keyes (USA) – current owner. |
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| 1965 – Dauwe (BE) Ex-Works Date: 1965 Mar 13? Ex-Works Body Color: P.O. Red.
Probably raced by “Eldé” (Léon Dernier) or “Jean Beurlys” (Jean Blaton), both Belgian drivers. Present – Missing |
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| 1965 – Dauwe (BE) Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG.
Probably raced by “Eldé” (Léon Dernier) or “Jean Beurlys” (Jean Blaton), both Belgian drivers. ???? – In Canada Purchased from car dealer Gordon Keller. ???? – Ray Anderson (U.S.A.?)? |
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| 1965 – Span Inc. (USA) Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: Dark Blue.
Span Inc. was an imported car dealership in Madison, Wis. They handled a number of lines of cars. including Triumph and Lotus.[ref]http://forums.autosport.com/topic/199390-span-inc-lotus-30/#entry7313523[/ref] However it does seem unlikely that the car would have been sold to a dealer in the USA and then remained in the UK… Bonhams believes this car was a replacement for the Bernard White / Vic Wilson 30/L/18. [ref]https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/14261/lot/238/[/ref] 1965 – Ben Moore (GB)[ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/Ben-Moore-GB.html[/ref] The car was listed as a Lotus “40” in the advertisement. Advert states, “Quick Sale $6400.” 1980 – For Sale – Advert in Autosport says car only raced 13 times, twice by seller. |
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| 1965 – Bamford / JCB (UK) (replacement car) See 30/S2/4. Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: Yellow.
Driver: Trevor Taylor 1965 Jul 24 – was “burned out” [ref]Nye, Doug, Beautiful Miscalculation, Old Motor, Oct. 1981, p. 40.[/ref] during practice for the 1965 Martini Trophy at Silverstone. |
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| 1966 – Peter Sadler
1970s – Several Auto Dealers |
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| 2002? – Junro Nishida (JP)
Car has been restored to it’s original JC Bamford yellow paint. 2006 May 20 – Auctioned by Bonhams. Auction estimate: US$ 180,000 – 230,000. Engine No. XE93532 |
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Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: Blue. Possibly raced by “Eldé” (Léon Dernier) or “Jean Beurlys” (Jean Blaton), both Belgian drivers. |
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| Lotus 30 Spitzer Montlhéry oct 1970, Coupes du Salon [ref]http://autodrome.over-blog.com/article-images-de-vitesse-a-montlhery-1967-1973-56742895.html[/ref] Color: French Tricolor
From a post on Autodiva.com: pour notre ami marcos : j’ai pris cette photo à MONTLHERY en MAI 1971;il s’agit de Andre SPITZER sur un prototype FORD 4.7L . Translation: for our friend marcos : I took this photo to MONTLHERY in May 1971 ; this is a prototype Andre SPITZER FORD 4.7L . Do MARCOS knows more about this proto ; you are there to do with the 30 LOTUS ? From another on Autodiva.com: Bonjour Translation: Hello That’s the same Lotus 30 which was 69/70 Bleu Blanc Rouge that of brothers SPITZER is devoid of its roof and is instituted under the name : Alan Mann Special Cordialment |
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| ???? – Serge Pozzoli / Museum of the Geyier ???? – Count Zanone |
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| pre-2002 – 2016 – Gerard Gombert (FR)
2002-2003 – For Sale on www.CarClassic.com In 2016 I was contacted about this listing in 2002 being fraudulent and that the website above did not have authorization to list the car for sale – Editor. 2012 – Photos of what looks to be this Lotus 30 shown in a massive car hoard that’s been called “The Saddest Junkyard”: Iedeiblog.com – the saddest junkyard It appears that some work has been done to the car between 2002 and 2012. 2016 – For sale? |
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| 1965 – Team Lotus (UK) Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG.
Both 40/L/1 and 40/L/2 were advertised by Team Lotus for sale at £3750. 1966 – Alan Eccles (UK) – Car raced by both Alan Eccles and Gerry Ashmore. Car converted to F5000 car called the “Conchord” by Bob Waters. 1984 – Peter Denty (UK). Restored over the course of 8 years. 1992 – Oldtimer GP at Nürburgring, Driver: Rick Hall, Result: 1st place in class. [ref]http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/february-1998/11/rick-hall[/ref] 1996 – Advertised by Peter Denty after complete restoration for £125,000 (approximately equivalent to £210,000 or $325,000 in 2015). Car displayed at Hockenheim, Germany for the Jim Clark Exhibition. [ref]http://www.hockenheim-historic.de/bildergalerie/2014/Veranstaltung-2014/Jim-Clark-Ausstellung[/ref] |
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| 1965 – Team Lotus (UK). Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: BRG.
Both 40/L/1 and 40/L/2 were advertised by Team Lotus for sale at £3750. 1965 – Dave Wolin |
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| 1965 – Lotus Southwest (U.S.A.)? Ex-Works Date: NA. Ex-Works Body Color: White. 1965 – AJ Foyt Present – Missing |
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2015 – Morris Kindig – One Series 1 frame and various parts, believed to be from Texas via Missouri. Purported to have been imported by Lotus Southwest and sold as 30/L/6. [ref]Morris Kindig, personal communication with Andrew Bradshaw, 2015 Jul 30.[/ref] | |
| Retro Air and Track Retro | 1970s – Portuguese (Spanish?) driving school (stored in Primrose Hill, London, UK) | photo 1 |
| mid/late 1970s – Rob Thurman, (Dartford, Kent, UK) | photo 2 | |
| mid 1980s – Curtis Jacksons (Oxford, GA, USA) | photo 3 | |
| 1994Dec / 1995 Jan – Scroggin (USA) | photo 3 | |
| 2000/2001 – Preston Hayes (MO, USA) | photo 3 | |
| Jeff Moore {The Automobile Archeologist} (MO, USA) | photo 3 | |
| 2006 – Retro Air and Track Retro / Matthew Watts (GB) | photo 3 | |
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1964 Dec 6 – David L. Morgan (OK, USA) Nassau Trophy Race, Car #39, DNA? | |
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Lotus 30 race at Stuttgart, Arkansas in 1965 or 1966. [ref]http://www.team.net/html/vintage-race/1998-08/msg00220.html[/ref] | |
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1965 – Mason O’Keiff (USA)[ref]http://www.racingsportscars.com/chassis/archive/30-OKeiff%23.html[/ref] | |
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– This Lotus 30 was raced by Bob Fertl (I believe that was his name — memory is dangerous at this age) from Houston, who stepped up from a Bugeye Sprite. This is from an SCCA National at Galveston, Texas in July 1968: http://forums.autosport.com/topic/142640-lotus-30-id-help-needed/ http://img25.imageshack.us/i/lotus30.jpg/ |
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Autoweek – July 27, 1981: “Lotus 30. 298 (sic) Race Ford. ZF 5-speed. Spare engine, body parts, needs restored $11,500. Chuck Haines, Manchester, Missouri.” St. Louis Residence – Page 349 : AT&T Real Yellow Pages – St … Charles R HAINES. 825 WHEELWRIGHT DR 63021. St. Louis , MO. (636)227-3959 … 5949 LOTUS AVE 63112. St. Louis , MO. (314)382-1292. Dorothy HAINES … I left the “Lotus Ave” address in because, well…Chuck runs Can Am Classics in St Louis. http://forums.autosport.com/topic/142640-lotus-30-id-help-needed/ |
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– Sports Car Graphic (Nov 1965) says that John Everly in a Lotus 30 qualified 10th for the USRRC event at Continental Divide, but the driver and the car are not listed in the results, either in SCG or in Competition Press. Looking through the ads in the next few issues of CP, I find the following in the November 20, 1965 issue: “Lotus 30 – brought up to Series 2 specifications, 289 Ford engine with Webers and roller camshaft, spare wheels, tires, and suspension pieces……$10,000,…..John Everly, Winfield, Kansas.”
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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
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