Lotus Seven Register - Series One Picture Page

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Series One Picture Page

~ Factory and Contemporary Photographs ~

	GULL-WING HARDTOP - Lotus Seven Series One with a gull-wing hardtop by Fibrepair racing as a GT car. Note modified front wings with extended aluminium. [copyright Ferret Fotographic]
	RACING - Series One Lotus Sevens and Lotus Sixes racing around the chicane at Goodwood - September 1958.
	KIT BUILD - A Lotus Seven 'C' kit being put together. Note drum brakes all around. High level master cylinders suggest that this is a Cheshunt kit made between September 1959 and June 1960.
	MORE KIT BUILD - Other views of the above car.
	CLIMAX POWERED CAR being built at the Hornsey factory in 1958
	ANOTHER PICTURE showing more of the factory and including the construction of a Lotus XV sports racing car behind the Seven.
	ANOTHER PICTURE giving a good detail view of the engine bay including SU electric fuel pump, flat-top radiator, header tank and Lucas HF1849 horn.
	ANOTHER PICTURE showing the engine bay from the front of the car. Note fuse box type and position, thickness of the seatback and Girling type AR aluminium front break calipers.

~ A very original Hornsey-built Lotus Seven 'F' ~

	COCKPIT VIEW - Note AC instruments, Wilmot Breedon 16" grey-plastic two spoke steering wheel and period switching.
	INSTRUMENTS - All by AC including 0 - 100mph speedometer with coloured segments for rpm readings in the gears, mechanical Oil Pressure and capillary Water Temperature guages.
	ENGINE - Ford 100E including 'Aquaplane' head and twin SU side-draught carburettors. Note: The electric cooling fan was fitted within the last few years.
	FRONT VIEW - bonnet and nose-cone off.
	FRONT SUSPENSION - Drum brake and Standard 10 upright.
	NOSE - Droop Snoop aluminium (albeit somewhat modified by the owner).
	NOSE - Another view.
	PEDDLES - The early (Hornsey-built) cars had peddles that pivoted from below whereas later examples all pivoted from above. Here we see a 'Hornsey' peddle layout and as with all Series One Sevens the steering column taking the low route to the steering rack.
	REAR AXLE - Nash Metropolitan 'live' rear axle located by twin trailing arms and one diagonal member to give lateral location (to the left of picture). Note: Floor to give additional frame stiffness and better aerodynamics(?)
	REAR WINGS - Detail showing correct section of rear wing. Note: Wingard combined rear and stop lamp and also red (paint) shield to number plate lamp.
	WHEELS - 15" diameter x 4" steel wheels by Rubery Owen. (Similar used by Turner Cars.) Also original crossply tyres.

~ A restored Cheshunt-built Lotus Seven 'A' ~

	FRONT O/S VIEW - All new aluminium body panels. Note: Front Indicators and Wire Wheels.
	REAR N/S VIEW - Note: Period Les Leston Steering Wheel, new Interior Trim and correct Rear Lights, Instrumentation and Switching. Also, non-standard Stainless Steel Exhaust.
	ENGINE - 948cc. BMC [Austin] "A" Series with twin H2 SU carburettors with Coopers Air Filters. Note also Lucas HF1849 Horn. Just seen are early Triumph Herald Type 12 Girling Disc Brakes, a compromise in favour of safety.