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Just how competitive was the Lotus 23 when new? At the 1962 Nürburgring 1000km, Jim Clark managed a 27-second lead over a field of much more powerful machines from the likes of Porsche and Ferrari.
This 1964 Lotus 23B, a later iteration o…
Just love the Wobbly Web wheels.Wish I could get them for my one car.Nice history of this 23.
When I started racing in the early 1970s, there were lots of old 1950s and 1960s sports racers still running and they sold for very little money. If I had possessed the gift of foresight, I'd have bought every Bobtail Cooper and early Lotus sports racer and stored them, but a) I was racing and therefor by definition had zero excess money, and b) no one thought these cars would ever be anything but old used cars.
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