€135,000
Race Cars
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1959 Lotus XV - SOLD
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Description:
Chassis 623/3 was completed as a Team car early in 1959 for the exclusive use of Graham Hill and is the only Lotus XV fitted from new with the 2.5L Coventry Climax Engine. Hill raced the car on 7 occasions during 1959 winning 5 of the races including the GP support race at Aintree.
Subsequently sold to Australia where Frank Matich raced the car with great success. More recently the car has returned to The UK and has been raced successfully in historic racing and winning at Goodwood Revival. Maintained to the highest standards and available for sale with extensive spares package including original bodywork and spare 2L Climax engine and HTP papers.
Today 623/3 remains remarkably original and is eligible for events such as Peter Auto, Motor Racing Legends, Goodwood and Le Mans Classic.
The car is road registered in the UK and has been maintained by specialist hisotric racing experts IN Racing.
A fantastic car with great history retaining much of its originality, highly competitive and eligible for the world's greatest Histoic Motoring events.
