Type 47 Registry (Early information from now-defunct website http://home.swipnet.se/kullman/)
Current information thanks to much assistance from Johannes Ditz. |
| Car number
| Owner
| Location
| Date of info
| Photos/Notes
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| 47/GT/01 |
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12/17/06 |
Converted red 46, carbs, Mk9, Miles Team car no 117, Boxing Day winner, used to build KitchenerV8.
Photos |
| 47/GT/02 |
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12/17/06 |
First real 47, Team car destroyed by fire in Brands Hatch when a weld of fuel tank cracked open. |
| 47/GT/03 |
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United Kingdom |
12/17/06 |
Chris Barber´s car, Racing Show car, later Pistaccio, long and eventful racing history, England.
Photos |
| 47/GT/04 |
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Replica Resides In United Kingdom |
10/28/07 |
Team car "Snorkel".
There is no doubt that this car was destroyed in the 1968 Silverstone crash and a new chassis /body unit 47/GT/78 acquired from Lotus and subsequently raced by John Calvert. This is the car that has now been rebuilt as a replica of 47/GT/4.
White/BRG.
Photos |
| 47/GT/05 |
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12/17/06 |
Photos |
| 47/GT/06 |
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Belgium |
12/17/06 |
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| 47/GT/07 |
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Japan |
12/17/06 |
Team Elite car raced by T. Taylor, D. Preston, J. Wagstaff, Lucas FI, later G. Pybus.
Photos |
| 47/GT/08 |
|
United Kingdom |
12/17/06 |
Reported at Oakhill cars in Lancs UK, it was in a sad condition but retained many original parts, the car was black with a ford X flow engine in it. Last seen in Lancestershire in sad but complete(?) condition.
Photos
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| 47/GT/09 |
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Canada |
12/17/06 |
Has BMW Engine
Photos |
47/GT/10?
(only frame number given) |
|
United States |
12/17/06 |
Has BMW Engine
Nick Moore Racing
Photos |
| 47/GT/11 |
|
Sweden |
12/17/2006 |
H. Areias
Being restored to race it at Nuremberg in 2007
Photos |
| 47/GT/12 |
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Japan |
12/17/06 |
Malcolm Wayne, S. Hadfield restoration, YELLOW LOTUS BOOK.
Photos |
| 47/GT/13 |
B. Wälchli |
Tavannes
Switzerland |
12/17/06 |
BRM engine, Lucas injection
Photos |
| 47/GT/14 |
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12/17/06 |
Rob Slotemaker, Theo Kinsbergen ( NL national sportscar champion), crashed.
Photos |
| 47/GT/15 |
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Portugal |
12/17/06 |
L.Fernadez, later TEAM PALMA, E.Neves, A.P. de Morais, et al., FVA. Last race in 1976.
Photos |
| 47/GT/16 |
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12/17/06 |
A. Ramsey, Climax engine, eventful history, crashed in Vila Real 1968, rebuilt to GTA specs.
Photos |
| 47/GT/17 |
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Austria? |
12/17/06 |
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| 47/GT/18 |
|
Canada |
8/28/07 |
Was in reMARQUE article
"A MOST UNUSUAL EUROPA" 2/81
One of two single snorkle cars built.
The car was originally shipped to Canada where it started its racing career. Little is known about the car's first owners and races. Eventually it was
purchased by Tony Cicale who competed in endurance races in the Northeast for a couple of seasons. Tony kept the car in excellent mechanical
condition and updated the safety features including the roll cage and fuel cells. Later he moved on to sports racers and Can-Am cars so the 47 was sold to John Lovett of Boulder. Lovett restored the car, bringing it to its present condition of mechanical and cosmetic excellence. Ball was the next purchaser and has now owned the car for four years. Again the 47 is up for sale. (2/81 info)
Update 8/28/07 by Jeff Ball:
I sold 47 gt 0018 back to Tony Cicale in about 1985. He transported the car to his home in Sag Harbor, Long Island, NY. It sat for several years and he sold the car to someone who lived in Canada. Tony is unable to recall the name or any other details regarding the buyer. I've posted requests for information about the car on a few NE states vintage and Lotus car club sites with no response. It was a fabulous car. I sold the car because it was frustrating to operate it on public roads during the 55mph speed limits imposed during that period of time. It would reach the national speed limit in 1st gear! I could redline it in fifth gear at 7,500rpm which calculated to 168mph. I found myself driving the car but 50 miles or so per year, so mistakenly thought that Tony would put it to better use.
Photos |
| 47/GT/19 |
|
Portugal |
12/17/06 |
Destroyed by fire during first outing 1967 |
| 47/GT/20 |
|
United Kingdom |
12/17/06 |
Winfield Racing, Climax FPF, for sale by S. Hadfield sans engine and gearbox 1982 ? |
| 47/GT/21 |
|
Portugal |
12/17/06 |
M. N. Pinto, later Angola, J.Figueiredo ?
Burned
Photos |
| 47/GT/22 |
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Japan? |
12/17/06 |
2 pedalbox brackets for RH/LH drive, Team Diamond, restored by Kitchener.
Photos |
| 47/GT/23 |
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United Kingdom |
12/17/06 |
Sports Motors ? |
| 47/GT/24 |
|
United Kingdom |
12/17/06 |
I. Crawford ? |
| 47/GT/25 |
|
United Kingdom |
12/17/06 |
Red with white stripe, successfully raced by Jim Morley, restoration under way.
Photos |
| 47/GT/26 |
|
Portugal |
12/17/06 |
J. B. Lampreia, destroyed by fire in 1969.
Photos |
| 47/GT/27 |
|
Australia |
12/17/06 |
White, now metalic blue, under restoration, 1800 ccm Brian Hart engine.
Photos |
| 47/GT/28 |
|
United Kingdom |
12/17/06 |
R. Walker ? |
| 47/GT/29 |
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12/17/06 |
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| 47/GT/30 |
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Germany |
12/17/06 |
"Mercedes" car, ordered by DB ltd. for evaluation, Monaco White, Zakspeed engine.
Photos |
| 47/GT/31 |
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12/17/06 |
46 not "used" |
| 47/GT/47 |
|
United States |
12/17/06 |
R. Gordon, Moto-Baldet, restored using #50 ? |
| 47/GT/48 |
|
Holland |
12/17/06 |
Vanderwell road car, then owned and raced over years by Nick Atkins, restored, GLTL
Photos |
| 47/GT/49F |
|
Japan ? |
12/17/06 |
Photos |
| 47/GT/50 |
|
Japan |
12/17/06 |
Replacement for #47, restored by S. Hadfield in the 1990ies, white.
Photos |
| 47/GT/51 |
|
United Kingdom |
12/17/06 |
Ex 1968 Motoring news GT championship winning car.
J. Nickolson, famously crashed, complete reconstruction on the way. |
| 47/GT/52 |
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12/17/06 |
Never built. |
| 47/GT/53 |
|
United Kingdom |
12/17/06 |
V. Walker car, V. Walker repurchase 1981, S. Hadfield 1982, restoration halted.
Photos |
| 47/GT/54 |
|
United Kingdom |
12/17/06 |
D. Vinwell |
| 47/GT/55 |
|
Australia |
12/17/06 |
P. Woodward ?
Photos |
| 47/GT/56 |
|
Japan |
12/17/06 |
Modified and raced by TS "Happy"
Photos |
| 47/GT/57 |
|
United States |
12/17/06 |
Lotus East ? |
| 47/GT/58 |
|
United States |
12/17/06 |
Lotus Southwest ? |
| 47/GT/59 |
|
United Kingdom |
12/17/06 |
Yellow, J. Calvert, US ( Tony Griffith ) 1969-1982, road use, now UK? |
| 47/GT/60 |
|
United States |
4/10/07 |
Lotus Midwest ?
Appeared in the 11/19/1972 IMSA Camel GT with Mike Rahal and Horst Kroll as drivers.
Bob (Bobby) Rahal listed as one of the "Pilots" on the side. Bobby's first racing car?
Photos |
| 47/GT/61 |
|
United Kingdom |
12/17/06 |
Crashed during Player´s Trophy race in Silverstone, hitting J. Calvert, rebuilt with CBU #77 |
| 47/GT/62F |
|
Japan |
12/17/06 |
Rob Walker, dark blue, also known as "GT-20" (frame number) later US, S.Lamb, now Japan.
Photos |
| 47/GT/63 |
|
Hong Kong |
4/18/08 |
Wallace Harper
History - Thanks to Angus Lamont who helped to look after it during its tenure with Schomac Racing. |
| 47/GT/64 |
|
California
United States |
12/17/06 |
Curret Owner - Alex Bollinger
PO - Ray Bisordi
Photos |
| 47/GT/65 |
|
Sweden |
12/17/06 |
Road legal, light metallic blue.
Photos |
| 47/GT/66 |
|
United Kingdom |
12/17/06 |
P. Bond ? |
| 47/GT/67 |
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Ontario
Canada |
12/17/06 |
Last seen for sale by Lotus Canada in April 1970
Photos |
| 47/GT/68 |
Martin Ricketts |
United Kingdom |
12/17/06 |
P. Gaydon, Guards Red, matching numbers, restored.
Photos |
| 47/69 |
John Bolding |
|
10/28/07 |
Gold Leaf Team car 1968 season.
You will notice that 47/69 and 47/70, which were built by Team Lotus and not Lotus Components did not carry a GT designation on their chassis plates.
Restored and running 2007.
Photos |
| 47/70 |
|
Japan |
10/28/07 |
Gold Leaf Team car 1968 season.
You will notice that 47/69 and 47/70, which were built by Team Lotus and not Lotus Components did not carry a GT designation on their chassis plates.
Team car J. Oliver, later T. Bunce, R. Bates, Lucas injection.
Quote from "for sale" ad at www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk 5/10/07: "Genuine Lotus 47A Factory car. This 47A won in the 1967's BOAC500 championships by Jackie Oliver who drove it. I have bought it from Mr Ian Marchall who is famous Historic Racing car driver. I have been keeping it in my garage for over 25 years. Matching Chassis, Engine Number. Original Lucas fuel injection, Original Dash, steering wheel, seats, wheel, Exhaust, etc... We never ever changed anything. It is still ready to go all of Big major Historic car race event."
Photos |
| 47/GT/71 |
Johannes Ditz |
Germany |
12/17/06 |
J. Sprinzel, H. Mundschitz (Austria), orange, FVA. restored, BRMTC engine T-J FI.
Photos |
| 47/GT/72 |
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12/17/06 |
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| 47/GT/73 |
|
Denmark |
12/17/06 |
- After Chalut came Swizz citizen Walo Schibler, proprietor of the ex-Jo Siffert INTERSPORT S.A. Garage, Fribourg, who developed the car into the racing machine that is pictured on the fotos. It was sold in race ready conditions to Rolf Wurst from Ulm on 03.12.1976. He applied the red and white colour scheme and kept the car until 03.09.1989, still racing. During this last season he was sent into the armcoes by a backmarker who´s brakes failed, while he had this brilliant Lockeed system that had been installed by the Swizz.
The repair was done by 47/GT/13 owner B. Wälchli from Tavannes using a S2 front section, the car was then painted all red.
Wurst describes a car with a lot of power (FVA), questionable handling, adaequate brakes and the great advantage that one could adapt the gearbox ratios to every situation, while the opposition had to cling to the standard homologated transmissions. He reports constant competitiveness even in the late 80ies.
- Wurst sold the engine to a Abarth specialist Bernd Haberkorn in Reutti near Ulm and the body to a forwarding agent named Ernst from Reutlingen, Germany, who destroyed it by trying to keep it going with little expence.
Photos |
| 47/GT/74 |
|
United States |
12/17/06 |
Yellow, now yellow over white.
Photos |
| 47/GT/75 |
Don Hogue |
United States |
12/17/06 |
White, Tommy Smith since 1969, now Don Hogue.
Photos |
| 47/GT/76 |
Bo Johansson |
Sweden |
7/30/08 |
Was road registred, under restoration with Lucas FI
Photos
Website |
| 47/GT/77 |
|
United Kingdom |
12/17/06 |
CBU replacement for #61 after crash on 27.04.1968, US since 1982, now back in Europe.
Photos |
| 47/GT/78 |
|
United Kingdom |
12/17/06 |
CBU replacement for #4 after crash on 27.04.1968, new snorkels, white , green stripes
Photos |
| 47/GT/79 |
|
Japan |
12/17/06 |
CBU replacement for T. Kinsbergen (Netherlands) car, now restored to GTA specifications.
Photos |
| 47/GT/80 |
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France |
12/17/06 |
C. Serre, Merak 3l engine, later raced with TC, restored GLTL colours, now back home.
Photos |
| 47/GT/81 |
|
United Kingdom |
12/17/06 |
Pistacchio Green, Vic Walker "stock", 1982 J. Upton (destroyed).
Photos |
| 47/GT/82 |
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Brasil |
12/17/06 |
White, later GLTL colours, burnt, under restoration.
Photos |
| 47/GT/83 |
|
Japan |
12/17/06 |
Road legal, LHD, several repairs, now restored, Brian Hart engine, GLTL colours
Photos |
| 47/GT/84 |
|
Sweden |
12/17/06 |
Portugiese delivery C.A.A., Lisbon, later Angola, destroyed
Burned - All that remains is the suspension and mechanical bits
Photos |
| 47/GT/85 |
|
United States |
8/22/07 |
1969 Racing Car Show project, GLTL colours, destined to Japan.
Update 8/22/07:
Sold at Bonham's Auction during Monterey weekend (August 2007) for $107,640.
Photos |
| 62001 |
Alex Bollinger |
United States |
12/17/06 |
Photos |
| 62002 |
Mr. Fukuta |
Japan |
12/17/06 |
Photos |
| GKN 47D |
Ben Levy |
United States |
01/25/1999 |
Photos |
