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This unique Lotus 11 GT Breadvan is part of automotive history of the United Kingdom. It was absent from the racing world for the last half-century: before its restoration, the last time anyone saw it at full throttle was on September 12, 1964 where it finished second in class at Goodwood.
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The Lotus Eleven was a racing car built in various versions by Lotus from 1956 until 1958. In total, about 270 Elevens of all versions were built, but only this one was successfully made as a “one-off Breadvan". The standard Lotus eleven was already pretty fast, but the benefits of the shooting brake body paid off for them as well..
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The ‘Breadvan’ concept of the Sixties was made famous by the Ferrari 250 ‘Drogo’ based on Ferrari 250 GT SWB,. After British racing driver Graham Capel saw how successful these Bizzarrini, Drogo, Neri and Bonacini's F e r r a r i 2 5 0 d e s i g n w a s , h e d e c i d e d t o t r y t h e i r t r i c k o n h i s L o t u s 1 1 . To e m u l a t e t h e i r s u c c e s s h e h a d t o t u r n the car in a sort of lightweight shooting brake . The idea was pretty simple: to create a “Kamm effect “. Instead of tapering away a cars’ roofline to leave the classic coupe shape, the coach-builder would let it run to t h e b a c k o f t h e c a r a t a s i m i l a r h e i g h t t o t h e w i n d s c r e e n a n d t h e n d r o p a l m o s t v e r t i c a l l y. T h e r e s u l t w a s a n a r e a o f g r e a t e r l o w p r e s s u r e a t t h e b a c k o f t h e c a r, w h i c h i m p r o v e d s t a b i l i t y a n d p e r f o r m a n c e a t s p e e d . The final shape of the car and the look was frequently considered to be less pleasing to the eye- similar to a van t h e y s a i d - b u t i n t h e c a s e o f t h i s L o t u s 1 1 G T t h e d e s i g n e r e f f o r t b r o u g h t t o a f a n t a s t i c a n d f u t u r i s t i c c a r, o n e o f the best-looking of all the Breadvans, giving great performance at high-speed venues. After its last race in 1964, the radical body panels of this Lotus 11 GT Breadvan got removed and the car was tur ned back to a s t o c k L o t u s 1 1 . I t s c u r r e n t o w n e r d e c i d e d t o r e s t o r e i t t o i t s f o r m e r g l o r y a n d Tw y m a n R a c i n g g o t t h e j o b t o retur n this piece of automotive history into its fastest form, and finished in its original Plumstead Racing livery of course.
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T h a n k s t o t h e m a n r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e p r o j e c t N e i l Tw y m a n , a f t e r b e i n g o f f t h e t r a c k s f o r h a l f a c e n t u r y, t h e Lotus 11 GT 'Breadvan' came back with a speed that could beat Ferrari V12s at Goodwood and with its f o u rc y l i n d e r C o v e n t r y C l i m a x e n g i n e i t f i n i s h e d s e c o n d i n c l a s s a g a i n i n t h e M o s s Tr o p h y . N o t o n l y w a s t h i s L o t u s breadvan faster than all the Ferraris, but it also crossed the finish line just half a second after the winner Aston Martin DB4GT following an hour of full on racing. And to those who keep on arguing about the low allure of the b r e a d v a n s , a s “ r a c e f i g h t e r ” w e a n s w e r … i t ’s a l l a b o u t l a p t i m e s a n d t h e a r t o f r a c i n g !
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Savina Confaloni jour nalist at Corriere della Sera
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115.5 cm x 85 cm
Official Automobile Club de Monaco Reprint Framed
£600
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1955 MONACO GRAND PRIX (Artist Jacques Ramel) 1st M Trintignant - Ferrari 2nd E Castellotti - Lancia 3rd C Pedrisa - Maserati
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80 cm x 57 cm
Original Poster Framed
£650
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1963 LE MANS TEST DAY (Artist Michel Beligond) 1st Lorenzo Bandini/Ludovico Scarfiotti -Ferrari 2nd Jean Blaton/Gerhard Langois van Ophen -Ferrari 3rd Mike Parks/Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 1956 MONACO GRAND PRIX (Artist Jacques Ramel) 1st S Moss - Maserati 2nd J M Fangio - Ferrari 3rd J Behra - Maserati
115.5 cm x 85 cm
Official Automobile Club de Monaco Reprint Framed
£600
1954 SPANISH GRAND PRIX 1st Mike Hawthorn - Ferrari 2nd Luigi Musso - Maserati 3rd J M Fangio - Mercedes
60 cm x 66 cm
Original Poster Framed
1957 MONACO GRAND PRIX (Artist Jacques Ramel) 1st J M Fangio - Maserati 2nd A Brooks- Vanwall 3rd m Gregory- Maserati
115 cm x 85 cm
Official Automobile Club de Monaco Reprint Framed
£600
1957 MONACO GRAND PRIX (Artist Bernard Minniel) 1st J M Fangio - Maserati 2nd A Brooks - Vanwall 3rd M Gregory - Maserati
115 cm x 85 cm
Official Automobile Club de Monaco Reprint Framed
£600
1970 BOAC 1000 KILOMETRES BRANDS HATCH (Artist Dexter Brown) 1st Pedro Rodriguez/Leo Kinnunen Porsche 2nd Andrea de Adamich/Henri Pescarolo Alfa Romeo 3rd Mario Andretti/Jacky Ickx Ferrari
96.5 cm x 72.5 cm
Original Poster Framed
£550
1964 BRITISH (EUROPEAN) GRAND PRIX 1st Jim Clark - Lotus 2nd Graham Hill - BRM 3rd John Surtees - Ferrari
94 cm x 67 cm
Original Poster Framed
£650
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1931 MONACO GRAND PRIX 1st L. Chiron - Bugatti 2nd L. Fagioli - Maserati 3rd A. Varzi - Bugatti
115 cm x 85 cm
Official Automobile Club de Monaco Reprint Framed
£600
1952 MONACO GRAND PRIX (Artist Bernard Minnie) 1st L. Chiron - Bugatti 2nd L. Fagioli - Maserati 3rd A. Varzi - Bugatti
115.5 cm x 85 cm
Official Automobile Club de Monaco Reprint Framed
£600
1969 BRITISH GRAND PRIX 1st Jackie Stewart - Matra 2nd Jacky Ickx - Brabham 3rd Bruce McLaren - McLaren
105 cm x 74 cm
Original Poster Framed
£550
1981 MONACO GRAND PRIX (Artist Jacques Grognet) 1st J Villeneuve - Ferrari 2nd A Jones - Williams 3rd J Laffite - Ligier
81 cm x 60 cm
Original Poster Framed
£750
1975 BRITISH GRAND PRIX 1st Emerson Fittipaldi - McLaren 2nd Carlos Pace - Brabham 3rd Jody Scheckter - Tyrrell
89 cm x 64 cm
Original Poster Framed
£650
1975 BRITISH GRAND PRIX 1st Emerson Fittipaldi - McLaren 2nd Carlos Pace - Brabham 3rd Jody Scheckter - Tyrrell
94 cm x 68 cm
Original Poster Framed
£600
1984 MONACO GRAND PRIX (Artist Pierre Berenguier) 1st Alain Prost - McLaren 2nd Nigel Mansell - Lotus 3rd Rene Arnoux - Ferrari
79 cm x 60 cm
Original Poster Framed
£750
1977 DUTCH GRAND PRIX 1st Niki Lauda - Ferrari 2nd Jacques Laffite - Ligier 3rd Jody Scheckter - Wolf
82 cm x 67 cm
Original Poster Framed
£550
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1936 BRITISH EMPIRE TROPHY DONINGTON WINNER DICK SEAMAN. "
92 cm x 70 cm
Original Poster Framed
£1,750
1966 BRITISH GRAND PRIX 1st Jack Brabham - Brabham 2nd Denny Hulme - Brabham 3rd Graham Hill - BRM
98 cm x 72,5 cm
Original Poster Framed
£700
83 cm x 60 cm
Original Poster Framed
£750
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1979 MONACO GRAND PRIX (Artist Alain Gianpaoli) 1st Jody Scheckter - Ferrari 2nd Clay Regazzoni - Williams 3rd Carlos Reutemann - Lotus
79 cm x 58 cm
Original Poster Framed
£650
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1974 LE MANS TEST DAY 1st Henri Pescarolo/Gerard Larrousse Matra- Simca. 2nd Gijs van Lennep/Herbert Muller Porsche. 3rd Jean Pierre Jabouille/Francois Migault Matra-Simca
69 cm x 56 cm
Original Poster Framed
£650
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1972 LE MANS 24 HOURS 1st Henri Pescarolo/Graham Hill Matra 2nd Francois Cevert/Howden Ganley Matra 3rd Reihold Joest/Michel Weber/Mario Casoni Porsche
79 cm x 58 cm
Original Poster Framed
£650
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1969 LE MANS 24 HOURS 1st Jacky Ickx/Jacky Oliver Ford GT 40 2nd Hans Herrmann/Gerard Larrousse Porsche 3rd David Hobbs/Mike Hailwood Ford GT 40
57 cm x 83 cm
Original Poster Framed
£700
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1974 LE MANS 24 HOURS 1st Henri Pescarolo/Gerard Larrousse Matra 2nd Gijs van Lennep/Herbert Muller Porsche 3rd Jean Pierre Jabouille/Francois Migault Matra AURORA BRITISH FORMULA 1 CHAMPIONSHIP " Brands Hatch 7th April 1980 1st Desire Wilson - Wolf 2nd Norman Dickson - Lotus 3rd Eliseo Salazar - Williams "
96.5 cm x 72.5 cm
Original Poster Framed
£550
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1985 MONACO GRAND PRIX (Artist Jacques Grognet)
85 cm x 62 cm
Original Poster Framed
£750
TOURIST TROPHY, 11TH SEPTEMBER 1954 STIRLING MOSS, D TYPE JAGUAR AT DUNDROD (Artist Martyn Wainwright)
42 cm x 53 cm
Photograph Original Print by Martyn Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited
£200
ROGER LAURANT AT DUNDROD TOURIST TROPHY 11TH SEPTEMBER 1954 (Artist Martyn Wainwright)
44 cm x 52 cm
Photograph Original Print by Martyn Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited
£200
ROY SALVADORI POWERING AN ASTON MARTIN DBR1 THROUGH MADGWICK BEND AT GOODWOOD. SUSSEX TROPHY, 22ND APRIL 1957 (Artist Martyn Wainwright)
42 cm x 53 cm
Photograph Original Print by Martyn Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited
£200
JUAN MANUEL FANGIO’S LANCIA D24’S 42 cm x 53 cm ENGINE EXPLODING AT DUNDROD TOURIST TROPHY RACE, 11TH SEPTEMBER 1954 (Artist Martyn Wainwright)
Photograph Original Print by Martyn Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited
£200
JACK FAIRMAN SLIDING HIS D TYPE JAGUAR THROUGH MADGWICK BEND AT GOODWOOD. OVER 1100CC SPORTS CAR RACE, 10TH JUNE 1957 (Artist Martyn Wainwright)
42 cm x 53 cm
Photograph Original Print by Martyn Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited
£200
KEN KAVANAGH PRACTICING IN A MASERATI 250F AT GOODWOOD. GLOVER TROPHY, 30TH MARCH 1959 (Artist Martyn Wainwright)
42 cm x 53 cm
Photograph Original Print by Martyn Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited
£200
42 cm x 53 cm
Photograph Original Print by Martin Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited
£200
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1st A Prost - McLaren 2nd N Mansell - Williams 3rd M Alboreto - Ferrari
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FANGIO’S 3.8 LANCIA D 24 AT DUNDROD. TOURIST TROPHY, 11TH SEPTEMBER 1954 (Artist Martin Wainwright)
42 cm x 53 cm
Photograph Original Print by Martin Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited
£200
STIRLING MOSS DRIFTS HIS VANWALL THROUGH MADGWICK BEND AT GOODWOOD. GLOVER TROPHY, 22ND APRIL 1957 " (Artist Martin Wainwright)
42 cm x 53 cm
Photograph Original Print by Martin Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited
£200
RON FLOCKHART DRIFTING A BRM P25 42 cm x 53 cm THROUGH MADGWICK BEND AT GOODWOOD. GLOVER TROPHY, 22ND APRIL 1957 " (Artist Martin Wainwright)
Photograph Original Print by Martin Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited
£200
HENRY TAYLOR’S D TYPE JAGUAR BEING CHASED BY PETER BLOND’S DB3S ASTON MARTIN, GOODWOOD. OVER 1100CC SPORTS CAR RACE, 10TH JUNE 1957 (Artist Martin Wainwright)
42 cm x 53 cm
Photograph Original Print by Martin Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited
£200
STIRLING MOSS, WINNER OF THE 1955 BRITISH GRAND PRIX, MERCEDES W196. BRITISH GRAND PRIX, AINTREE, 16TH JULY 1955 (Artist Martin Wainwright)
42 cm x 53 cm
Photograph Original Print by Martin Wainwright Framed Edition Size: Unlimited
£200
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