A Trip Around Classic Team Lotus

I visited these guys earlier this week when collecting a car - what a fantasic place. Setup by Colin Chapman's son Clive, they could best be viewed as the main service agent for old Lotus F1 cars. After each race car was replaced by a newer model, Lotus sold them off to wealthy enthusiasts and these guys (who have all the original drawings/parts/experie​nce) set themselves up opposite the main factory in Hethel to service and/or restore them.

1. Ayrton Senna's classic 97T body shell

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Cool photos/place I would really like to see more.

Thanks for posting them! I'd like to see more, too.

Thanks guys - here's some more for the benefit of our more mature members who will recall some of these cars and their respective drivers. The lighting was appalling and I had to shoot 1600 ISO on my 50D plus the fact once I set my eyes on Senna's and Jim Clark's old cars, I sort of forgot how to use a camera

4. The workshop

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Thanks for those! What a great place to visit!

wow!!Senna's 97T amazing!! Ayrton senna is my favorite driver of all times!! what a lucky guy you are, if you got more pics please post!!!

Amazing photos! Thank you for sharing.

Please po more. It's very good

Thanks for the kind comments. It really was a privilege to be allowed to go around there. As you asked, here's a last few

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thank you Jonathan!

Deeply jealous from the midlands here

Senna was a star Jim Clark was a god!

A great series that captured the atmosphere superbly. I could almost smell the oil. Thanks for sharing them.

Killer shop!

Wow, these are just tremendous ! Please post more if you have them. I've been to Hethel, but just the factory - we had arranged for a tour of the factory (which was very nice) but I just completely forgot to also arrange for a visit to Classic Team Lotus. Well, I'll have to return....

Great that you were able to meet Bob Dance - the stories he must have....