1957 Lotus XI Series 1 Le Mans

Purchased new from Performance Cars as a Sports model. First registered owner of chassis 384.

Chairman of the Lotus Historic Register; brought the car back to the UK and had it rebuilt to Le Mans full race specification. Campaigned it on track with race preparation handled first by Macdonald Race Engineering and later by his own team, Rickets Racing, through Mike Loughlin.

Acquired the car from Malcolm Rickets; had the original registration UNM 909 formally reinstated via the DVLA, and entrusted ongoing race preparation to John Danby Racing. Campaigned the car in VSCC and other historic events.

Referenced implicitly as one of three owners prior to Don Jamieson; no further details given.

Referenced implicitly as one of three owners prior to Don Jamieson; no further details given.

Fourth owner, relocated to New Zealand in January 1967 and took the car with him; used it on both public roads and racing circuits. Period photographs with the car are held in the history file.

Second New Zealand owner; himself a Lotus Eleven mechanic during the car's active period and carried out a full restoration during his ownership.

Car was successfully campaigned on track during Rickets' ownership, with preparation by Macdonald Race Engineering and subsequently Rickets Racing.

Actively and successfully campaigned by the current owner using John Danby Racing for preparation; the car regularly outpaced larger and more costly machinery.

A 40-minute televised race at Silverstone run shortly before the car was consigned for sale; this was effectively the new Glyn Peacock FWB engine's first competitive outing, having done under one hour of running.

Comprehensive rebuild to full Le Mans race specification following the car's return to the UK: a 1,500cc Coventry Climax engine was mated to an MG gearbox, original aluminium bodywork was retained, and a removable Le Mans head-fairing was added for circuit use.

Commissioned by Malcolm Rickets; subsequent ongoing race preparation later transferred to Rickets Racing under Mike Loughlin.

Full restoration carried out by Kevin Hardie during his ownership in New Zealand.

Hardie was himself a period Lotus Eleven mechanic, giving him specialist knowledge for the work.

Original registration UNM 909 formally reinstated with the DVLA after a period without it.

Carried out during current vendor's ownership after acquiring the car in 2009.

Ongoing race preparation and maintenance carried out by marque specialists to keep the car in competitive condition.

Undertaken throughout the current vendor's ownership from 2009 onward.

A high-specification Coventry Climax FWB 1490cc unit built by Glyn Peacock using the best available components on a new FWB block; rolling-road tested to 124 bhp, equating to approximately 145–150 bhp at the flywheel.

Engine had accumulated less than one hour of use at the time of consignment, having debuted at a recent Silverstone VSCC race. The previous rebuilt 1,500cc Climax unit was offered to the buyer by separate negotiation.