Lotus Seven (1958–1990) — every.autos

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Background

The Lotus Seven is a sports car produced by the British manufacturer Lotus Cars between 1957 and 1973. The Seven is an open-wheel car with two seats and an open top. It was designed by Lotus founder Colin Chapman and has been considered the embodiment of the Lotus philosophy of performance through low weight and simplicity. The original model was highly successful with more than 2,500 cars sold, due to its attraction as a road legal car that could be used for clubman racing.

Text adapted from “Lotus Seven” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Specification

Weight: 750 kg
Dimensions: 3,366 × 1,549 × 940 mm

Still on UK roads

235

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2014 ▲ 42% since 2014 2025

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Production years

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

Sources

Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗ WIKIDATA · DVLA

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