Restoring A Lotus 7 With An Original Fuel Tank Makes Over £15,000 | Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars

Paul Cowland finds a Lotus 7 in excellent condition, but Drew thinks the car could be worth more if it was restored to its original road specification in addition to restoring the original fuel tank.
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[@Ianzandvoort]

Wauw, 10.500 Pounds. In the last years I have never seen such a nice Mk4 been advertised for so little. My favourite seventies sportscar and still reasonable affordable

[@leswilcock7327]

He knows about as much about classic cars as I do about brain surgery. Piss take for the people who do it for a living

[@chrispritchard4676]

That engine alone is worth 5 grand if you can find one. The 40 Webbers are music to the ears when decelerating, and on par with a BSA Gold Star. Every petrol head should drive one once in their lifetime before retiring to the boring SUVs that are everywhere!

[@DailyDrivenBikes_1]

Those cars are so cool because they're bare bones

[@MegaReddevil71]

Drew says its a 2.0 its the same engine as in the escort twin cam and lotus cortina

[@victoriabailey1337]

Proves how much he knows its 1557cc and not 2000cc, Some expert he needs to stick to Salvage hunting as he obviously knows very little about cars.

[@alexday5892]

The twin cam fitted to the escort gt block or 711M. The 2000 cc block wasn’t what Lotus used for the 7s

[@paullubliner6221]

TWO litre twin cam? 1558cc thank you.

[@grumpystruckshop3807]

This programme is a fake, Drew sadly knows nothing.

[@dennisnorton831]

Cant stand this creep

[@victoriabailey1337]

Totally agree with you.

[@oldmanwillyboy2786]

My 1st car( as a naive 17yro) was a Mk1 Escort with the same Twin Cam engine in it..........OMFG!!!! It was insane! My old man made me sell it after passing him one night on the local Bypass doing 120mph..........

[@freddysquirenaranjo4859]

Top Banana, great story... lol 🤣🤣🤣

[@electro1622]

how is that the original fuel tank..???

[@lynchetts]

I always thought S4 were ugly when I had an S1 but now they seem to have aged well and look good - or is it me that has aged not so well :)

[@johnceragioli9671]

I’m in the States and Seven’s are rare to see. To this mans untrained eyes, any Seven (be it Lotus or Caterham) looks fantastic!

[@victoriabailey1337]

If you owned an S1 Lotus7 it would be worth a fortune.

[@BritIronRebel]

I still don't care much for the S4s - in comparison. But in and of themselves, they aren't bad. I think getting past the all-fibre body shell is the hardest part.

[@limjamrace]

£10500 for a L7 .S4 in that condition and specification..Not a very realistic programme is it..

[@LOTPOR0402]

Yeh but when was it made

[@LOTPOR0402]

The series 4 looks like a very cheap 80s kit car

[@grahamw56]

No.... the kit cars copied the 7...as in the Dutton B Plus...one of which I owned back in the 70s, as well as a Series 4 Seven, and a Series 3.

[@ramalama9650]

A total patriot, loves classic vehicles and attention to detail ....well, stick the flag on the right way around. The British flag below the bumper is upside down! What a bell end!

[@davepugh2519]

The best thing about this programme is all the specialist craftsmen they meet along the way.

[@BadBlonde-CarHistory]

Agreed

[@procatprocat9647]

I can't see that it was worth changing the tank. People like 'race' upgrades in a fairly pure sports car

[@Bugaboo-wq5sc]

I think they did that just because the show would have been boring had they not. They didn't really do much else to the car.

[@BadBlonde-CarHistory]

@@Bugaboo-wq5sc Good point

[@kopynd1]

that car there driving at the beginning, theres 2 dip sticks on this car and 1 is sitting in the driver seat, clueless

[@Ianzandvoort]

Change the wheels (?), Ministyle wheels are period correct but the brand Lotus wheels are very nice too. The yellow nosecone was nicer and more original Lotus as the racing stripes

[@fernandosoren3068]

i dont mean to be off topic but does any of you know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account?? I was dumb lost my password. I appreciate any tips you can give me.

[@maddoxdrew3810]

@Fernando Soren instablaster ;)

[@fernandosoren3068]

@Maddox Drew thanks for your reply. I found the site thru google and Im trying it out now. Takes quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

[@fernandosoren3068]

@Maddox Drew It did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. I'm so happy! Thank you so much you really help me out :D

[@maddoxdrew3810]

@Fernando Soren Happy to help =)

[@Lyingleyen]

2:37 What KZbinr would possibly describe "kicking a Lotus Seven to death!!!", then I realised its Quest TV an MSM channel!!! This is the reason why we love KZbin so much and why the MSM hasn't got a future!!!

[@getprepared8594]

Dude, he's a really good metal worker.Nice engine cool speed!!!

[@BadBlonde-CarHistory]

Agreed

[@timbunker4529]

Least desirable of the Lotus Sevens

[@bicyclist2]

This is the short version. I want to see the longer version. Thanks.

[@Wildirishgerry]

Beautiful welding.

[@super7bdr]

Great S4! It's cool.

[@BadBlonde-CarHistory]

Totally

[@paddymuppy]

Dodgy bloke. Wiped the inside of the oil cap before the lads arrived.

[@rrshowtime3900]

He actually makes about £5 Profit. So the title is lies.

[@madonion2370]

did drew need a baby seat to drive it lmao

[@BadBlonde-CarHistory]

lol

[@kopynd1]

true art is english wheel, but its easier to use cad design, a do all the time, cardboard aided design works great

[@terryjacob8169]

Worth more with minor upgrades for historic racing.

[@Scalihoo]

looks like a fun toy in classic British colors .or should I say colours

[@CustomJ]

Super nice welds on that tank.

[@Funnycontent159]

He made 4 grand right there

[@rtyghoy711]

Blue smoke is a worry

[@tonidmc]

Rare S4

[@kopynd1]

he is no enthusiast just uses people brains to make money

[@LOTPOR0402]

He did used to work in the motor trade , but had a bit of drive and ambition .A rare thing in that job

[@pachy444]

Surprised it was never pointed out that the Number Plate kinda says Lotus is you imagine the L at the end moved to the front 😉

[@screwthecabal6453]

THAT LOTUS, IS THE UGLIEST CAR I'VE EVER EVER SEEN! FRICKEN HIDEOUS!!!

[@stevehancock1698]

junk i wouldn't give you a nickle for it death trap

[@procatprocat9647]

You don't need to buy it. I'm sure you're happy in your motorised shopping trolley.

[@stevehancock1698]

@@procatprocat9647 thats ok maybe i should just park the old W900 kenworth on top of it besides i don't think it would fair too well against my old 69 fairlane 500 racing or crashing ya clown

[@procatprocat9647]

@@stevehancock1698 You want to put an old stereo system on top of a car? Okay...fill your boots. Edit - I just googled to find some old clapped out lorry. Nobody would give you a nickle, penny or cent for that lump, other than for the weight of scrap metal! 'ya' clown

[@stevehancock1698]

@@procatprocat9647 well i don't know how much money you can make with the rusty bucket of bolts you dive numb nuts a w900 kwopper with a 3406 b 18 double over in it will out pull any of the crap you guys drive around besides any of the lorry's you guys drive wouldn't last 1 year in the bush period

[@pachy444]

Steve... If you look what they sold it for, all you are saying is you are terrible at spotting a good business opportunity ... Which is why you have to work 👍