Makes › Lotus › 27 · Coachbuilt
Lotus
27
35 built
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Duke le palois · Public domain
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- Not yet verified
- Engine
- Inline 4 · 1,097 cc / 1.1 LFactory: 1,097 cc
- Power
- 89.5 kW / 122 PSFactory: 120 hp · converted
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Type 27 was Lotus's monocoque Formula Junior car for 1963, the last year of the Formula Junior series, and the works cars won the championship.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Lotus 27 (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Duke le palois · Public domain
Lotus 27 (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Duke le palois · Public domain
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Lotus built the Type 27 as a new monocoque car for 1963 in the hope that it would also qualify for Formula 3 in 1964. It was small and narrow, close to the Type 25, and cheap enough for privateers. It was raced before testing had finished, and the early cars handled poorly because of the weak monocoque until the outer fibreglass body was replaced by rolled aluminium alloy. Ron Harris ran the works team with Peter Arundell, Mike Spence and John Fleming; Arundell won the title by one point from Denis Hulme.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard 27.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Inline 41 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 1,097 cc / 1.1 LFactory: 1,097 cc1 Independently researched |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 89.5 kW / 122 PSFactory: 120 hp · converted1 Independently researched |
| Power at | 9,000 rpm1 Independently researched |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Four-speed manual, Hewland MK4 VW-based gearbox1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gears | 41 Independently researched |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Monocoque1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Upper rocking arms, lower wishbones, inboard coil springs and dampers1 Independently researched |
| Rear suspension | Upper links, twin radius rods, reversed lower wishbones, outboard coil springs and dampers1 Independently researched |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | 2,290 mmFactory: 90 in · converted1 Independently researched |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
-
1
1962 Lotus Type 27 Specifications & Dimensions Level C conceptcarz.com
- Inline 4 (1097 cc | 66.9 cu in. | 1.1 L.)
- with 120 HP (88.32 KW) @ 9000 RPM
- 4 speed Manual Hewland MK4 VW-Based gearbox
- new monocoque car for the 1963 season
- Upper rocking arms, lower wishbones and inboard coil springs/damper units
- Upper links, twin radius rods, reversed lower wishbones
- wheelbase size of 90.00 inches
Keep exploring
More from Lotus
-
Lotus · 1966–1967
43
2 Built
-
Lotus · 1990–1991
Esprit X180R
3 Built
-
Lotus · 1967–1968
48
4 Built
-
Lotus
38
8 Built
More from United Kingdom
-
Lagonda
16/80 (1932-1934)
Production not yet verified
-
Allard
P2
Production not yet verified
-
Rover
10 (P2, postwar)
Production not yet verified
-
Daimler · 1959–1964
SP250 (1959-1964)
Production not yet verified
134 other makes from United KingdomACAiredaleAlan Mann RacingAllardAlvisArabArashArielArmstrong SiddeleyArrowsAscariAston MartinAtalantaAtlantisAustinAustin-HealeyBedfordBentleyBerkeleyBluebirdBMCBondBrabhamBristolBritish LeylandBroadspeedBrookeBrough SuperiorCampbell-RailtonCaparoCaterhamChevronConnaughtCooperCrayfordDaimlerDavid BrownDawsonDeLoreanDuttonAll makes →