1962 Lotus-Buick V8 Type 19

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1962 Lotus-Buick V8 Type 19 ‘Monte Carlo’ Sports Racer; S/N 962; Black, Aluminum sills/Red vinyl; Estimate $235,290 – $313,720; Competition restoration, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $219,604 plus commission of 13.07%; Final Price $248,309 – RHD. Black alloy wheels, wraparound windscreen, covered headlights, driver’s rollbar, BOP aluminum V-8 with four sidedraft Webers, Hewland 5-speed transaxle. First owned and raced in the USRRC and SCCA by Rod Carveth. Long term in the Rosso et Bianco collection, retained by Evert Louwman after its dispersal and restored to USRRC condition for Olav Glasius. Fresh and unused, although the pictured ‘Buick’ engine doesn’t have Buick heads. Olav Glasius Collection. The 350 pound 215 cubic inch BOP aluminum V-8 was a powerful, lightweight alternative to Lotus’s favored Coventry Climax FPF and quickly vaulted the Lotus 19 to contention in American road racing. With this car’s history and excellent, fresh restoration it should be a highly satisfying entry in the popular historic USRRC series, especially in its sinister black Rod Carveth livery and at this realistic price.


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