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[Stephen]

http://www.classic-auctions.co.uk/lotde ... &aucid=226

Rumour has it it's the first one ever made, and a snip at £220k!

[R00DIT]

how much!!!

[Selcouth_Feline]

I've read elsewhere it is the first one that is for sale. It was sold in the 1980s to John Foulston. He stuck a new Cosworth DFV engine it it and it was raced by his wife, Mary. It hasn't been used since the mid 1990s so will probably need a bit of an overhaul on top of the 220k asking price to get it back into shape.

There's a nice page of history on the Lotus 72 here: http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/lotus72.htm