Description
** RESERVED** Finished in stunning calypso red over magnolia leather, this lovely little Lotus Elise S1 has only had two owners and covered a mere 23, 300 miles from new.
According to the official Lotus certificate of provenance the car was signed off from the production line on the 14th August 1997 and is the last of three cars built in 1997 for the UK market to this specification.
The first owner collected the car on the 28th August 1997 from the supplying dealer, Motorway Sports Cars, and then kept the car for the following 25 years.
The car was serviced by the supplying dealer until 2003 @ 20979 miles and shortly after the car was placed in long term storage. In September 2022 Lotus Specialists “UK Sports Cars” sold the car to its second owner at which time the car had covered 21, 390 miles.
Between April and October 2022, the car underwent an extensive recommissioning program which can only be described as a “belt and braces” exercise with no stone being left unturned with the following works being undertaken by both UK Sports Cars and Lotus specialists RMS.
• Full C Service
• New Alternator Belt
• New Battery
• New HT Leads
• New Gearchange Bushes
• New Collant
• New Cambelt & Tensioner
• New Pro Alloy Radiator
• New Pro Alloy Twin Fan Assembly
• New Heater Matrix
• New Coolant Hoses
• New Water Pipe over Exhaust with updated part
• New Intake Pipe
• New and Updated Steering Arms
• New and Updated Toe Link Kit
• New Braided Brake Lines
• New Clutch Slave Cylinder
• New Stainless Steel Thermostat Pipe
• Test Head Gasket (all ok)
• 4 New Yokohama Advan AD08RS Tyres
• 4 Wheel Geometry Alignment
This Lotus has now covered just over 23, 000 miles and presents beautifully whilst its performance is exactly what you would expect from such a well sorted low mileage car.
Before delivery we will inspect and service the car and a new MOT will be placed upon the vehicle.
These Series 1 Elise are becoming seriously collectable and we have no doubt this low owner / extremely low milage example with delight its next owner and we welcome prospective purchaser to view and inspect the car on our ramp if desired.
