The late Peter Sellers’ Lotus Elan S2 will top the bill at a classic car auction on Saturday week.
Delivered new to the comic icon in 1966, the sports car is expected to fetch between £45,000 and £50,000 when it goes under the hammer at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show on 14 November. The car, registration SAR 57D was used by Sellers to transport himself and then-wife Britt Ekland for nearly three year, passing through two further owners before becoming part of a large private classic car collection. Offered for sale with 12 months MOT and with just 65,611 miles on the clock, the Elan comes with the original V5 containing Peter Sellers’ signature.
Harry Whale, operations manager and classic car consignor of Silverstone Auctions said: “This truly is a unique Lotus Elan with superb ownership provenance, while it maintains a fantastic level of authenticity”, said Harry Whale of auctioneers Silverstone Auctions.
“First owned by Peter Sellers, who needs no introduction, this Lotus Elan has sat in a private classic car collection for more than a decade and will now be sold for the first time in many years. The car is sure to gather a huge amount of attention and we expect that it will appeal to fans of Peter Sellers as well as Lotus enthusiasts alike. This unrepeatable opportunity to purchase such a historically important and interesting car is one not to be missed.”
The Lotus will be including in a 100-strong sale of classic cars taking place over the weekend of 14-15 November.
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