Lot Ended
Description
1992 Vauxhall Lotus Carlton
NOT
SOLD
Left-hand drive example originating in Germany. German
plates retained, rare and valuable owner's pack present; recent clean
MOT.
Of German origin, this smart and rare Lotus Omega
(Vauxhall) Carlton (Car No. 577) is one fast super-saloon, with 377bhp developed
from its twin turbo 3.6 six-pot the turbo rush on boost is something else,
urgent even by today’s standards of very little lag.
The Carlton sits well, looking menacing in its dark Green,
almost black hue sat on correct alloy wheels with black leather interior and
manual ‘box. The odometer indicates just 121,062km (75,224 miles) although there
is some history to back this up via its MOT history since import in 1998
and first MOT done on its chassis number in August 1999 when it had covered
just 111,562 kms and following registration in September 2017 by its sole UK
owner.
The car would no doubt benefit from some tidying
cosmetically, as witnessed in the pictures, the car wears the usual marks
commensurate with age and use but suggests it hasn’t been painted and ‘tarted’
which is re-assuring.
These cars go like rockets, handle surprisingly well for a
big saloon and are rare. As such, value have continued to climb steadily with
some of the nicest cars making well over £70,000 at auction over the past two
years – worth considering when looking at the enticing guides of this and the
other example in this sale.
The car was driven some 80 miles to the sale and is
understood to run and drive well, with a current MOT valid until October 2020
with no advisories recorded, but as always, we’d suggest a thorough service and
check over before using in angst as the car has covered little mileage in the
past few years. The history file includes a V5C, couple of invoices including
for a new battery along with a very rare and valuable Lotus Carlton owner’s pack
and unmarked service book along with copy documents from its registration with
DVLA dated September 2017. In addition, there are copy German docs including the
Fahrzeugbrief, original German number plates, a copy German purchase receipt
dated 1998 and green Internationaler Zurlassungsschein booklet.
With some fettling and light cosmetic enhancement this
could be a very interesting and potentially valuable example, particularly given
its low indicated KM and perceived originality.
For more information
please contact Will Daniels - 07951 709919
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