• Year of manufacture 
    2000
  • Mileage 
    25 450 mi / 40 958 km
  • Car type 
    Convertible / Roadster
  • Drive 
    RHD
  • Condition 
    Used
  • Interior colour 
    Black
  • Number of doors 
    2
  • Number of seats 
    2
  • Location
    United Kingdom
  • Exterior colour 
    Red
  • Gearbox 
    Manual
  • Drivetrain 
    2wd
  • Fuel type 
    Petrol

Description

This is one of 92 original K series engined models produced in the limited edition Type 49 specification featuring the historic Gold Leaf racing colours, a legendary period for the Lotus Works Racing Team.

Every enthusiast knows that the first Series of Elise is the one to have – delivering the purest driving experience whilst remaining reasonably usable and practical. They remain very good value for money despite a growing legendary status, yet this may be about to change following the recent ending of Elise production. Many of the world’s great car collections feature an early Elise, indeed this car shared garage space with a Ferrari F40 and McLaren F1 in recent years.

This great Type 49 remains in excellent original order throughout in all respects and has covered only 25,000 miles with a comprehensive service history. Indeed, it has recently been fully inspected and serviced by Lotus main dealer Hexagon of Highgate. The invoice on file for £3,000 details the work completed, suffice to say all issues were rectified, a full service completed and all tyres replaced along with other maintenance work.

The car comes complete with all books, including the original stamped service book in the correct wallet, roof, all keys and a comprehensive history file.

A pure and exhilarating driving experience for not much money.