Registration No: 4014 DH
Chassis No: 76080929A
MOT: Exempt

• Owned by the vendor from new and 104,200 miles
• Offered with original owner's manual and a current V5C
• Collection of old MOT certificates back to 1982
• Fitted with a new chassis supplied by Paul Matty Lotus
• Original owners wallet, handbook and service book

PLEASE NOTE: This lot was first owned by the vendors business so shows one former keeper on the V5C

Announced in May 1974, the Type 75 Elite was part of a determined push upmarket by Lotus. The world’s most expensive four-cylinder car during its eight-year production run (1974-1982), the 2+2-seater was also notable for being among the last Lotus road cars to receive significant design input from marque founder, Colin Chapman. Penned by Oliver Winterbottom, the Elite’s sleek fibreglass bodywork (0.30cd) sat atop a steel backbone chassis equipped with all-round independent suspension, four-wheel disc brakes and rack and pinion steering. Powered by a 1973cc DOHC engine allied to manual or automatic transmission, the Type 75 weighed little more than 1,000kg and was reputedly capable of 0-60mph in 8.1 seconds and 125mph. Available in 501, 502, 503 and 504 trims, some 2,535 were made.

Finished in Yellow complemented to a Black leather interior, ‘4014 DH’ has been in single ownership from new and has covered 104,200 miles. Fitted with a new chassis in 1983, supplied by Paul Matty Lotus, the Elite’s last MOT certificate expired in 2019, although exempt. Offered with an original owner's manual, a collection of old MOT certificates back to 1982 at 77,412 miles plus old invoices and current a V5C, the cherished registration plate ‘4014 DH’ is also included in the sale.

For more information, please contact:
James McWilliam
james.mcwilliam@handh.co.uk
07943 584760