SUNBEAM-TALBOT LOTUS: BUYER'S GUIDE
Median Price: £25,300 • Highest Price: £58,500 • Lowest Price: £8,439 • Sell-Through Rate: 73%
Source: Historics
How much is a Lotus worth?
In our experience, we've seen plenty of Lotus's go under the hammer and based on analysing every sale you can expect to pay £25,300 for one in average condition - that places it amongst the most expensive 50% of collector cars across our database.
As Sunbeam-Talbot's go, a Lotus is on the higher end relative to other Sunbeam-Talbot models. In fact this model is £16,800 above the median Sunbeam-Talbot price of £8,500.
What is the maximum to pay for a Lotus?
Across the 37 Lotus's we've seen sell, the highest price ever recorded for this model is £58,500. It was sold by Iconic Auctioneers in the UK on 22 Feb 2025.
What is the lowest to pay for a Lotus?
The lowest sale of all time for this vehicle is £8,439, Aste Bolaffi sold this car in Italy on 25 Mar 2021.
When was this model produced?
Sunbeam-Talbot produced this model between 1978 and 1983.
How common is a Lotus?
According to data from the DVLA, the UK licensing authority, in 2022 there were 126 licensed vehicles alive and kicking on UK roads. There were also 249 vehicles that are SORNd - in other words not currently registered for the road. Note: that data is for this model and all of its sub-models.
Building on that, we've also seen plenty of these go under the hammer at auctions around the world, 51 to be precise. It's among the 15% most common collector cars to sell at auction.
Of those 51 times the model has gone to auction 37 have sold. In other words, this model sells on 73% of times it goes to auction - that's below the average sell-through rate we traditionally see.
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Why this article was created
Well, we've got one of the largest databases of sold classic car prices in the world so we thought we ought to help and put that data to good use. To be clear though, this article is not intended to be a full tour of every nook and sill of the Lotus, rather it's meant to act as an introductory guide and overview of the market for this model.
It is here to provide you guidance on how much you should and shouldn't be paying for one based on the 51 we've seen previously.
If you're after more detail, we've got you covered. Click the button below to be taken to a the price guide for this model so you can see every single sale, price trend over time and lots more.
How this article was created
This article was created by looking back at sales of Lotus since the beginning of our database in 1992. We've scanned over 30 auction houses and results from over £15 billion of sold cars around the world to understand the where the market is at for this car.
The Classic Valuer takes that data and analytics which enables it to generate these articles at scale, for further information regarding the Lotus please visit the price guide linked below.
About The Author
Giles Gunning
Giles is CEO of The Classic Valuer - one of the world's largest databases of sold classic cars in the world going back over 30 years covering over 11,000 models. Giles and The Classic Valuer are regularly referenced in key classic car publications including Classic & Sports Car.
Giles grew up around the iconic historic motorsport venue at Goodwood and enjoys his 1972 Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior around the Sussex roads. His primary car goal is to purchase back a selection of his grandfather's car's including his 1931 Riley Brooklands.
