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£28,600
1972 Lotus Elan Sprint DHC
United Kingdom • 20 Jul 2024 • Lot Lot 236
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This 1972 Lotus Elan Sprint DHC is presented in Colorado Orange with Cirrus White paintwork. It features a Lotus Certificate of Provenance, original handbook, service book, and a Colin Chapman signed steering wheel.
Condition
7
The car presents beautifully in Colorado Orange with Cirrus White paintwork. The current vendor has covered less than 2,000 miles throughout his nine years of ownership, with the car being stored in a humidity controlled garage when not in use. The listing mentions some inoperative tachometer, and the distributor has been replaced.
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Transmission:
[Transmission]
Chassis No:
72050686G
Odometer:
85,463 miles
Reg Number:
NGN 134L
RHD/LHD:
RHD
Year: 1972 Make: Lotus Model: Elan Sprint DHC Registration: NGN 134L Chassis No: 72050686 G Engine No: N26726 Mileage: 73,004 •: Comes with a Lotus Certificate of Provenance.
•: Original handbook and service book.
•: Colin Chapman signed steering wheel.
The Lotus Elan was introduced in 1962 and would go on to become one of the most successful sports cars of all time.
It was the first Lotus road car to use the steel backbone chassis with fibreglass bodywork embodying Colin Chapman’s minimum weight design philosophy, weighing in at just 1,600Ibs.
Powered by a 1558cc, twin-cam four-cylinder engine, the Elan adopted several other firsts for a Lotus road car including four wheel disc braking, rack and pinion steering and four wheel independent suspension.
Lotus debuted the Elan Sprint in 1970 at the Earls Court Motor Show with the official launch following in February 1971.
The Elan Sprint went on to become the most desirable of the Elans.
The power was subsequently increased to 126...
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£14,062
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£31,159
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£65,250
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