Not Sold (Est: £100k - £120k)
1993 Vauxhall Lotus Carlton
Iconic Auctioneers • UK • 23 Aug 2025
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Not Sold (Est: £100,000 - £120,000)
1993 Vauxhall Lotus Carlton
UK • 23 Aug 2025
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1993 Vauxhall Lotus Carlton is a benchmark example with just under 29,000 miles and exceptional originality. Presented in first paint and dry-stored from new, it includes a substantial history file, making it a rare and possibly unrepeatable opportunity for collectors.
Condition
9
The car is described as being in remarkable, original, and unrestored condition, presenting in 'first paint'. The alloy wheels have been correctly refurbished due to some light imperfections. The underside has been dry-ice blasted and retreated to preserve the original finishes. The car has been dry stored from new and has minimal use. These factors suggest a near-perfect condition with only minor signs of use.
/ 10
28,483 miles
SCC000019N1259140
RHD
United Kingdom
Manual
K144 OFG
1993
Auction
Not Sold (Est: £100k - £120k)
1993 Vauxhall Lotus Carlton
Iconic Auctioneers • UK • 23 Aug 2025
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Description
The legendary Lotus Carlton is the kind of car that comes along once in a generation.
At a time when rapid four-door saloons were the preserve of BMW and Mercedes, this Vauxhall (the Opel-badged left-hand drive derivative was the Lotus Omega) derived 'super-saloon' arrived on the scene, demolishing the opposition.
It wasn't its huge performance or masculine good looks that created the most fuss, but the fact that the Daily Mail was so outraged by its stated top speed of 176mph that it declared it too fast for British roads.
Of course, the Lotus Carlton - or Type 104 to Lotus aficionados - was nothing of the sort and aside from the fact it shared its major components with a mainstream executive car, its level of development had resulted in a truly special performance car.
Production of the Lotus Carlton began in 1990, four years after the original Carlton/Omega went on sale.
Vauxhall/Opel had hoped to build 1,100 cars in total, however owing to the recession of the early 1990s, the...
Price Analysis vs Other Lotus Carltons
£13,620
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£53,600
Median Price (Since 2020)
£111,524
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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Previous Lotus Carlton Sales
MOT Information
Valid
Expires on 5th May 2027
Latest MOT mileage:
28,715 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 6th May 2026, 28,715 miles
Passed
On 18th Mar 2025, 27,457 miles
Passed
On 25th May 2016, 27,412 miles
Passed
On 22nd Jul 2015, 27,296 miles
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