Lotus Carlton

[Willo40]

Cant be many of these still on the road now?

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[Pauleds]

This chap has got a few

 

[Short Norman]

love them, but I think that's a little overpriced.

I was really tempted to put a bid on this one when it went up

1991 LOTUS CARLTON for sale by auction in East Horsley, Surrey, United Kingdom

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[Advikaz]

Someone I know has one of these locked away. Had it for years.
They're cool, but I don't see the appeal myself-personally.

 

[HAP]

This chap has got a few

The one in the rear is a Opel Omega Evo 500, Much rarer than a Lotus Carlton but nowhere near as quick.

 

[Yarp]

I absolutely love them. My dad had one when I was a kid. Him and the other 2 directors at his place bought them for themselves as company cars and they were delivered with consecutive number plates. It went down about as well as you’d expect with the workforce 😂.

His proudest moment was allegedly passing a marked police car on the a1 at 160+ mph on the way to hospital when my mam was in labour with my brother. Apparently he never even bothered turning the blues on.

I’ll have to see if I can dig an out pic out of the loft

 

[Pauleds]

The one in the rear is a Opel Omega Evo 500, Much rarer than a Lotus Carlton but nowhere near as quick.

He has another accident damaged Lotus Carlton as well

 

[R3k1355]

Someone I know has one of these locked away. Had it for years.
They're cool, but I don't see the appeal myself-personally.

For the time, they were utterly unbelievable, especially from someone like Vauxhall.

 

[hopgop1]

I spotted one on my way into work parked up in the sleepy village I used to live in a few years ago. Love them, probably a don’t meet your heroes type car, but I’d still love a go in one.

 

[adamlstr]

My old man has had one for about 16 years, it still feels fast today. I remember being 6 or so in the early 90s and standing next to one thinking it felt massive. Fast forward to today and it feels like quite a small car.






Often gets mistaken for the Vauxhall heritage car.

6th gear is hilariously long, I think Vmax/177mph is actually achieved in 5th. Gearbox is straight out of the corvette parts bin iirc. Also, makes Evo rust issues seem small fry.

 

[Willo40]

Someone I know has one of these locked away. Had it for years.
They're cool, but I don't see the appeal myself-personally.

I think the stories of them outrunning the police gave them instant cult status, i think they are super cool, but i wouldn't chunk 88k into one.

 

[Coops Mk1]

I went to uni in Hull, the police pursuit car at the time in the very early noughties..... Lotus Carlton