The Magnificent Seven Lotus Collection

Rare Lotus Collection to Market:

A fantastic Lotus collection put together by one man, Deryck Norville, a former Cosworth engineer, will come to auction on February 25th at Silverstone Auctions. Cosworth creates world-beating engines, and cars fitted with its powertrains have had 176 F1 victories making it one of the top three race engine producers alongside Mercedes and Ferrari. Rob Hubbard, Sales Director of Silverstone Auctions, comments: “If ever you have wanted to purchase a Lotus Elan there will never again be an opportunity like this one, to choose your ideal car from this outstanding collection put together with a master’s eye by Deryck Norville. Each one also comes with a provenance that just adds to their interest. This Piddington Collection is one for the true Lotus aficionado.”

The Piddington Collection to be auctioned separately:

1. 1968 Lotus Elan S4 Coupé ‘Duckworth’
2. 1966 Elan S2 Drophead Coupé ‘Emma Peel – The Avengers’
3. 1969 Lotus Elan – ‘Jochen Rindt’
4. 1968 Lotus Elan SE ‘Rob Walker’
5. 1971 Lotus Elan Sprint Drophead Coupé ‘Ron Hickman’
6. 1975 Lotus Elan Sprint
7. 1966 Lotus Elan S2 – Ex-Peter Sellers

1966 Lotus Elan S3 – Ex-Peter Sellers – GUIDE PRICE: £80,000 – £120,000

On offer from the Piddington Collection. This rare 1966 Lotus Elan S3-SE was delivered to Peter Sellers’ Haymarket home on June 22 1966 and, when in London, was driven by him, with wife Britt Ekland in the passenger seat, until 1969. The image of Sellers and Britt Ekland buzzing around Mayfair in the ‘Swinging Sixties’ in this little white Elan is too good not to be shared with friends at the pub on a sunny Sunday morning. The car was delivered to Perter Sellers at 37 Panton St, Haymarket on the 22nd. of July 1966.