Emma Peel's Lotus

mariocki · Post by **mariocki** » Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:20 pm

Andrew Pixley wrote:
mariocki wrote:A couple of shots I took of the car:
What wonderful photos! Many thanks!

All the best

Andrew

My pleasure - plenty more next time we meet

Ian Wegg · Post by **Ian Wegg** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 3:05 pm

dissolute wrote:Emma's gorgeous Elan S3 Drophead CoupÃ© is up for sale!

Well spotted. It seems that Deryck Norville is putting all his Lotuses - known, for some reason, as "The Piddington Collection" - up for auction.

Most of them have had famous owners. The white S3 "SAR 57D" belonged to Peter Sellers; F1 driver Jochen Rindt was given the blue coupe by Lotus boss Colin Chapman.

There is some interesting information about Emma Peel's car in the auction listing, although I'd take issue with some of the comments about its time with Michael Dezer. Far from "being persuaded to part with the car", a scroll back through this thread shows that it had actually been on sale from the time Dezer got it. I'm pretty certain it was really only the James Bond vehicles that Dezer wanted from the old Keswick collection.

Anyway, I'll be watching to see if the price predictions are realised.

mousemeat · Post by **mousemeat** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 3:46 pm

Ian Wegg wrote:
dissolute wrote:Emma's gorgeous Elan S3 Drophead CoupÃ© is up for sale!
Well spotted. It seems that Deryck Norville is putting all his Lotuses - known, for some reason, as "The Piddington Collection" - up for auction.

Most of them have had famous owners. The white S3 "SAR 57D" belonged to Peter Sellers; F1 driver Jochen Rindt was given the blue coupe by Lotus boss Colin Chapman.

There is some interesting information about Emma Peel's car in the auction listing, although I'd take issue with some of the comments about its time with Michael Dezer. Far from "being persuaded to part with the car", a scroll back through this thread shows that it had actually been on sale from the time Dezer got it. I'm pretty certain it was really only the James Bond vehicles that Dezer wanted from the old Keswick collection.

Anyway, I'll be watching to see if the price predictions are realised.

thanks for posting the pics of the cars..quite a collection..and great to see' em in fine shape...British cars such as MG's and Truimph's were somewhat quite poplar in the states...and I own a MGA and MG midget at one time...but never saw many Lotus's over here..barely...I don't think at least over here, they were all that popular....or maybe the production wasn't as vast as the others...

cyberrich · Post by **cyberrich** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 6:49 pm

Emma's Lotus looks incredible for a car that must be 57 years old. It's lovingly maintained. What is the starting price at the auction? I'd be interested to know the final sale price. I wish I had money to spare

Post by **dissolute** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 10:19 pm

cyberrich wrote:Emma's Lotus looks incredible for a car that must be 57 years old. It's lovingly maintained. What is the starting price at the auction? I'd be interested to know the final sale price. I wish I had money to spare

GUIDE PRICE: Â£80,000 - Â£120,000

cyberrich · Post by **cyberrich** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 10:59 pm

Thanks Piers. Given the car's history that's not a bad price. Please post the final bid if you hear of it. I'm guessing more than Â£120,000.

mariocki · Post by **mariocki** » Thu Jan 12, 2023 10:48 pm

Ian Wegg wrote: Well spotted. It seems that Deryck Norville is putting all his Lotuses - known, for some reason, as "The Piddington Collection" - up for auction.

Piddington in Northampton was where Deryck lived when I visited him.

Ian Wegg · Post by **Ian Wegg** » Thu Jan 19, 2023 3:43 pm

mariocki wrote:Piddington in Northampton was where Deryck lived when I visited him.

Ah, thanks! That makes sense.

cyberrich wrote:Thanks Piers. Given the car's history that's not a bad price. Please post the final bid if you hear of it. I'm guessing more than Â£120,000.

I've been buying and selling cars at auction for nearly half a century but I'm still no good at predicting values! When Steed's Jaguar from TNA came up for sale in 2015 I thought the Â£10-12,000 guide price was a bit optimistic given the state of the car but the buyer paid nearly Â£71K for it, proving how little I know.

You can register on the Silverstone site and monitor the auction when it goes live. I won't be though ... the last time I did that I accidentally bought a 1932 Austin 7 Chummy. Mrs W was surprisingly understanding but I'm not risking it again!

Post by **dissolute** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 12:22 am

cyberrich wrote:Thanks Piers. Given the car's history that's not a bad price. Please post the final bid if you hear of it. I'm guessing more than Â£120,000.

Indeed, I did see mention somewhere of up to Â£300,000

mousemeat · Post by **mousemeat** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 9:58 am

dissolute wrote:
cyberrich wrote:Thanks Piers. Given the car's history that's not a bad price. Please post the final bid if you hear of it. I'm guessing more than Â£120,000.
Indeed, I did see mention somewhere of up to Â£300,000

that is pretty mind boggling....

has anyone within the forum have owned one of these vehicles ?

as I mentioned earlier, I owned a '65 MG Midget... and in the past owned
both a MGA , and a MGB.......as British cars in the States were somewhat common to UK sports car fans...I've never seen a Lotus like Mrs. Peel's
over here....and I'm sure a few did make it over here...