1962 Lotus Elan
approx 12,200 built
Authorship
The car
Power105 bhp
Engine1.6L twin-cam inline-four
Production runapprox 12,200
The backbone-chassis featherweight that set the handling benchmark for decades.
Finding one
Typical
£32,000
for a good example
Range
£18,000 to £60,000
series (S1 to S4 and Sprint), coupe vs drophead, Sprint big-valve spec, restoration quality
For sale now
20 to 40 worldwide at any time
public listings
regularsteady flow at auction and in classifieds, examples most weeks · Last notable sale: circa 25,000 to 45,000 GBP for good cars through 2024 to 2025, best Sprints toward 60,000 GBP (H&H, Silverstone)
Market figures are indicative, drawn from public auction and listing data; they guide, they do not appraise.
Parts and support
very well supported, effectively everything reproduced
SpecialistsSJ Sportscars (Sue Miller)Kelvedon LotusPaul Matty SportscarsSpyder EngineeringChristopher Neil Sports CarsClub Lotus
In the network
Concoursio is a living public record. It references formal provenance (chassis, registries, sale history); it does not certify it.