Lotus · 1970
Elan Sprint
Manual · RWD · United Kingdom
AutoIndex value · good UK car
£55,000
Researched from UK sold prices and auction results. How we value cars
Estimated price by condition
Project
£33,000
Restoration candidate
Driver
£55,000
Good usable example
Concours
£82,500
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Indicative condition bands · not a valuation of a particular car
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Buyer’s notes
About the Lotus Elan Sprint
The Sprint was the last of the original Elans, built until 1973. Its Big Valve version of the Lotus Twin Cam gave 126 bhp, and most wore two-tone paint with gold bumpers. Cars for the US had Stromberg carburettors and a bonnet bulge. How many were made is uncertain: estimates run from about 900 to 1,353.
What moves the price
- Authenticity: a genuine Sprint, not an S4 brought up to Sprint specification later.
- Market: European cars with Weber carburettors against US Federal cars.
- Chassis: the condition of the backbone chassis, or the quality of its replacement.
Before you buy, check
- Chassis and engine numbers against the records, with a marque specialist, before paying for a Sprint.
- The front crossmember and suspension turrets of the backbone chassis, and the chassis as a whole on a ramp.
- The rubber Rotoflex couplings in the rear drive shafts, which are a known weak point.
Facts checked against: Wikipedia · lotuselan.net · classicandsportscar.com · cars.bonhams.com · classicsworld.co.uk · magnetomagazine.com
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Lotus Elan Sprint: value questions answered
- How much is a Lotus Elan Sprint worth?
- A good, usable UK example of the Lotus Elan Sprint is worth around £55,000 on the AutoIndex index. A project car that needs restoration is nearer £33,000, and a concours-quality example around £82,500. Condition moves the price more than anything else.
- What makes one Elan Sprint worth more than another?
- Service history and paperwork — complete, stamped, explained
- Mileage against the norm for the model
- Originality — matching numbers, original paint and trim
- Specification — gearbox, colour, factory options
- UK-supplied versus imported
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- Enter its asking price and condition in the price check above. It compares the price with the index for that condition and tells you what to ask the seller about.
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