2009 Lotus Elise Jim Clark Ltd Edition

Lotus released the Type 25 Elise SC to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the celebrated Scottish driver’s death at Hockenheim in 1968. It has the same scintillating SC driving experience, only here enhanced with a multitude of Sixties Formula 1 styling cues.

The Elise’s V5c document is included in the car’s history file and shows the Type-25 as having been first registered on July 10th, 2009. It also confirms a total of four owners from new.

You’ll also find the original Maintenance Record presented in the original Lotus colours ‘Elise 111R/Exige booklet. This confirms the chassis number (SCCZC11158HN32061), engine number (ZZZ01855127), colour (BRG Jim Clark 25), key no (L1591) and original supplying dealer (Bell & Colville Ltd of Leatherhead, Surrey), as well as containing all service stamps.

It’s very nice comprehensive history, having been serviced every year (save for a period when it was in dry storage – between 2015 and 2019) from new up until the last few years when the annual mileage reduced considerably – no doubt due in the main to the pandemic.

Services include:

• Bell & Colvill Ltd, 19/09/09 – 1204 miles

• Bell & Colvill Ltd, 18/09/10 – 5943 miles

• Bell & Colvill Ltd, 02/07/11 – 9812 miles

• Bell & Colvill Ltd, 06/07/12 – 16,324 miles

• Fibreglass Services, 16/07/13 – 27,303 miles

• Fibreglass Services, 28/04/14 – 36,590 miles

• Bell & Colvill Ltd, 09/09/15 – 38,706 miles

• Bell & Colvill Ltd, 03/10/19 – 41,762 miles

• Uber GT Ltd, 22/04/21 – 41,999 miles

The car comes with both original keys.

The image of Jim Clark piloting his Lotus Type-25 to victory in the 1963 Formula 1 World Championship is indelibly etched in the mind of generations of racing aficionados, and what better way for Lotus to celebrate that by endowing a special edition Lotus Elise with identical paintwork.

And my, isn’t it a striking thing. The British Racing Green paintwork sports a yellow racing stripe. Black and Silver Lotus Sport alloy add a touch of class at each corner, while decals aplenty adorn the body including the great man’s signature, ‘Elise Supercharged’ on each wing as well as at the back and the Type-25 model designation also on its rump.

Be in no doubt this is one of those cars that you’ll be sneaking down to the garage in the middle of the night just to have one last look at…

Alloys are in excellent nick and wear tread-a-plenty Yokohama Advan Neova tyres. Paintwork remains tip-top with just the inevitable smattering of tiny stone chips on that ultra low front end. Light lenses all remain nice and clear, and the removable hardtop is in place.

One word: glorious.

This is a cracking race-inspired cabin.

Pop the doors and you’ll find Mr Clark’s signature in contrasting yellow on the BRG glass fibre. Type 25 endowed racing seats are finished in red trimmed leather and Alcantara and each is still in fine condition. Four-point Luke harnesses add to the racing theme.

The Momo steering wheel finish matches that of the seats (and door cards) and it’s aided and abetted by a wonderful retro-perfect wooden gear lever with matching boot – the latter perfect for both quick shifts and tactile pleasure.

Carpets are good. An Alpine stereo radio is fitted and you’ll find the Classic Team Lotus build plaque located on the passenger side inner sill.

The original tool kit resides in the boot, as does the soft-top and there’s also a can of tyre-weld.

This Elise provides a drive that few other contemporary sports cars can touch; it’s an arresting experience and, having been scrupulosity maintained, it drives with absolute aplomb. 

As such the brakes are supremely sharp and the exhaust sounds superb – check out our video below… 4 minutes and 29 seconds to hear it in all its raspy glory. Now, imagine that supercharged four-pot at full chat; it’s enough to make a petrolhead salivate. Throw in seminal handling and, oh mama.

The engine bay presents very cleanly with no signs of any leaks. Hoses and pipes look in decent condition. Underneath, the undertrays remain in place; it’s a touch dusty and dirty in places (this car’s been enjoyed regularly) and one or two of the suspension wishbones have a touch of surface corrosion, but otherwise it appears to be in very good fettle.

As well as the V5c document, Owner handbooks and Maintenance Record you’ll also find the current MoT test certificate is included, as are several expired test certificates. Invoices are mainly for consumables and MoT prep/tests, but one dates 25/02/21 shows the earlier works mentioned and carried out by Lotus specialist PNM Engineering.

Other items include an RAC Vehicle History Check and a letter from the previous owner stating, “I can confirm the Lotus was covered and in storage with a trickle from Mid 2016 to October 2019 hence why I didn’t have the car serviced. I just never drove it sadly hence why it was left in dry storage.”

Please visit the documents section of the gallery of this listing where you will find photos of the paperwork to support our claim that this car has been maintained to a first-class standard.

Please note, as shown in the HPI report this car has outstanding finance. Which the winning bidder will pay direct to the finance company. The car, keys and all paperwork will be collected from The Market HQ where it is currently stored.

It’s all in the eye of the beholder. The S1 Elise is an elegant and cute looking little sports car, but the S2 brought wilder aesthetics to the Elise party. For us it’s altogether more aggressive looking.

Which brings us to this fabulous Elise Supercharged Jim Clark Limited Edition. You get that paintwork resplendent in evocative Lotus colours, association with THE most legendary of Lotus drivers and exclusivity as one of just 25 constructed (this being number 2) – win, win, and yes, win, that’s a triplet of wins in our book.

Given all of the above, we think it’ll sell for somewhere £35,000 and £55,000. That’s a fairly wide estimate band, but it's no reserve! At the top end the next owner would be getting value for money and a tres collectible product of Norfolk; if it came in anywhere in the lower-to-mid range, then that’d surely be the bargain of the sweet-handling decade.

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