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Iconic Auctioneers
1979 Lotus Eclat S1 (Type 76)
Sold for
£6,525
Ended 21 Mar 2026
Data from Iconic Auctioneers, updated on 10 Oct 2026
- Year
- 1979
- Mileage
- 0
- Gearbox
- Manual
- Engine
- 1973
- Colour
- Championship Gold
Specification
- Fuel
- GASOLINE
- Steering
- RHD
- Auction house guide
- £8,000 – £10,000
- Sale
- The Classic Sale at the Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show 2026
Description
- Lotus’ Eclat was introduced in in 1975, largely based on the Elite, the Eclat was fastback bodied and offered a larger boot
- Early Eclats utilised a 1,973cc inline four cylinder (Type 907) producing around 160bhp when new and in this case mated to a five-speed manual gearbox
- The car on offer here dates from 1979 is presented in Championship Gold over a Beige interior
- Acquired by our vendor in 2020, it has been much cherished over the past six years and displayed just 57,897 miles at the time of cataloguing
- We are reliably informed that £11,495 has been spent with ‘Lotus Bits’ in our vendor's ownership to keep the Eclat up to scratch mechanically - invoices on file
- As you may have spotted, this Eclat curiously has Esprit rear lights and its ducktail spoiler fitted and the work has been carried out to a very good standard
- Also included in the history file is a Certificate of Vehicle Provenance, original owners handbook with service records up until April 1983, various brochures and manuals and correspondence re a pre-arranged agreement for a story to be carried out on it by the ‘Absolute Lotus’ magazine
Comparable sales
Sold prices from every recorded auction. Prices in GBP.
Median sold price
£12,000
Sold range
£12,000 – £12,000
Sold lots
1
Price trend
Not enough sales yet
Sold 46% below the median for this model
Only 1 other sale recorded so far - the price chart appears at 5.
