White S1 in PH Classifieds

[BMGM3]

Not knowing a lot about Elises, is it a dumb question to ask if they made a S1 in white ? I've never seen one before,apart from a factory prototype. The car is for sale at a dealer for very cheap money,so I was thinking ex racer or similar because of the price. Anyone know the car ?
Cheers

[Hollywood Wheels]

Can't see a white S1 anywhere in clasifieds. I've never seen a white S1, yet in my original Sport 160 brochure it's clearly shown as a colour option. Odd....

[Altrezia]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/236325.htm

that one..

[Hollywood Wheels]

Ahhh, I was looking for a picture!

Website not known, 'Michael Caine motorsport', and a mobile number for a business. Either a wind-up or a scammer, I'd stay clear until they can give more info....

[S Works]

Very rare, would be worth a look.

[Esprit]

S1s were never made in white. First official Elise variant to be released in white was the Exige/ExigeS from 2005 on I think.

Having said that, you could specify your Elise/Exige in whatever colour you wanted for a fee (colour outside the range Lotus offered) and I know many of the Elises that went to Japan (where they have a cultural hard-on for white) went in custom white hues.

This is of course ignoring the "Type 23" colour scheme which was an "Old English White" S2 with LRMG stripes.

[delands]

Looks like I may have to clear things up here....

S1 was available in Monaco White... I know coz I had one.
Lotus made less than 100 of these.

Photos availabe of my old one at www.delands.force9.co.uk in the gallery section.

[fentuz]

I saw a white S1 with red leather seats near Doncaster.I can't tell if it was the first paint or a respray

However in the French Book "Lotus Passion, Edition Drivers", there is a White S1 (LHD on a French reg) with Fuschia (red/pink) leather interior. The book says it was not a usual color lotus would sell but they did it as a special custom order.

[Mark B]

Michael Caine was an established GT racer, so the links may not be that wrong..??

[delands]

In 1998, it was a standard block colour... ie no extra to pay, unlike the metallic type colours that were also available.

[L100NYY]

Mark B said:

Michael Caine was an established GT racer, so the links may not be that wrong..??

Worked here www.castlesportscars.co.uk and I should know!!

[NathanE]

I didn't know he setup his own business - that explains why Ian @ Castles didn't say much when i mentioned him last time

Good luck to him!

Edited by NathanE on Thursday 6th September 12:26

[L100NYY]

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