Nice! I want one of these. How much did you pay?

 

That is very cool! How do you go about obtaining the Certificate of Vehicle Provenance? And where is the Lotus archives located?

Thank you.

 

Andy Graham; Technical Publications and Archives
LOTUS AFTERSALES, Units 6 & 7 John Hyrne Way, Longwater Business Park, Costessey, Norwich, Norfolk NR5 0AF England.
T +44 (0)1603 732178 agraham@lotuscars.com

Andy was great to deal with and the document is awesome!


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Andy Graham; Technical Publications and Archives
LOTUS AFTERSALES, Units 6 & 7 John Hyrne Way, Longwater Business Park, Costessey, Norwich, Norfolk NR5 0AF England.
T +44 (0)1603 732178 agraham@lotuscars.com

Andy was great to deal with and the document is awesome!

Have to agree. Totally recommend.

 

Here is the Link

Certificate of Provenance | Lotus Cars


I think it ran me about $65 US shipped
Kinda spendy, but I like it.

 

I believe there were about 75 MY11 Evora S versions shipped to the US. Very rare indeed.

Abe, can you confirm?

 

I believe there were about 75 MY11 Evora S versions shipped to the US. Very rare indeed.

According to my Certificate of Vehicle Provenance for my 2011 Evora S from October 2011:

"Based on serial number sequence to date, your car is the 69th out of 74 Evora S models made for the USA."

 

I've just ordered mine and it was £35.00. I should get it in the mail any day now.

 

certificate



I just placed my order for this. I think it is a great document to have, and will also be good for re-sale value.

 

I just sent Andy an e-mail. I asked for both my Elise and Evora.
Ron:clap:

 

Me too

 

mine is on order :clap:

 

How did you pay in British $$? Don't they use Euro?

He said to call him with a credit card, tried but the number doesn't work on my phone.

 

I just dropped off both my certificate and letter today at a trophy place who will be mounting them both on a black plaque. Should take a week and about $50. My wife thinks I'm nuts (so what else is new) but I figure if you got them, you might as well display them.

 

Have you gotten yours back from the trophy shop yet? If so, pictures please! I'm going to steal your idea for my own. :up:

 

Just email them your credit card number in 2 different emails for security.

 

Oh, I don't need any paper, I just wanted the info emailed to me.

 

It will still cost ya. Paper is free. It's the info that will cost you.:sad:

 

I called Andy at Lotus the other day to order my cert. Another guy answered the phone (didn't catch his name). When I asked for Andy and explained what I wanted he laughed and said Andy was already "down in the archives" and "it's going to be quite some time". I think he's a bit overwhelmed by the sudden influx of cert requests due to this thread

As Chiro said, we're really paying for the labor of assembling the information.

 

I called Andy at Lotus the other day to order my cert. Another guy answered the phone (didn't catch his name). When I asked for Andy and explained what I wanted he laughed and said Andy was already "down in the archives"

Just noticed this thread. I had lunch with Andy last December and here's an actual photo of him in the archives:

What a great guy. Actually, everyone we met at Lotus was incredibly warm, except for Bahar who walked by us 8 times while filming for the Esprit S1 documentary project and never even said "Hi". Just glared at us like we were toxic. I was waiting on my MY12 Evora S at the time, special order in Burnt Orange, and Andy gave me an orange Matchbox Evora to give my son to hold over his enthusiasm. A really great guy. I also find it hilarious that he drives...a Bullitt Edition Mustang!

 

Email exchange I had with Andy about a hour after posting the thread

Wish I could get people to buy the car this easy.
Great document to have.





Dear Andrew,

I have had about half dozen enquiries today, so thanks.

Andy Graham – Technical Publications and Archives
LOTUS AFTERSALES, Units 6 & 7 John Hyrne Way, Longwater Business Park, Costessey, Norwich, Norfolk NR5 0AF England.
T +44 (0)1603 732178 agraham@lotuscars.com
Home | Lotus Cars

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From:
Sent: 24 July 2012 14:02
To: Graham, Andy
Subject: RE: Certificate of Provenance

Andy

Received my certificate of provenance yesterday. Thank you. I posted a copy on the Lotus Talk forum. Hopefully you will get some additional Lotus owners to request a copy for their cars.

Thank You again
Andrew
From: Graham, Andy [mailto:AGraham@lotuscars.com]
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 3:21 AM
To:
Subject: RE: Certificate of Provenance

Dear Andrew,

The research and certificate has been completed and will be in the post later today.

Regards,

Andy Graham – Technical Publications and Archives
LOTUS AFTERSALES, Units 6 & 7 John Hyrne Way, Longwater Business Park, Costessey, Norwich, Norfolk NR5 0AF England.
T +44 (0)1603 732178 agraham@lotuscars.com
Home | Lotus Cars

 

I just started the process yesterday. This will be a great item to have in the future!!

 

No, not yet lynnepreston but when I do, I will be sure to post some pictures. Afterall, that's why we do these things, so they can be seen.


O LEE O

 

Ordering mine tomorrow!

 

My credit card company put a stop on the transaction being it was out of country

 

Someone explain this to me:
It says the car is 4 of 9 with Carbon Grey with black and graphite trim.
Then it says the car is 1 of 2 with Carbon Grey with black and graphite trim with the same options including Black Package.
As I read this, I thought 9 Carbon Grey Black Packages and 2 with the options listed. But then the certificate special mention states 1 of 2 Carbon Grey 2011 Evoras Bicolor Models.

So are there 2 or 9 Carbon Grey with Black Packages?

 

After thinking further, I assume the 9 means Carbon with Black interior, as opposed to the other 13 Carbon Greys that have oyster or paprika interior.

 

Purchased a plaque to mount my Certificate from Amazon. Cost about $15 shipped and looks pretty good

here are some pics and other Evora stuff

 

I just received my Certificate of Provence documents from Lotus. This is a great addition to my cars history and birth! I found out from the document that there are 18 cars in the US with titanium Storm Paint choice, and it is one of two Evoras with all the same options. Thank you all for providing the link to apply for this certificate. My feeling is the dealer should have purchased this for us in the first place!

 

+1, just received mine as well. I got one for my Evora and Elise. My Evora is one of one, with my colors and options and 2+0. Andy at Lotus was great.
Ron

 

I'm totally doing this: cert and mount etc..... Thanks for the info!

 

im getting one too great find OP