I offered to buy one for my RallyElise project, but they didn't seem interested.
At the LA Auto Show, the fate and the ownership status of the cars was the subject of some discussion between LCU and Hethel. One idea that was suggested was that Lotus would offer a driving school and use those cars for the school.
Talking to folks from Hethel at the show, it sounds like Lotus has a rather severe crush policy, particularly compared to the old days when Lotus used to have a sense of its own history. For example, the prototype Elise that first ran Christmas eve 1994 has been crushed.
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