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Bring a Trailer prices · 1959 to 1977
What will my Lotus Elite sell for on Bring a Trailer?
Every Lotus Elite auction we have on record, grouped the way the listings themselves describe the car, so one version is never averaged with another.
Below is every Lotus Elite auction we have on record from Bring a Trailer's published results, kept apart by variant. We are an official Bring a Trailer Local Partner, so this is the same record we use when a seller asks us what to expect.
What each one sells for
| Variant | Median | Range | Sold | Sold rate | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite | – | – | 0 | – | $9,600, May 25, 2024 |
| Elite Series I | – | – | 0 | – | $62,500, Dec 12, 2023 |
| Elite Series II | –too few to average | $45,000 to $75,000 | 2 | 40% | $45,000, Dec 8, 2025 |
| One-offs, modified and other | –mixed group, see the list | $69,000 | 1 | 50% | $69,000, May 14, 2026 |
Figures are for auctions that ended since Nov 2024. Prices are winning bids; the buyer pays Bring a Trailer's fee on top. "Sold rate" is the share of auctions that met reserve. A variant with fewer than 3 sales shows no median: one or two cars are not a market.
Every sale
30 sales| Ended | Car | Color | Miles | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | 1961 Lotus EliteOne-offs, modified and other · Elite Series II | – | – | $69,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Dec 8, 2025 | 1962 Lotus Elite Series II | Current green | – | $45,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jun 5, 2025 | 1960 Lotus Elite Series II | – | – | $75,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Sep 11, 2024 | 1962 Lotus EliteOne-offs, modified and other · Elite Series II Project, project car | – | – | $20,250 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 1960 Lotus EliteOne-offs, modified and other · Elite S1 | – | – | $95,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| May 25, 2024 | 1974 Lotus Elite | Red over Tan | – | $9,600 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Dec 12, 2023 | 1962 Lotus Elite Series I | – | – | $62,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 1962 Lotus Elite Series II | Yellow over Brown | – | $79,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 1975 Lotus EliteOne-offs, modified and other · Elite 5-Speed Project, project car | Red over Beige | – | $4,100 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jan 17, 2023 | 1976 Lotus EliteOne-offs, modified and other · Elite 5-Speed Project, project car | Red over Tan | – | $5,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Dec 8, 2022 | 1963 Lotus EliteOne-offs, modified and other · Elite SE Series II | Green over Black | – | $91,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jun 15, 2022 | 1960 Lotus Elite Series II | Light blue over Red | – | $110,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| May 30, 2022 | 1960 Lotus Elite Series I | – | – | $95,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 1960 Lotus Elite Series I | – | – | $42,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Mar 2, 2022 | 1960 Lotus Elite Series I | – | – | $95,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jan 8, 2022 | 1960 Lotus Elite | Light blue over Tan | – | $77,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Aug 26, 2021 | 1975 Lotus EliteOne-offs, modified and other · Elite 5-Speed | White over Tan | – | $13,250 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2021 | 1961 Lotus EliteOne-offs, modified and other · Elite Series 2 | – | – | $136,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Feb 16, 2021 | 1961 Lotus EliteOne-offs, modified and other · Elite SE S2 | – | – | $107,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jan 20, 2021 | 1975 Lotus EliteOne-offs, modified and other · Elite 5-Speed Project, project car | Blue over Beige | – | $9,678 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Sep 11, 2020 | 1977 Lotus EliteOne-offs, modified and other · Elite 5-Speed | Maroon over Beige | – | $12,051 | BaT listing ↗ |
| May 25, 2020 | 1960 Lotus Elite | – | – | $80,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Oct 4, 2019 | 1959 Lotus Elite | – | – | $90,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Aug 6, 2019 | 1960 Lotus Elite | Poppy Red over Tan | – | $82,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Nov 16, 2018 | 1974 Lotus EliteOne-offs, modified and other · Elite Project, project car | – | – | $3,800 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Mar 20, 2018 | 1974 Lotus EliteOne-offs, modified and other · Elite 5-Speed Project, project car | – | – | $3,400 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jul 3, 2017 | 1962 Lotus EliteOne-offs, modified and other · Elite Series I Project, project car | – | – | $71,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Oct 26, 2016 | 1959 Lotus Elite | – | – | $55,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Aug 24, 2016 | 1959 Lotus Elite | – | – | $55,250 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Dec 10, 2015 | 1962 Lotus Elite | – | – | $61,900 | BaT listing ↗ |
What would yours sell for?
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Bid to, not sold
These cars did not meet reserve. The high bid is not a sale price and is not counted in any price figure above. The newest 13 are shown.
| Ended | Car | Color | Miles | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | 1962 Lotus Elite Series II | – | – | $53,000bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 1962 Lotus Elite Series II | – | – | $47,750bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Mar 5, 2025 | 1960 Lotus EliteOne-offs, modified and other · Elite Series II Race Car, race car | – | – | $32,000bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Feb 17, 2025 | 1962 Lotus Elite Series II | – | – | $92,500bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 1960 Lotus EliteOne-offs, modified and other · Elite Series II 1,480cc | – | – | $92,000bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 1962 Lotus Elite Series II | Green over Tan | – | $67,500bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 1962 Lotus Elite Series I | – | – | $67,500bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Nov 25, 2022 | 1962 Lotus Elite Series II | Blue over Tan | – | $56,000bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Nov 2, 2022 | 1962 Lotus Elite Series II | White over Black | – | $97,600bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Aug 10, 2022 | 1959 Lotus EliteOne-offs, modified and other · Elite Series I 1,480cc | – | – | $62,500bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Sep 9, 2021 | 1962 Lotus Elite Series II | Red over Black | – | $83,225bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jan 3, 2020 | 1960 Lotus Elite | Light blue over Tan | – | $57,500bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jun 10, 2019 | 1960 Lotus EliteOne-offs, modified and other · Elite S1 | Poppy Red over Tan | – | $101,000bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
How to read these numbers
- Every price is a completed Bring a Trailer sale and links to its listing. Asking prices are not counted anywhere.
- The price is the winning bid. The buyer pays Bring a Trailer's fee on top of it.
- Variants are never averaged together, and conversions, race cars and projects are listed but left out of the medians.
- Mileage and colors are read from each listing's title and short description. Mileage is rounded there, so a "22k" car may have a few hundred miles either side, and a dash means the listing's summary didn't state it.
- Cars we sold ourselves are marked and open the car's own page, with its photos and history.
Reimel Motor Cars is an independent dealer and an official Bring a Trailer Local Partner. This page is our own summary of published results and is not produced or endorsed by Bring a Trailer.
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