It's Freddie's Lotus Evora S Dahling

[WayneB]

http://alt-a.bitg.net/nightmobile/cars/images2/90000/3000/400/93421.jpg

No its sadly not Freddie Krueger's, but an Evora created to celebrate Freddie Mercury's 65th birthday had he have lived that long, the stripe is the colours of his favourite leotard, and the back glass has a Queen logo on it, presumably to obscure the paparazzi from taking photos of you.

As the charity is Brian Mays I guess this car is his paycheque for being a Lotus spokesperson.

Puzzling, I dont recollect Freddie Mercury being able to drive, but he did choose to name himself after a car.

Great singer and showman though, be interesting to see who buys the car at the auction, I know my Queen mad friend Doreen would If she had the money.:(

My guess is that Elton John will get it as it looks similar to the Watford FC paint scheme he had on an Aston Martin Volante he once owned.

http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2011/9/2/Don-t-Stop-Me-Now-Freddie-Mercury-Edition-Lotus-Evora-S-7704638/

Here is an image of what Freddie Mercury would have looked like at 65(kinda like Burt Reynolds did at that age)

http://www.entertainmentearth.com/images/AUTOIMAGES/NC42065lg.jpg

Talking about Burt, I have heard that Dany's next limited edition Evora is going to be a Black and gold Bandit version for Burts "Get me my mansion back" charity :)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2026685/Burt-Reynolds-lose-house-falling-700k-mortgage.html

http://girlonthepark.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/reynolds.jpg?w=296&h=366

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqEOKogE32rYlC(vBOBS2pBu2Q~~_4.JPG

[escondidoron]

I have heard that Dany's next limited edition Evora is going to be a Black and gold Bandit version for Burts "Get me my mansion back" charity :)

ROTFLMAO

Good thought. Close, but not quite. It needs to have the screaming chicken (or a reasonable facsimile) on the hood… er bonnet …. to truly capture the spirit of the original.

[Brian Skeoch]

I like the Queen car.

[proracer]

I will take either...:thumbup:

Jim

[WayneB]

Funny you should mention a screaming chicken decal on the hood Ron, as the Evoras development name was "Eagle" , a bird on the hood may be somewhat appropriate!:lol:

[Al B]

Is this going to be teh trend at Lotus? To keep putting out special edition cars in tribute to some rock idol or other. You sure can tell that management has changed. Not for the better in my h.o.
Spend more time on the product and less on the glitz please.

[WayneB]

I guess Dany Blah Blah is looking for the kind of celebrity who will get Lotus mentioned in the tabloid press the women read like Hello Magazine .

Shame we wont be seeing a Ronnie Peterson tribute Evora, but the brain doners wont remember him unfortunately.

[WayneB]

Here is the fellow who bought the Freddie Merc Evora (apparently of his own free will):ohmy:
http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/imageBank/cache/c/Chris-Evans-Algarve.jpg_e_81ac9571372350c099003b9b73590721.jpg
His name is Chris Evans and apparently he is/was a disc jockey (Now called an on air personality) who owned his own radio station, sold it for load$, used the money to buy many Ferraris, mostly white but also a Black one that set a new world record for over the top car spending.

Lotus PR had him round the factory, mostly to fawn all over him and to get his "design imput" on the new cars (he likes them alot because they look like the ferraris he usually buys) and to personalise his fab-u-lous f.merc e-vor-ah

Wonderful.:huh:

Next!:yawn:

[escondidoron]

Here's a link to some video footage of his appearance on Top Gear to drive their "Reasonably Priced Car":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXKHR177WfY

[clockwork]

He was wandering round Goodwood on the Saturday Ron,his wealth allows him to make bad colour choices,he has them sprayed :nono: BUT,he has a +2 in one of his garages although this is offset by his choice of wives,asked why he did not race he said he was too scared ! an answer that amazed me. :)

[WayneB]

Faux car guy, glad we dont get to hear much about him in North America.:)

Talking about english faux car guys, Elton John has just had a house built just down the road from here.:001_unsure::ohmy::no::(

[clockwork]

Don`t know if he still is but he was a rabid watch man,had Franck Muller on speed dial. :lol: sorry