Possible Pre-production press car being broken?

[mal1]

Currently on ebay, ref.no. 325545864972, is a green N-reg F being broken, terrible condition, the rear number plate is N810***, the suffix is blanked out but it looks suspiciously like SVC. Apparently N810SVC was indeed green, possibly a sad end to one of the SVC cars?

[Rob Bell]

There may not be a huge amount of car left by now - but worth contacting the vendor?

[Rob Bell]

DVLA have N810SVC on a SORN, but there is absolutely no MOT history for the car, so it must have been off the road for a very long time. As you say, impossible to tell whether this is the same vehicle from the pictures - and sadly, the one clue that might strengthen its identity as an early press car, the calibration of the oil temperature gauge, is not visible on the low-res photos that have been uploaded.

I gave into temptation - I have emailed the vendor!

[Rob Bell]

And if it was N810SVC, then it was a press car, because you can see it in the "competitors" panel on this road test of the Lotus Elise in EVO - http://hazelnet.org/brochures/roadtests ... 20111s.pdf

[Corbyaak]

Oh man, that’s a real bummer if it’s one of the SVC cars. I remember seeing N810SVC at a show a few years back—it was in such good shape then. If it really is that car, it's heartbreaking to see it end up like this. If anyone’s into restorations, it might be worth snagging some parts while you can.

[Wenda]

If it's really an SVC car, that's quite a piece of history, even if it's not in the best shape now.