Editing Models - Evora (section)

====Freddie Mercury Evora S====

[[image:FreddieMercuryEvoraS.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Freddie Mercury Evora S Concept Art from the September 1st press release]]
[[image:FreddieMercuryEvoraSInterior.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Freddie Mercury Evora S Concept Art from the September 1st press release]]
The Freddie Mercury Evora S was first announced by Lotus Cars in a press release<ref>[http://www.seloc.org/2011/09/lotus-cars-another-lotus-bites-the-dust/ SELOC - Lotus Cars – Another Lotus Bites the Dust...]</ref> on September 1st, 2011 as a limited edition of just 1 car. 

The car was offered up for sale as an auction item for the Mercury Phoenix Trust, an HIV and AIDs charity fund, and sold on September 5th - which would have been Freddie Mercury's 65th birthday - to Chris Evans<ref>[http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/home/moslive/article-2034798/Why-I-started-playing-bumper-cars-head-Do-I-need-someone.html Mail Online - Why have I started playing bumper cars with my head? Do I need to see someone?]</ref> for £100,000. Evans visited Hethel later in September<ref>[http://www.seloc.org/2011/09/lotus-cars-chris-evans-signs-off-%E2%80%98freddie%E2%80%99-evora/ SELOC - Lotus Cars – Chris Evans signs-off ‘Freddie’ Evora]</ref> to tour the factory, try some laps of the Hethel test track, and sign off his cars specification.

The final specification of the car was as follows: Evora S (MY12), 2+0 seating configuration, Pearl White with unique Red and Bronze stripes, Premium Pack Suedetex (custom colour scheme), Tech Pack, Diamond Cut Alloy Wheels, Reversing Camera, Powerfold Mirrors, Lotus Evora Freddie Mercury "65" Build Plate.

Unlike the concept renderings the car was specified with black suedetex fronts to the seats (although retained the concept renderings yellow rear panel), while the dash received a yellow suedetex covering.

Since taking delivery of the car Evans has since twice placed the car for sale, as apparently he didn't have room for the car amongst his collection<ref>[http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2111686/Queen-fanatic-Chris-Evans-forced-sell-Freddie-Mercury-inspired-Lotus-Ferraris-garage.html Mail Online - Queen fanatic Chris Evans forced to sell Freddie Mercury-inspired Lotus because his garage is full of Ferraris]</ref>
. It was first offered for sale in February 2012, unregistered and with delivery mileage, at Ferrari and Maserati dealership Meridien Modena<ref>[http://www.seloc.org/2012/02/freddie-mercury-evora-up-for-sale/ SELOC - Freddie Mercury Evora up for sale]</ref> - advertising the car at £76,000 - and then once again in November 2012, registered on a 12-plate with 2156 miles and an asking price of £57,995 at Lotus dealers Bell & Colvill<ref>[http://www.seloc.org/2012/11/freddie-mercury-edition-evora-s-up-for-sale-again/ SELOC - Freddie Mercury Edition Evora S up for sale again]</ref>, with the price later dropping.

In June 2013 the car was sold to SELOC member 'missis sumner'<ref>[[http://forums.seloc.org/viewthread.php?tid=366902 | SELOC Forums » SELOC Chat » Meet Freddie!]]</ref>.

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