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LOTUS 340R
One of only 340 examples produced, this Lotus 340R has covered just 5856 miles in 21 years on the road. It’s essentially a special-edition Type 111 Elise with a custom body, so it’s fitted with Rover’s 1.8-litre K-series inline four, which is good for 177bhp. It sold for £58,000 at auction, thanks to its extremely low mileage and well-kept exterior. Other examples on the auction market are hovering around the £50,000 mark or lower. As a proper collector’s item with such low production numbers, you will be hard-pressed to find one with more than 10,000 miles on the dial.