Lotus announces its latest charitable donation for the hammer to fall
on: a bespoke Evora S for the Mercury Phoenix Trust.

Freddie Mercury Evora S
CALLING ALL GIRLS and boys - September 5th will see the Savoy Hotel
play host to a very special celebration, the 65th birthday of THE
HERO, the late, great Freddie Mercury.

DEAR FRIENDS of Freddie will unite in GOOD COMPANY at Freddie's FLASH
birthday bash which is set to be 'a unique night of comedy and rock
and roll' as the climax to this year's Freddie For A Day. The
highlight of the night will be an auction to raise funds for the
Mercury Phoenix Trust, the HIV AIDS charity set-up in his honour by
band mates Brian May, Roger Taylor and Queen manager Jim Beach after
the singer's death in 1991.

Forget a BICYCLE RACE, on this special occasion FAT BOTTOMED CARS
(forgive us Freddie) is what it's all about as the bespoke Lotus
Evora S headlines the auction alongside fantastic donations from
Brian May and Roger Taylor, Top Gear, Raymond Weil, the Nelson
Mandela Foundation and the West End stage hit 'WE WILL ROCK YOU'.

The pearl white MADE IN HEAVEN Evora S with Freddie Mercury inspired
theme represents A KIND OF MAGIC combination from the Lotus Design
team: the power and prowess of the critically acclaimed Lotus with
the dramatic styling befitting of a British rock legend. Featuring
deep red and gold highlights this Evora S is well deserving of
Freddie's autograph which is also included in the scheme.

The exterior BODY LANGUAGE features a white, red and gold colour
scheme inspired by the iconic costume Freddie wore for the 1986
"Magic tour" and features beautiful silver on white
iconography. The front fender references the Montreux Freddie
memorial statue with the line "Lover of life. Singer of
songs" taken from the statue's inscription.

Inside, the one-off yellow interior, also inspired by Freddie's 1986
stage costume, includes a union flag on the back of the seats and the
incorporation of a crown hints at Freddie's playful royal role-play.
And it goes without saying that the sound system or more specifically
the RADIO, will send the lucky owner GA GA.

Brian May had these words to say of Lotus' participation: "Our
friends at Lotus have donated a stunning Evora S for our auction
which I know will be a massive fund-raiser for the Mercury Phoenix
Trust. We cannot thank them enough for their generous support on what
is a very special occasion for everyone who knew and loved
Freddie."

Group Lotus Director of Corporate Operations Gino Rosato said:
"We were only too happy to contribute to this fantastic cause.
We have created something very special to raise money for Mercury
Phoenix Trust and we hope the car goes to a collector who really
enjoys it."

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