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04/09/2011 | By: Danny Choy 24 Comments

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September 5th marks the birthday of Freddie Mercury, the legendary front man to the rock and roll band Queen. Having succumbed to AIDS almost twenty years ago, fans, friends and family will gather at the Savoy Hotel on September 5th, 2011 to celebrate what would have been Freddie’s 65th birthday.

In honor of the occasion, Lotus has donated a one-off Evora S for a charity auction with proceeds going to support the HIV AIDS charity fund, Mercury Phoenix Trust. The striking sports car’s color scheme features red and gold racing stripes as well as an interior influenced by one of Freddie Mercury’s stage costumes back in 1986. To top it all off, the Evora will also sport Mercury’s signature on the passenger side of the dashboard.

“We were only too happy to contribute to this fantastic cause,” said Group Lotus Director of Corporate Operations Gino Rosato. “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.”

GALLERY: Freddie Mercury Edition Lotus Evora S

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Discussion

Grace

  • The greatest legend Freddie Mercury will be gone 20 years this November.

    September 4th, 2011 at 2:24 pm
Maria

  • And yet he’s still with us – we carry his voice, his charisma, his exuberance everywhere we go. Perhaps the article halved the number of years we’ve been missing Freddie because it hardly seems possible that all that talent has truly passed away.

    September 4th, 2011 at 8:23 pm
Kirsty

  • How cool of Lotus to pay tribute to Freddie Mercury in this way: a one-off model in memory of a one-off man! Superb!

    September 4th, 2011 at 8:50 pm
Andrea

  • Anyone notice they said ten years instead of 20?

    September 5th, 2011 at 4:41 am
Freddie Freak

  • 10 years ago?

    September 5th, 2011 at 4:43 am
Zubieta

  • I think you meant

    Having succumbed to AIDS almost twenty years ago

    just saying ^^

    September 5th, 2011 at 5:03 am
Macedo

  • Parabéns por continuares presente nas nossas vidas, hoje e sempre !!!

    September 5th, 2011 at 5:07 am
Mandy

  • He will be gone 20 years this year..Forever in our Hearts Freddie <3

    September 5th, 2011 at 5:16 am
Pat Gregory

  • Freddie Mercury died 20 years ago this November…Quite a big mistake to make when you are submitting an article to print…Great car, though !

    September 5th, 2011 at 5:21 am
Justin

  • um he died in 1991 no just 10 years ago you bastards!!!

    September 5th, 2011 at 5:30 am
remus

  • he died twenty years ago, you ….ns! :P

    September 5th, 2011 at 5:33 am
michael ditchburn

  • Come on get facts right lotus nearly 20 years since THE BELOVED FREDDIE DEPARTED missed by millions

    September 5th, 2011 at 5:34 am
Melanie

  • He died almost 20 years ago – not 10.

    September 5th, 2011 at 5:55 am
axel

  • “Having succumbed to AIDS almost ten years ago,” maybe 20 years ago.

    September 5th, 2011 at 5:57 am
Maximilian

  • Why is it a left hand drive Lotus though?

    September 5th, 2011 at 6:03 am
Lordy

  • 10 years ago ? automobile journalists should work a bit more seriously…

    September 5th, 2011 at 6:25 am
Victoria

  • Surely this should read as Freddie being gone 20 years and not 10…. ?

    September 5th, 2011 at 6:36 am
Milky

  • An absolute legend. Well done Lotus for making this gorgeous car for an amazing man. I so NEED to get me one of these :) LONG LIVE FREDDIE MERCURY

    September 5th, 2011 at 6:36 am
Jim

  • Where did the writer of this article do his research?

    September 5th, 2011 at 6:41 am
mike

  • I have read this article 5 times were does it say 10 years?…it says “Having succumbed to AIDS almost twenty years ago”…..

    September 5th, 2011 at 10:50 am
Colum Wood

  • Ed: The article has been corrected, replacing 10 years with 20 years.

    September 5th, 2011 at 10:57 am
vicky

  • Immortal! Freddie, you will live forever in our hearts. Thank you LOTUS for honoring the Greatest Performer who ever lived! LONG LIVE FREDDIE! LONG LIVE QUEEN!

    September 5th, 2011 at 12:21 pm
tommy r drew

  • What a beauty.Fredy would be proud!

    September 5th, 2011 at 12:49 pm
Ger McMohin

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