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Opel roots rather than Vauxhall mean Simon Bailey's Lotus is an Omega, not a Carlton

As a twenty-something back in 1990, Simon Bailey dreamed of owning a Lotus Carlton, Vauxhall's 176mph supersaloon that raised questions in the Commons and rattled the likes of BMW and Mercedes.

A quarter of a century later, he has realised his ambition, although the car on his driveway is not a Vauxhall but its Opel equivalent, the Lotus Omega. It's a left-hand-drive example from Germany, imported three years ago.