Got to the bottom at last.Opel/Vx built 6 to go saloon car racing in 98/99.(something to do with competing with Volvo estates) but after testing found due to the weight the Vectra's were more suitable Full Lotus spec Engine,suspension etc.3 crashed,1 unknown whereabouts,2 owned by the seller(002,005)never sold to public and not meant to be use on the road.these apparently only raced twice in Germany.The one for sale was sent to Britain to be fully road trimmed and made road legal in 2001.In 2002 featured in a German mag as "The car that never was".It turns out the stainless lotus plate's are genuine.He has offered my mate a room at his small village house(castle)till tomorrow when they go to the dealers.The owners a bit of a motorhead,apart from the other Lotus's he's got Carl Foggarty's Ducati,Kevin Swance Suzuki,1910 Mercedes and a tiger tank and they say mad dogs and English men .As soon as i get pictures i will post