- Open the door of the ‘Bolly’ to see the car parked in front of Harvey Nicholls
- The 1993 Alfa Romeo Spider starred in the hilarious 90s comedy, Absolutely Fabulous
- With 46,326 miles on the clock, it’s headed to a classic car auction in August.
A sports car that appeared in an episode of the much-loved sitcom Absolutely Fabulous is to go up for auction, with experts predicting it could fetch up to £30,000.
The Alfa Romeo convertible was used by Jennifer Saunders’ character Edina in an episode where she is forced to save up and give up her chauffeur-driven car. But instead she buys the red Italian roadster because it was “the smallest car I could find.”
Together, Edina and her best friend Patsy Stone, played by Joanna Lumley, cause chaos in the Alfa Romeo as they drive drunk through the streets of trendy West London on their way to a supermarket.
The car ends up getting caught when they park on the sidewalk right outside Harvey Nichols in the 1994 episode.
The car is now on sale for a guide price of £30,000, 30 years after the episode first aired.
The Absolutely Fabulous episode starring Jennifer Saunders as Edina and Joanna Lumley as Patsy with the Alfa Romeo convertible
The Alfa Romeo convertible pictured today is on sale for £30,000
Inside the sports car which is in perfect condition.
At the time, the Alfa Romeo Spider was owned by a marketing agency who lent it to the BBC for filming.
It has had three previous owners since then, including the seller who purchased it in 2015.
The car, which has a 2.0-litre engine and has travelled just 46,000 miles, is Heading to Iconics Auctioneers’ Silverstone Festival auction on August 24.
Arwel Richards, classic car specialist at Iconics, said: ‘Very few TV comedies feature a specific car as part of the plot, they are often used as mere props to establish a character’s image.
In the episode, Patsy and Edina drive drunk through the streets of trendy West London to a supermarket.
Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley in Absolutely Fabulous, pictured next to the Alfa Romeo. In the episode, the car ends up being immobilized when they park on the pavement right in front of Harvey Nichols
The Romeo has had three previous owners since the episode aired, including the seller who purchased it in 2015.
The sports car is sold with its original registration documents and passed MOT.
The car will go on sale at Iconics Auctioneers in Ashorne, Warwickshire.
‘We are delighted to offer for sale this very special Alfa Romeo that starred in the much-loved Absolutely Fabulous.
“It’s a great classic to watch for the first time or a must-have for any die-hard fan of the series. I’m sure the happy buyer will be left with their jaws hanging open when the hammer falls.”
The Alfa Romeo was delivered new to Fiat Motor Sales Ltd, Wembley, on 1 April 1993, in its factory hardtop condition.
The car has a 2-litre engine and has only travelled 46,000 miles.
The car has some scratches in the paint, but is otherwise in good working order.
It started out as a left-hand drive vehicle, which is how it appeared on television, but some time later it was transformed into a right-hand drive vehicle.
Sold with its original registration documents and passed MOT.
It has some scratches in the paint but is otherwise in good working order.
