Is the Lotus Exige a good investment?

The thesis

Only 604 S1 Exiges were built worldwide, with circa two-thirds being RHD, making this one of the rarest modern British sports cars. Attrition has reduced the number of original examples to under 100 UK-registered cars. The 25-year US import eligibility (2025 onwards) is now pulling demand internationally, and recent sales show 8,000-mile examples fetching £75k while the market previously saw sub-£20k prices in 2014. This is textbook early-cycle appreciation before international buyers fully discover it.