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We sit down with the owner of the original 40RA, Richard Austin, and talk about the events of that night in 1993 when his first Lotus Carlton was stolen, what happened afterwards and his thoughts on the myths that grew up around the original car. We are incredibly grateful to Richard for agreeing to do this interview with us. Click here to watch our original video on the story of 40RA, acknowledged by Richard himself as being accurate: A bit of background... Cars, rather than their number plates, are normally the basis for automotive legends. But in the case of the Vauxhall Lotus Carlton (Opel Lotus Omega in Europe) registration 40 RA, the number plate definitely takes the lead. The car was stolen in November 1993, and immediately was taken on a 6 week rampage of the West Midlands as a getaway vehicle for robberies from newsagents and shops. In January 1994 the robberies stopped, and the legend of 40RA began. 00:00 Introduction 00:33 Inter
