- Crack open the ‘Bolly’ for the car famously stuck outside Harvey Nicholls
- 1993 Alfa Romeo Spider starred in the hilarious 1990s sitcom Absolutely Fabulous
- With 46,326 miles on the odometer, it’s headed to a classic car auction in August
A sports car that featured in an episode of the much-loved sitcom Absolutely Fabulous is set to go under the hammer, 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 downsize and give up her chauffeur-driven car. Instead, she buys the red Italian roadster because it was “the smallest car she could find.”
Along with her best friend Patsy Stone, played by Joanna Lumley, Edina wreaks havoc in the Alfa Romeo as they drive drunk through the streets of trendy West London on their way to the supermarket.
The car gets stuck when they park on the sidewalk in the 1994 episode, right in front of Harvey Nichols.
The car is now for sale with a guide price of £30,000, 30 years after the episode first aired.
The episode in Absolutely Fabulous starring Jennifer Saunders as Edina and Joanna Lumley as Patsy with the Alfa Romeo convertible
The Alfa Romeo convertible pictured today is for sale for £30,000
Inside the sports car that is in mint condition
The Alfa Romeo Spider was owned at the time by a marketing agency that loaned it to the BBC for filming.
Since then it has had three previous owners, including the seller who purchased it in 2015.
The car, which has a 2.0-liter engine and has only 46,000 miles on the clock, is heading to the block at Iconics Auctioneers’ auction at Silverstone Festival on August 24.
Arwel Richards, classic car specialist at Iconics, said: ‘There are very few TV comedies where a specific car plays a role in the plot. They are often used as props to enhance a character’s image.
In the episode, Patsy and Edina drive drunk through the streets of trendy West London to get to a supermarket
Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley in Absolutely Fabulous, pictured next to the Alfa Romeo. In the episode, the car gets stuck when they park on the pavement, directly 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 original registration documents and MOTs
The car will be auctioned shortly at Iconics Auctioneers in Ashorne, Warwickshire
‘We are therefore very pleased to offer for sale this special Alfa Romeo, which played the leading role in the much-loved film Absolutely Fabulous.
‘It’s an ideal first time classic or a must-have for any die-hard fan of the show. I’m sure the lucky buyer will crack the ‘Bolly when the hammer falls..’
The Alfa Romeo was delivered new to Fiat Motor Sales Ltd in Wembley on 1 April 1993, with the standard hardtop roof.
The car has a 2 liter engine and has only driven 46,000 miles
The car has some paint damage, but is otherwise in good condition.
At first the car was left-hand drive, as seen on TV, but some time later it was converted to right-hand drive.
The car is sold with the original registration documents and MOT.
There is some damage to the paint, but otherwise it is in good condition.