It's too bad about your Lotus, but on the other hand, you were fortunate for two reasons:
1) A good Samaritan effectively got you $300 toward a replacement C&V bike. You should be able to find a pretty good mount for that.
2) You were not on it at the time and (believe me) that's a BIG plus.
- and if you're handy with a spoke wrench, you may yet be able to salvage it!