Essex Random Images.......

[cbclotus]

Cool pictures Nello .Thanks Mike

[mayevora]

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/car-advert/talbot/aw75/1980/100271/

http://www.classiclap.com/coming-soon/sunbeam-lotus-essex

[nello]

Anyone know what the Sunbeam Lotus went for? (and to who!?)

[wolflyn]

Essex and Thieme info

http://forums.autosport.com/topic/67887-essex-and-thieme/

I had read that Mansel had a JPS esprit, but this article says that Elio De

Angelo had an Essex in Monacco,, anyone got a pic?

anyone got the Two Sundays in May DVD?

Edited June 17, 2014 by wolflyn

[wolflyn]

Essex Esprit and Sunbeam

[wolflyn]

Sunbeam is for sale soon

 

 

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C509170

[nello]

Lyndon - Mansell's JPS Esprit is discussed  here http://www.thelotusforums.com/forums/topic/50373-nigel-mansell-black-jps-esprit-turbo/

[Loose Cannon]

Scanned from a Lotus World magazine, here is the prince of nepotism taking the keys to his Essex in return for, well, being a slimeball. Honestly wouldn't you rather trust John DeLorean?

 

[Bazza 907]

That's Essex No.24 that was rebadged No.100 to make it look like Lotus did a run of 100 cars.

 

To my knowledge it's one of a small handful (3 or 4?) still on the road in the UK. 

[nello]

It was the numerical re-badging of that one that caused all the confusion about numbers of Essex..............

As per Bazza its my guess that it was an attempt to disguise the fact that people wanted the G Turbo in other colours - away from Essex paint (at that time anyway!)... and make it seem like they had actually sold 100 in that form. 

Anyway Ken Baird owned it for while before it went to Graeme Harrison on here?!

Can Kimbers tell us who is presenting the keys?

[Loose Cannon]

Don McLaughlin PR guru

[nello]

'course - should have guessed - cheers Mark

[nello]

Apologies if this has been seen before:

 

Nigel, ACBC / Elio/ Thieme and I think thats Brian Wray from JPS at Brands..........

 

...and a smaller one in colour:

 

Edited November 1, 2014 by nello

[mayevora]

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=291275228264

[Bibs]

That's only a couple of miles from me! 

[nello]

Did you have a nose at that Eclat Bibs? 

[mdw]

That used to live a couple of hundred meters from my parents house for at least 10 years.  I didn't know he had sold it.

[Veilside]

 

This arrangement makes working in the engine bay a whole lot easier.

 

A few clues in the photo where it was taken.

 

Steve T 

[v8vantage]

Japan of course!

[Simon350S]

Still a bitch to change the tanks though!

[Bazza 907]

Steve, which number and what's the story? 

[Advantage]

What you need is a picture of the missing half. Unfortunately that's still attached to the caravan the car was trying to tow.

[Simon350S]

LOL

[Veilside]

Barrie,

 

The photo's were sent to me from the new owner of 008 in Japan he is restoring/rebuilding it. I've know about this one for along time sitting in Ben Auto's waiting for someone to give it some TLC.

 

This is not the first time it's be rebuilt, the first accident (see photo) happened many years ago before it left the UK for Japan.

 

The other photo is a recent of the engine, looks like new liners and pistons required, not sure about no. 4 cylinder and how the screws etc. got there.

 

The body has been removed from the chassis, chassis overhauled so the rebuild is well under way.

 

Steve T 

[The Pits]

I love this thread but these latest pictures are a sorry sight.