1981Esprit S3 on cover of Retro Cars

[Newts]

Spotted in the newsagents this morning...

http://retrocarsmag.com/thismonth.asp

[Chris Southam]

Well it's definitely modified...

[Bibs]

There's a thread on here from the owner somewhere, perhaps from about a month ago?

[nigeninja]

how come all i can see is a VW Polo then

[slewthy]

That will be the modified bit, as Chris pointed out.

Come on, keep up Nigel!

[ramjet]

VW polo for me as well?

[ChrisJ]

It's November's issue

http://retrocarsmag.com/pastissue.asp?issueID=59

[outatym2001]

There's a thread on here from the owner somewhere, perhaps from about a month ago?

More information and pictures can be found here.

http://www.thelotusf...l-gets-the-vote

Post number 21 from username Deanchad (the owner) contains the following text below.

It's definitely not to everyones taste but its individual, taking nothing away from the beautiful s3 looks. Ive made a point of keeping the chassis completely original so it can be put back to original if I wanted to, with a subtle install so the boot space can be used. I have used the best suspension systems you can get and the air struts are fabricated by a company in th US. These are controlled by potentiometers to keep the correct ride height (kind of active suspension) which gives a really plush ride with no bounce.

Dont worry, Im not going to be adding ridiculous spoilers or 10'' exhaust pipes, thats it for the outside. I am however going to cover the interior as it has been sun bleached and is proving difficult to keep on top of. Also, I have a little blue smoke under load so I will be addressing this over the winter months.

What sort of mileage do you fellas do in a year?