Esprit Picture & Video Thread

[jep]

 

 

[Chillidoggy]

Had our first run out to a local meeting at Evegate near Ashford on Sunday. Everyone I spoke to was so relieved just to get out of the house!

 

[cweeden]

But there is no one there, do you have imaginary friends? 🤭

[Lotusfab]

Finally a filmed test drive up to 50 mph to mark the end of my project. Over 500 miles covered since the rebuild.

 

[Giniw]

I just found a little video of an SE (a French video for once)

 

Edited September 8, 2020 by Giniw

[andyblackman777]

Finally made it out of the garage. I actually went out for a drive in it! Sorry about the van....

 

[fjmuurling]

Went to a business meeting. made me smile. (and also lots of other people).

[Bazza 907]

Looks like you stopped just short of the full end of jetty James Bond experience

[LOTUSMAN33]

SE is my favourite Stevens car, lovely shape and really nice to see the badges still in place 👍🏻
Dave  

[williamtherebel]

Had a drive up the Blackpool promenade as part of my 'shake down'. Also still looking for my oil leak!

[Fridge]

How are your polished wheels holding up @williamtherebel?

Preparing mine for a cars and coffee event tomorrow morning. Which may be the last for quite some time unfortunately.

[williamtherebel]

Their holding up really well. I havent really touched them yet since they were polished last year. (apart from cleaning off the usual road grime, brake dust etc) They still have their mirror finish. Lovely!

However I havent done that much driving this year, what with redoing the dash, heater motors etc etc then Covid on top of everything. Im also fussy about taking it out in the wet. (although I did say that I wasnt going to let that bother me).

Im trying to get as many miles on the clock as possible at the moment, and also trying to trace the oil leak.

Its ok, trundling round town and short, not over speedy trips. Only happens when I put my foot down on the motorway say and at a constant 70. However I WILL find it!

Posing up and down Blackpool promenade get loads of thumbs up and nice comments. Good job they can't see underneath!

[JNW3]

Great turn out for today’s’ breakfast meet at Dave and Megan’s, who were amazing hosts and thanks to @ChrisJfor organising - super fun morning 😄☀️

[Chillidoggy]

Surely, Sparky didn’t clean his Esprit, did he?

[Lex Templar]

#10953 exact 1980 FYEO dry sump spec, work courtesy of SJ Sportscars. 

Factory white/brown dry sump w/ factory Compomotive wheels and roof stereo.

[Veilside]

1980 FYEO (turbo dry sump) SCCFC20A1AHD10930, engine no. CD910800718630 = 10953.

1980 FYEO (n/a) SCCFC20A8AMD10858, engine no. CC912801118912. Log book never updated by Lotus to change the engine details prior to going to the film set. Original turbo dry sump engine no. CD910791117542. Original reg. no. 459 JTA.

Reg no. OPW 678W originally belonged to a Blue Series 3 Esprit which belonged to the Lotus Engineering dept.

 

 

 

[Lex Templar]

43 minutes ago, Veilside said:

1980 FYEO (turbo dry sump) SCCFC20A1AHD10930, engine no. CD910800718630 = 10953.

1980 FYEO (n/a) SCCFC20A8AMD10858, engine no. CC912801118912. Log book never updated by Lotus to change the engine details prior to going to the film set. Original turbo dry sump engine no. CD910791117542. Original reg. no. 459 JTA.

Reg no. OPW 678W originally belonged to a Blue Series 3 Esprit which belonged to the Lotus Engineering dept.

 

 

 

Thanks Steve, always good info. What do you mean by the = 10953 ?

1980 domestic production FYEO spec cars, 10928 white heat, 10953 and 10954. 

There was one RHD export to Hong Kong 10939 white/brown.

 

[Giniw]

2 hours ago, Lex Templar said:

#10953 exact 1980 FYEO dry sump spec, work courtesy of SJ Sportscars. 

Factory white/brown dry sump w/ factory Compomotive wheels and roof stereo.

Nice car but I think the wheels on the photo are not the original Compomotive!

[Veilside]

  

Lex, 

Reference to 10953 being the same spec as 1980 FYEO (turbo dry sump) SCCFC20A1AHD10930, engine no. CD910800718630. 

Steve T

[Sparky]

On 14/09/2020 at 09:33, Chillidoggy said:

Surely, Sparky didn’t clean his Esprit, did he?

Every September, whether it needs it or not.

And someone parked a filthy V8 outside mine today.

 

[C8RKH]

Did you get it going again? 

[Sparky]

It's a V8.  I refuse to entertain them.

[Kevin Wheeler]

Esprit with necessary Oil Rig!

[LotuStuart]

4 hours ago, Sparky said:

Every September, whether it needs it or not.

And someone parked a filthy V8 outside mine today.

 

Abandoned perhaps?

send off for the logbook ..

 

Filthy...dirty....just how I like ‘em. 

[Mysterae]

1 hour ago, Kevin Wheeler said:

Esprit with necessary Oil Rig!

@Kevin Wheeler that looks remarkably like the Cromarty Firth, just "down the road" from me!