Esprit Picture & Video Thread

[Lex Templar]

19 hours ago, Veilside said:

  

Lex, 

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

Steve T

Thanks Steve, yes of course Steve, For a second there I forgot 10930 what an ex-white press car before it was copper.

 

[Kevin Wheeler]

18 hours ago, Mysterae said:

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

It was. We were there a few days ago having lunch in the hotel on the harbour.

[Kevin Wheeler]

Esprit (and others) at Jim Clark's birthplace.

 

[set]

He did pretty well for a chap born on a grass verge at the side of a road.

[stephenwhyte]

A quick wipe down, and ready for first Lotus Breakfast Meet of 2020👍

[Lotusfab]

Very nice! 

[PhilW]

On 15/09/2020 at 10:49, 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.

Is the one that Lucas Reynolds had?

[Lex Templar]

4 hours ago, PhilW said:

Is the one that Lucas Reynolds had?

Hi Phil yes it is, it’s the only one left. 

[PhilW]

Nice. Quite jealous. Look forward to seeing more pictures as it progresses 

[Lex Templar]

23 minutes ago, PhilW said:

Nice. Quite jealous. Look forward to seeing more pictures as it progresses 

Just needs putting back together now. 🙂 

[stephenwhyte]

That’s going to be beautiful and a true White with Tobacco interior FYEO Turbo....which would sit beautifully alongside Fabian’s Copper Fire FYEO spec Turbo.

[Sparky]

Lovely to meet Stan @slay yesterday for a quick look over his new acqusition!

[stephenwhyte]

Nicks old S4s - lovely looking car👍😎

[LOTUSMAN33]

Wow doesn’t the S4S look fantastic in black, now that I do really like 👍🏻😎

Dave  

[stephenwhyte]

Very like the Sport300 in Black👍 - another Stevens/Thompson beauty😎

thanks 

[Finlandese]

[Lex Templar]

that looks lovely @Finlandese, you must be very happy!

[Sparky]

Had a good look over Essex #006 yesterday.  Very, very clean!  Also interesting belt tensioner mods, superbly executed, but may return it to original to refit aircon

.

 

[red vtec]

@Sparky was that at Stock?

[Sparky]

Yes mate.

 

[Lex Templar]

Hi @SparkyDo you believe the early dry sump cars and Essex cars had a black chassis from factory?

Cheers,

Lex

[Sparky]

Aaaagh, couldn't tell you!

[frb]

Hello all.

Having quite often seen Essex 006 LHD back when she was in Austria with her previous owner I can 100% confirm that the chassis is as the car left the factory and as pictured in @Sparky ´s picture above and only touched up in a few minor places.

As seen on a couple of other very early Turbos as well it seems that these early galvanised chassis were not painted black but sprayed with the same "bitumastic compound" that was also used on the non-galvanised S1 /S2 Esprit and Elite/Eclat chassis. Unfortunately I don´t know if that coating was also used on the S2.2 car range in between but may well have been.

However, I´m aware that´s just another theory and as with all things "old Lotus" one can never be sure. Maybe MJK could know exactly?

Georg

@Lex Templar

Edited October 23, 2020 by frb
Pic from Autocar Mag 1979 added

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