Esprit Picture & Video Thread

[Hornsey Boy]

@Bazza 907 is the owner on the Forum ?

Apparently only 6 Glacier blue HC's were made, here is my one.....in rather less glamourous surroundings  

[JazzyO]

Someone spotted me last week and took this nice shot.

[rudolphwolven]

1 hour ago, JazzyO said:

Someone spotted me last week and took this nice shot.

*****

Very, very nice spot......!

Oh boy, what do I miss my Esprit.........I should have never sold it.......

Besides.......I myself was never pictured, because the SE was to much in the garage.......shit.

All those painful pictures.....wil this ever end?

Congrats for Onno with this beauty.......!! 

Edited June 5, 2021 by rudolphwolven

[jep]

3 hours ago, JazzyO said:

Someone spotted me last week and took this nice shot.

Evora syndrome - has the roof airbag popped?

Justin 

[JazzyO]

21 hours ago, rudolphwolven said:

All those painful pictures.....wil this ever end?

Just block me. 😀

And enjoy the Evora - she's a fine automobile and will console you.

[Bazza 907]

On 03/06/2021 at 23:08, Hornsey Boy said:

@Bazza 907 is the owner on the Forum ?

 

No, I don't think he is. I'll ask him when I see him next. I do know he's owned the car >25 years though

[Tocus]

did a small drive this evening, here some pictures, (the Netherlands)

[slewthy]

Really love those images.

But 

For perfection, the pods need a little adjustment.

[williamtherebel]

A couple of pics when out with the family. Sunset one taken by my photography mad son in law. (apologies for the crap parking! ) The other in my local car park. So which do you prefer? The BMW or my S1 ? or are you all prejudice!!

Must admit I do like that particular Beamer.

[Fridge]

The BMW is an impressive car and no doubt a future classic.

[Lotusfab]

Look what I found! 

Screwdriver anyone?

[LOTUSMAN33]

What’s the story with the bond plate on the S3 Fabian, I see that’s how it’s registered online as a 81 Blue Esprit?

Dave  

[NeilP]

A beautiful V8 from 97 and only 26k miles near Cranfield today

[v8vantage]

6 hours ago, Lotusfab said:

Look what I found! 

Screwdriver anyone?

Wrong font on the "OPW678W" number plate Fab, not worth unscrewing it!

[Lotusfab]

5 hours ago, LOTUSMAN33 said:

What’s the story with the bond plate on the S3 Fabian, I see that’s how it’s registered online as a 81 Blue Esprit?

Dave  

Apparently it was always on the car. Very strange how that came to happen and have not had an explanation yet?? 

[LOTUSMAN33]

Wow that’s amazing, you need to buy his car! 😁

So what is the bronze car in the Dezer museum registered as I wonder? 

[Lotusfab]

Mmm, another very good question. 

[Lotusfab]

Theres a lot of Esprits appearing recently!

[v8vantage]

Pretty sure the blue car, 0975, is the pre production S3 so a factory car. Probably why it got the number plate.

[LOTUSMAN33]

Just seems amazing Lotus applied the bond car plate to one of their other cars when they retained and used the bond car for promotional work. When I did research on the M100 initial builds and development cars there were many instances where plates were used between cars.
Recently talking to a chap called Ken who worked for Lotus in the development department during the Essex build he said the plates were switched between cars as only so many were registered and insured at the time.
Still odd to see the bond car plate registered to a S3, I was at COYs Silverstone in July 98 when they sold the bond cars off to Peter Nelson, I don’t recall the mention of one being unregistered without logbook although I may have missed it. Mind there were lots of development cars sold off and that S3 may have been one of them.

[frb]

In Jeremy Walton´s first Esprit book from the early 1980s it is mentioned that the OPW 654W plate was used on Don McLauchlan´s company car                                                                    (together with a red "burglar protected" triangular sticker ) and the OPW 678W plate was used on a "blue engineering S3" which very likely must be that car.

[Lotusfab]

Black Swann Surrey today

[Bazza 907]

I was there too in an Elise. Great turn out with some lovely Lotus including the above and amongst others a rather wonderful Evora 410 in purple (UV 10TUS)

Probably a tad too hot for skiing Fab?

[jep]

UV 10TUS is TLFer @AD Fox, also on Instagram uv_lotus - beautiful car. 

Esprits looked fab at the Black Swan meet today. Yellow Evora, ruby red Elise S1, Excel, 7's also present.

Justin 

 

[plumdeplakmuis]

Shakedown of the updated Esprit GT3 in the Ardennes, New twin scroll turbo system and motormanagement have significantly improved transient, torque and power.

Edited June 14, 2021 by plumdeplakmuis
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