Esprit Picture & Video Thread

[Bibs]

Gives me a sinking feeling.

[exeterjeep]

i am always buoyed up  looking at lotus pics.

[Toqcars]

I guess he could only pass the MOT at the submarine base 😂

[Escape]

It will keep people from parking to close. Surely taken off when driving?

[cweeden]

Fortunately it looks like it all bolts on and off without any lasting impact, not quite so stupid after all. 👍

[exeterjeep]

1 hour ago, Escape said:

Surely taken off when driving?

Only used for diving.

[hml_xy]

Since I just picked up the S1 after nearly 6 months of full engine restore and some other details, I took it out to "carfriday" (Karfreitag - a bank holiday in Germany) for a short trip to the Ring.

 

This day is like a huge festival around the famous Eifel track, the streets are super crowded and blocked with cars of all sorts. Driving through Adenau, I spotted something special parked on the side of the street.

I immediately stopped for the photo opportunity of having two closely related, rare legends on one spot. 
 

The Delorean was in excellent condition, not restored! A California car that just found its way over to Germany (still on temporary plates)

[Bling]

Came across this. Not sure if it has been posted before...

 

 

[JNW3]

A leisurely sunny bank holiday Monday demands a pint in a beer garden at a country pub - half of me thought “don’t be a wa**ker and park by the entrance” and the other half thought “but you’ll be able to keep an eye on it”😂

[Bibs]

 

[RobinB5]

40 minutes ago, Bibs said:

 

 

Interesting jump in mileage:

 

 

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[Bazza 907]

Going from 99497 miles to 89 miles the following year just means it's been 'round the clock' - no?

[RobinB5]

10 minutes ago, Bazza 907 said:

Going from 99497 miles to 89 miles the following year just means it's been 'round the clock' - no?

Good point! When did the clocks go to 6 figures? With the Stevens Esprits?

[Barrykearley]

He’s just been with Doc and Marty and hit 88mph 👍

[910Esprit]

1 hour ago, Bazza 907 said:

Going from 99497 miles to 89 miles the following year just means it's been 'round the clock' - no?

When mine went round the clock, the tester had to enter exactly what is says on the odometer.   He wasn't allowed to assume that the first digit was '1' (on a 5 digit display).  Hence mine now records as something like 15k on the MOT database.   In a few years it will start to look credible as the original mileage!

[Sparky]

Yes, MoT only records what the clock displays.  It can even be legitimately recorded as unknown.

[cweeden]

I had one of those when the odometer display went a little funky and wouldn't display all of the characters for a while. 🤪

[mayevora]

Sorry I missed you @Bazza 907Looked stunning as per. 

[Bazza 907]

@mayevoraIan, I did see you but you were deep in conversation and then you'd gone next time I looked round.

A very good turn out at the Club Lotus Castle Combe circuit day. Great weather for late April and some very good looking Esprits amongst many many others  

[mch]

Nice to meet you again Barrie, promise I'll bring No. 100 along to the next meeting!

Mike

[Jack Stone]

Great line-up of mid-engined Lotuses headed by an assortment of Esprits during the recent (I believe) Sakura Morning Cruise in Japan (tweeted by @miniesprit)

[Giniw]

 

 

 

Has this been made by someone here? It's pretty awesome. And there are other videos of FEM simulations on the chassis too.

[RobinB5]

5 hours ago, Giniw said:

 

Has this been made by someone here? It's pretty awesome. And there are other videos of FEM simulations on the chassis too.

Nothing beats a good CAD model! His Solidworks skills are on point.

[RobinB5]

I've seen loads of simulation models and how they are presented. This is one of the better ones. The correlation between the maximum stress points around the gear lever mounting and the cracks that have developed is extremely compelling. Goes to show that torsion is the main stressor.

[RobinB5]

Think 'JonHimself' is a TLF member: @Jonathan