James Bond Esprit Turbo

[Lotusfab]

17 hours ago, semi42 said:

Back in 1990, I attended a James Bond convention at pinewood studios, 

wish I had taken more film rolls but I only took one photo of the turbo esprit.

 

Great pic, can’t believe how many unseen pics are out there! Even has the correct bonnet before it was broken.

[Jack Stone]

https://twitter.com/BondLexicon/status/1500189026900496384?s=20&t=TdDTdn4Iv8IERI94zuJOsw

[LOTUSMAN33]

Just found this, what an excellent picture 🙂

[Lotusfab]

23 hours ago, LOTUSMAN33 said:

Just found this, what an excellent picture 🙂

Superb!

[Paul Coleman]

That's Roger Moore in Octopussy though not FYEO. I'll get my anorak 

[Jack Stone]

On 05/03/2022 at 20:14, Jack Stone said:

https://twitter.com/BondLexicon/status/1500189026900496384?s=20&t=TdDTdn4Iv8IERI94zuJOsw

My new mug - FYEO tribute

[Andyww]

2 minutes ago, Jack Stone said:

My new mug - FYEO tribute

 

Where can I get one!

[Lotusfab]

Yep I want one!

[chipp]

On 12/02/2022 at 10:27, kkv444v said:

If you read about the car and owner in Absolute Lotus Nov/Dec 2018 you will see that he also has a white S1 and a white turbo, among other Lotus. 

Yes indeed he has, went to his proposed Bond museum at the weekend.

[snowrx]

This has to be from Fabian's closet- from

[Sweatow]

Just got my genuine A19 Copperfire Esprit Turbo back today, after nearly 7 years of it being in service/storage, its a bit dusty so i will be giving it a good clean in the next few days, it will be on the market for sale soon, magazine featured, huge history file, passed its Mot last week, and before you ask i do have the Olin Mk6 prop skis, Mounts and a set of genuine Good Year tyres, i have owned for around a decade, its not going to be cheap though, any interested parties please pm me 

[Lotusfab]

Nice

[PhilW]

Agree. Very nice.

[stephenwhyte]

21 hours ago, Sweatow said:

Just got my genuine A19 Copperfire Esprit Turbo back today, after nearly 7 years of it being in service/storage, its a bit dusty so i will be giving it a good clean in the next few days, it will be on the market for sale soon, magazine featured, huge history file, passed its Mot last week, and before you ask i do have the Olin Mk6 prop skis, Mounts and a set of genuine Good Year tyres, i have owned for around a decade, its not going to be cheap though, any interested parties please pm me 

That’ll be this one then…..😉😎

[Sweatow]

Yes thats the one

[Fridge]

8 hours ago, Sweatow said:

Yes thats the one

Is it an original dry sump, with AC?

[Sweatow]

Its one of the 1st wet sumps with AC

[Jack Stone]

I read in Roger Moore’s Bond on Bond book that a Cortina d'Ampezzo scene was cut in which Luigi “tampers with a few buttons” while waiting in the passenger seat for Bond at the ice rink. The implication is that there were a few Q branch gadgets fitted to the Turbo Esprit we don’t get to see.
Any ideas what they might have been @Lotusfab? If not, we could have fun speculating! (I’ll ask John Glen if I ever manage to meet him!)

[Lotusfab]

1 hour ago, Jack Stone said:

I read in Roger Moore’s Bond on Bond book that a Cortina d'Ampezzo scene was cut in which Luigi “tampers with a few buttons” while waiting in the passenger seat for Bond at the ice rink. The implication is that there were a few Q branch gadgets fitted to the Turbo Esprit we don’t get to see.
Any ideas what they might have been @Lotusfab? If not, we could have fun speculating! (I’ll ask John Glen if I ever manage to meet him!)

Thats interesting! I wish I knew earlier before the Queens Pageant. I could have asked Chris Corbould who did all the Bond special effects for the last 40 years, he would know.

[stephenwhyte]

On 24/12/2016 at 18:25, Stuart Monument said:

 

No problem. 

He said he has a record of every reg number and car he sold still. Happy to ask!

If I don't come back to you can you give me a nudge mid Jan!

 

Cheers

 

Stu

@Stuart Monument - did you ever ask the NMC Salesman you know whether he remembered the sale of my Esprit? Would love to see a copy of the records from back then😎