S1 for €26K [Euro]

[GTK]

 

Ok it's LHD, but look at that interior retrim quality and the exterior looks refreshed too! Plus it has just enough wrongs that need putting right to keep the hands on enthusiast interested

 

[Mark Blanchard]

Funny looking car, it has the S2 vent cowls around the rear quarter windows which you rarely see on S1s, it has an S2 splitter and obviously an S3 front bumper and door mirrors.  Probably all added in the 80s to make it look newer.

[silverfrost]

Links says the listing has gone George ?  Looks like it did not hang around long and has already been snapped up !  I think soon for the early G cars that come up for sale potential buyers will need a chopper on stand by and suitcase full of cash 

[GTK]

Still working for me Dan, here it is in full: http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Lotus-Esprit-S1-1977-LHD-/192115882925?clk_rvr_id=1184385039883&rmvSB=true

[silverfrost]

Still comes up as not listed or removed, ?  Just tried different settings and still does not show  

[rocket63]

Works for me  Very nice.

Shame about the non standard bumpers and sunroof

Actually, isnt that an S2?

Edited March 18, 2017 by rocket63

[silverfrost]

Cheers for posting Pigga,  First time i have got to see pictures of this car that everybody is talking about,   Very hard to say from a quick look if its an s1, or s2,    The interior has a s2 feeling about it,  however the green instrument panel is S1 turf i think,  It has intake ears, but they would of been added at the same time as the bumpers etc i would imagine. 

Engine bay wise, the s1 looks the same as the S2 i.e the closed in fiberglass to the engine, it was the esprit turbo and s3 where it all opened out with a removable boot floor etc. 

Also I think the early S1 had the wing mirror on the black trim i.e not on the door as in these pictures, and they have just been updated to suit the rest of the car but left in the same location, s2 cars have the mirrors on the doors like the late s1 cars.  

I would chassis numbers looking at first on this car thought as its a bit of a jumble, but a nice looking car none the less and although easily turned back to s1 spec it is a lot better than some of the butchered s1 cars that pop up now and again,  hopefully this could be the way to get someone who has always dreamed of owning an s1 a cheap way to get it.  looks like it will make someone a nice car hopefully 

[Fridge]

The instrumentation and Wolfrace wheels would certainly suggest that this an S1. The rear battery location also. The wing mirror, like the sunroof is aftermarket, so cannot be used to ID the car. S1s had none, window pillar mounted, and door mounted mirrors, depending upon when they were constructed.

The car has obviously has undergone a restoration and "upgrade" during it's life. Leather interior (a rare S1 option), steering wheel, gear stuck, door speakers etc.

Including those S2 "mouse ears" and chin spoiler.

LHD S1 are pretty common compared to RHD examples. Though most come up in the US. About 1 a month over the past 8 months.