RE: YKYWT... 1976 Lotus Esprit S1

[suffolk009]

I would in a heartbeat. Although, for les money you could have a JPS liveried S2. Allegedly more driveable, and with Andretti sideburns and big shinny aviator sunglasses....

[judas]

Awfull, yet mesmerising. And yes, I would!

[Miklad]

Ah... my most favourite car of all time. I would be that 'special buyer' in an instant.

And the first thing I would do is spray it white.

LOVE it.

[43034]

judas said:

Awfull, yet mesmerising. And yes, I would!

[shirt]

Lawrence5 said:

Needs to be white with Babs in the passenger seat

agreed. i was just looking at this one t'other day. fantastic and the interior is frankly amazing.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1977-Lotus-Esprit-S...

[anonymous-user]

In 2011, that's the very deffinition of "effortlessly cool" ;-)



(well, assuming you're rich enough to be able to accumulate £30k without effort.......... )

[cooperd5]

Love it! The interior is great, I'd have it! (If I had £30k) lol
Have driven an S1 and they go well despite "only" 160 hp

[Carnnoisseur]

Lordbenny said:

I just couldn't live with it!

+ 1, Beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder. Love the car though, just not the interior

[rallycross]

Very cool indeed - shame they cant build one like it today but sell it for £30k - would be superb.
Just stick a Honda vtec engine/gearbox in it, small wheels/tyres, no unessential extras, an Elise mk3 but with a roof and retro-wedge looks.

[y2blade]

rhinochopig said:

y2blade said:

once again "YKYWT" fails to deliver

No...I really don't



this one though...hell yeah

That'll teach her to wear that outfit in an early lotus. It must be a bugger having to push that off the road in heels.

the newer ones are no better

[PetrolAholic]

I know im too young to understand this. But that interior... Did anyone honestly look at that when it was new and like it?

[estoril]

Reminds me of this story, I seem to remember that it was a similar car:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4...

and a PH thread... http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=188...

Lotus Esprit
Shaw's wife, Hayley, sold his Lotus Esprit, worth £25,000, for 50p on eBay after he told Jodie Marsh live on air that he would leave his wife and two children for her. Hayley placed the lot on the auction site at the 'buy it now' price of 50p with the description 'I need to get rid of this car in the next two to three hours before my husband gets home to find it gone and all his belongings in the street.' The car sold within five minutes. The scandal made international news and Shaw even made a live apology to his wife on Channel 4's Richard & Judy show. He then bought the car back for £5000.

[rutthenut]

Love the car. Interior is pretty shocking, but hey that goes with the (original) times.
Occasionally ponder the idea of an Esprit and end up coming to my senses. Nice idea, although if I had £30K to spend on a 'classic' car, not sure it would go to this.

[angry jock]

Never ever again. Had an 1980 S2 and it was shocking. Spent a fortune on it getting it right and it would still decide to stop, on occasion, for no reason. Bits would also detach themselves from the car again for no reason and it would run out of electricity. This was after a complete engine rebuild after a snapped timing belt which was after a full service! I loved the way it looked and went when it worked but it killed my love of old Esprit.

[PetrolAholic]

y2blade said:

rhinochopig said:

y2blade said:

once again "YKYWT" fails to deliver

No...I really don't



this one though...hell yeah

That'll teach her to wear that outfit in an early lotus. It must be a bugger having to push that off the road in heels.

the newer ones are no better

Been staring at that pic for a good 10 minutes now.... And still I see no car....

[jamespink]

rhinochopig said:

What do they drive like?

A friend had one when it was about 5 years old, I thought it drove brilliantly with staggeringly good ride quality and flat cornering, very Lotus. And yes, he had the head off doing something most weekends...

[Schnellmann]

The exterior is so right...but the interior....?!

Somebody must have thought it looked good in the 70s...but how?

Having said that there are plenty of fashions and trends now that make me think that in 30-40 years people might judge similarly (take botox for a start: what is it with people that want to look like they have had botched, reconstructive surgery? Or anyone that has appeared on Snog, Marry, Avoid)

[justayellowbadge]

There are an awful lot of worthy places to put 30K in, carwise, obviously, but that is certainly up there with the best of them.

[mash]

Chap I knew years ago had an ex Colin Chapman Esprit, can't recall which model though. Needless to say it was a bit quicker than most others...

[STiG911]

estoril said:

Reminds me of this story, I seem to remember that it was a similar car:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4...

and a PH thread... http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=188...

Lotus Esprit
Shaw's wife, Hayley, sold his Lotus Esprit, worth £25,000, for 50p on eBay after he told Jodie Marsh live on air that he would leave his wife and two children for her. Hayley placed the lot on the auction site at the 'buy it now' price of 50p with the description 'I need to get rid of this car in the next two to three hours before my husband gets home to find it gone and all his belongings in the street.' The car sold within five minutes. The scandal made international news and Shaw even made a live apology to his wife on Channel 4's Richard & Judy show. He then bought the car back for £5000.

Jodie Marsh? Really?