[Ebay-bot] 1981 LOTUS ESPRIT DRY SUMP TURBO

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£19,995.00

End Date: Saturday Sep-13-2014 11:48:15 BST

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[TAR]

this looks like a great car and a good price for a rare model.

 

[Neverweaken]

I knew the reg was familiar.

Here's what it looked like in red.

[Loose Cannon]

Whilst copper looks great I can't help feeling the red/black combo didn't need changing. Now it needs a retrim IMHO

[stephenwhyte]

Looks great......really great, but I think if it was me I would have kept it original and red personally!

Must have got it cheap to be able to justify a repaint.

[Bazza 907]

Interior lets it down, especially so at that price IMHO

[Advantage]

I realise Stocks know which way up to hold a paint gun, but £20,000? Seems optimistic.

[Bazza 907]

I realise Stocks know which way up to hold a paint gun, but £20,000? Seems optimistic.

 

I think's its priced about right assuming the interior didn't let it down. 

[Advantage]

So a £20k trip to Fulchers and you've got a bargain...

[The Pits]

Looks very nice but definitely needs a new (tan) interior. These are only other set of 5 stud compos I've ever seen after Hopo's car.

Looks good value to me with only 52,000 miles showing but I guess would need the roof stereo and a tan interior to make top dollar. Sorely needs some NCTs too. But wouldn't mind it myself for the complete FYEO set!

[stephenwhyte]

Looks very nice but definitely needs a new (tan) interior. These are only other set of 5 stud compos I've ever seen after Hopo's car.

Looks good value to me with only 52,000 miles showing but I guess would need the roof stereo and a tan interior to make top dollar. Sorely needs some NCTs too. But wouldn't mind it myself for the complete FYEO set!

Looks like it had NCT's when it was red Jonny......

[G_Reaper]

Looks well over priced to me!! Interior really is so wrong with Copper Fire. Looked better red with black interior in my opinion. When you think my ex pre prod prototype MPW71V with a genuine connection to the Bond film and correct interior with loads of other Lotus firsts to its history only sold recently and I am sure it was a lot less than 20k.

Edited August 17, 2014 by G_Reaper2

[The Pits]

Decals aren't quite right either, but that's fairly easily rectified. I have some sympathy with the view that it should have been kept red but if i was respraying to sell on I'd probably go for copper too.

[G_Reaper]

The decals look OK to me what issue have you spotted with the decals?

Cheers Mike

[910Esprit]

I thought the early ones (like this) were fully loaded with A/C and Full leather?, before the price was reduced with the lower specced LC's?    

[stephenwhyte]

I spotted the decal difference too Jonny.....they aren't as well defined as the originals especially the Turbo part and the one on the front isn't positioned as Lotus intended........not miles off but still not quite right.

[The Pits]

'Turbo' typeface is slightly too fat for my liking, compared to Hopo's car which I know still has the original decals.

 

I should add that I'm a fussy so and so and decals are easily changed.