Evora GT430

[au-yt 439]

2 hours ago, Evora 400 said:

I wish you a nice Sunday from Germany.
Here is a picture of today's ride.

Absolutely stunning, tell us more is this a special order?

[Evora 400 119]

1 hour ago, au-yt said:

Absolutely stunning, tell us more is this a special order?

hello au-yt. The painting was realized at the factory in heltel at my request. Of course, the 'extra' cost a little bit, just like the golden powder coating of the rims. what i will do soon is the installation of a power increase by the fa. komo-tec, where I bought the GT 430, and who also realized the painting in connection with the factory in heltel.

[au-yt 439]

19 minutes ago, Evora 400 said:

hello au-yt. The painting was realized at the factory in heltel at my request. Of course, the 'extra' cost a little bit, just like the golden powder coating of the rims. what i will do soon is the installation of a power increase by the fa. komo-tec, where I bought the GT 430, and who also realized the painting in connection with the factory in heltel.

Congratulations, best looking Evora colour scheme and spec ive seem, makes me want to have my white 400 done the same!

[Evora 400 119]

with white can be done a lot.
if you are looking for other color scheme.
lotus launched the lotus elan sprint in the 70s with many different color combinations.
Just use google and enter lotus elan sprint and you will see very nice color combinations that have the tradition. Of course, only the red gold white paint is a reminder of formula 1 times.

[au-yt 439]

Great selection of ELAN Sprint liveries. This was my Sprint.

Do you have any 3/4 rear pictures I would like to see how they did the rear of the car please

Edited February 25, 2019 by au-yt

[electro_boy 191]

Beautiful car @Evora 400, very nice colour scheme, that car just looks right!   Hope you have some amazing driving adventures!

[Gashead1105 298]

@Evora 400 phwoah. Love a sprint colour scheme, although I prefer blue personally. 

Having done the same on my V6, I know how much that would have cost you. I wouldn't do it again actually, the white is a massive PITA to clean if you ever take the car on track. But it doesn't half look great on a 430, superb!

[scotty435 948]

4 minutes ago, Gashead1105 said:

@Evora 400 phwoah. Love a sprint colour scheme, although I prefer blue personally. 

Having done the same on my V6, I know how much that would have cost you. I wouldn't do it again actually, the white is a massive PITA to clean if you ever take the car on track. But it doesn't half look great on a 430, superb!

Yellow for me my old Exige sprint 

[Gashead1105 298]

@scotty435 I had a blue S2 Exige Sprint as well before the V6.  @jonnyboy sold it a few weeks ago (4.5 years after I'd moved it on admittedly).

[scotty435 948]

It’s still it’s still yellow over blue for me

[C8RKH 5,807]

On 24/02/2019 at 20:57, au-yt said:

Absolutely stunning, tell us more is this a special order?

That Sir, is a lovely car.

[Bibs 10,695]

@Evora 400 That is epic! Mind if I share on our social media please?

[Gashead1105 298]

@scotty435 I never like telling anyone that they are wrong, but in this case I'll make an exception - blue, every time. 

[Evora 400 119]

7 minutes ago, Bibs said:

hallo gashead, hello scotty 435.

Both cars look great. Of course, colors are always a matter of taste. if you ask 100 people if they like the colors well, at least 20 will say: it works that way and at least 10 it does not work at all.

Bibs yes you can.

 

[scotty435 948]

14 minutes ago, Gashead1105 said:

@scotty435 I never like telling anyone that they are wrong, but in this case I'll make an exception - blue, every time. 

Still yellow for me, seem to remember Lotus found it harder to part company with with blue sprints

[Gashead1105 298]

@scotty435 pass, I bought mine second hand.

Picture of my old car with the new one - not a great one admittedly - the day before Aimee changed the wheels over to the correct ones. . 

You're still wrong!

[scotty435 948]

I give in all sprints look great no matter what model or colour

[Gashead1105 298]

Just now, scotty435 said:

I give in all sprints look great no matter what model or colour

Agreed  

[TpupNomad 68]

Was looking for info regarding the blue color on the GT430s.  I know there is an Essex blue but I have also seen reference to a “metallic blue”; don’t know if that is Essex or something else.  I have looked globally at online marketplaces and found some that were painted an Elise metallic blue that looks lighter than Essex.  Specifically I’m looking for confirmed pics of Essex vs any other metallic blue color Lotus offered on the 430.

 

Thanks in advance!

[The Pits 4,406]

Essex Blue should be a shade or two darker than Lotus Metallic Blue which I believe used to be known a Persian Blue at one point. If it isn’t exactly the same as Persian Blue it’s very similar. Both are stunning colours for any Lotus. The original Essex Blue from the 80’s is even better to my eye but is no longer possible to reproduce exactly with water based paints.

[Gashead1105 298]

My car is Essex blue and a mate has a 430 in the same colour. Metallic blue is different. Persian blue is utterly lovely but hasn't been a standard lotus colour for a while now. My S2 and S3 exiges were in a Persian blue sprint scheme. 

[Gashead1105 298]

Posted this last year @TpupNomad

Here's my sprint V6, the blue is persian - it is more metallic and a bit deeper than Essex I think, it changes colour more depending on light/dirt

[Bazza 907 1,004]

Essex Blue

 

[KJD 94]

These are both “Metallic” Blue (C202). There is also a “Metalic” Blue (different spelling, C189) which is quite dark iirc. Essex Blue is C179.

https://www.deroure.com/diagrams.asp?TBL=12069&MAK=1&MDL=40&SMA=0&SMO=0&ST=&SC=0

 

[TpupNomad 68]

Thanks.  I had a Persian blue Exige and a blue metallic S2 Esprit back in the day...  

This was very helpful, thank you and happy new year!

Roy