Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Junkyard Find: 1978 Lotus Esprit

In all my years of crawling around in high-turnover self-service wrecking yards, not to mention old-timey slow-turnover wrecking yards, this is the first Lotus I've found. And it's not just some boring Eclat— it's a genuine mid-engined Elite! Granted, it's been picked over pretty thoroughly…
Someone with a Sawzall got most of the fiberglass body, but you can see hints of Lotus-ness here and there.
Thanks to all the valueless Jensen-Healeys out there, the Lotus 907 engine isn't difficult to find these days. However, the transaxle in this car might be worth pulling.
Veglia gauges with what I assume are Lucas Electrics components— such a reliable combination!

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from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com




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