£66,700
1983 Lotus Turbo Esprit Series 3 Coupé
Bonhams • UK • 14 Jul 2023
Market Position:
Highest 10% of Past Sales
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£66,700
1983 Lotus Turbo Esprit Series 3 Coupé
UK • 14 Jul 2023
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a 1983 Lotus Turbo Esprit Series 3 Coupé with only 20,808 miles. It has been owned for the last 28 years and extensively recommissioned in 2022, including engine works, new aluminium water pipes, fuel tanks, rear brake calipers, and a new clutch. The car also includes the cherished registration 'W 28'.
Condition
7
While the car has very low mileage and has been extensively recommissioned, there is no mention of the paint condition or interior condition. The listing does state that the Spax shock absorbers and alloy fuel tank are the only notified deviations from factory specification.
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20,808 miles
1983
Auction
SCC082910DHD11496
United Kingdom
£66,700
1983 Lotus Turbo Esprit Series 3 Coupé
Bonhams • UK • 14 Jul 2023
Market Position:
Highest 10% of Past Sales
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Description
• Collectible modern Lotus • Present ownership for the last 28 years, • Extensively recommissioned in 2022 • Cherished registration 'W 28' included Among the longest running of post-war sports cars, the Esprit first surfaced as a Giorgetto Giugiaro-designed Ital Design project car at the 1972 Turin Motor Show, the silver prototype having come about following a chance encounter between Giugiaro and Lotus boss Colin Chapman.
The car was well received, and following a protracted development programme finally entered production in 1976.
The Esprit metamorphosed through several series over the next two decades, gaining a 2.2-litre engine, turbo-charged induction, and a new more rounded body design along the way, before the model's ultimate expression - the V8 - arrived in 1996.
Lotus had first employed turbocharged induction in 1980 on the Essex Turbo Esprit, a limited edition model featuring the blue/red/chrome livery of the Essex Overseas Petroleum Corporation, sponsor of Team Lotus fr...
Price Analysis vs Other Esprit S3 Turbos
£10,580
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£28,395
Median Price (Since 2020)
£67,611
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 12th Jul 2025
Latest MOT mileage:
20,837 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 13th Jul 2024, 20,837 miles
Passed
On 8th Nov 2022, 20,805 miles
Passed
On 22nd Nov 2018, 20,799 miles
Passed
On 28th Jul 2017, 20,778 miles
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