£32,480
1978 Lotus Esprit S1 Type 79
Richard Edmonds • UK • 19 Sept 2020
Market Position:
Upper Mid-Market
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£32,480
1978 Lotus Esprit S1 Type 79
UK • 19 Sept 2020
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1978 Lotus Esprit S1 Type 79 is a classic sports car with a rich history and distinctive design. Recently restored but not used since, it needs recommissioning before hitting the road. Includes desirable documentation.
Condition
8
The car underwent a thorough restoration eight years ago, including body repaint, new interior, engine rebuild, and refurbishment of various components. However, it has remained unused since then, requiring some recommissioning before road use. This mix of excellent restoration work and the need for recommissioning places it in the Excellent category.
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United Kingdom
1978
Auction
£32,480
1978 Lotus Esprit S1 Type 79
Richard Edmonds • UK • 19 Sept 2020
Market Position:
Upper Mid-Market
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Description
1978 Lotus Esprit S1 Type 79 – Reg. no.
CUI [Phone Number]/00GEngine no.
CC[Phone Number]The development of the Esprit started in 1971 when Lotus boss Colin Chapman met with Giorgetto Giugiaro of Italdesign to discuss creating a successor for the Europa.
Giugiaro got to work, but Chapman was disappointed with the first ¼ scale model and called an early halt to the work.
Undeterred, Giugiaro created a full-sized prototype on a stretched Europa chassis, which was exhibited on the Italdesign stand at the 1972 Turin Motor Show.
The positive reception for this vehicle changed Chapman’s mind, and the project was back on.
Christened the Esprit, the new car was launched at the Paris Motor Show in October 1975, production starting in June 1976.
Giugiaro’s ‘folded paper’ styling was new, but the construction of the car was classic Lotus; a steel backbone chassis sported a fibreglass body, there were disc brakes all round, inboard at the rear, and a 160bhp longitudinally-mounted 2-litre L...
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£7,984
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£28,528
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£124,292
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