To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' The Boeckmann Collection event, 28 January 2027.

Offered Without Reserve | $70,000 - $90,000 USD Iconic sportscar design by Giorgetto Giugiaro

Rare Series 1 example; one of only 718 built Excellent color combination of Lemon over a green interior with tartan seat inserts Powered by a 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder engine paired with a five-speed manual transmission

Showing 30,106 miles on the odometer at the time of cataloguing First shown as a prototype on a modified Europa chassis at the 1972 Turin show, the Esprit was launched at the 1975 Paris Motor Show.

The iconic “folded paper” design by Giorgetto Giugiaro drew admiring stares, but there was more to it than looks: Its 2.0-liter twin-cam, four-cylinder, mid-mounted Lotus 907 engine also turned it into the premier British sportscar, an honor held from when the Esprit first appeared in 1976 until the end of production in 2004.

The engine was mated to a Citroën C35 five-s...