As a lover of engine swaps to me , this is perfection!
JM N* Fiero LS1 Vair
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July 20, 2010 1:51 p.m. AutoXR Reader
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July 20, 2010 1:57 p.m. Racedreamer New Reader
Wow! That would be fun!
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July 20, 2010 2:05 p.m. tuna55 HalfDork
I agree, pretty much the perfect car unless someone shoehorns it into an Elise.
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July 20, 2010 2:12 p.m. 81gtv6 HalfDork
I saw that this morning on BAT. It is so right on many levels.
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July 20, 2010 2:17 p.m. P71 SuperDork
DO WANT!
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July 20, 2010 6:40 p.m. jimbob_racing HalfDork
Darth Vader, your Lotus is ready.
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July 20, 2010 6:57 p.m. triumph5 Reader
'79? In most states, emissions is no longer a question. Very interesting car. There are a couple of people who really want it, based on the bidding history. Any guesses on final price?
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July 20, 2010 7:57 p.m. racer_ace Reader
Oh my... That thing is eViL.
Perfect.
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July 21, 2010 11:31 a.m. lewbud Reader
I just got all tingly looking at that. Hopefully a wonderful person will buy that car.
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July 21, 2010 11:42 a.m. MitchellC Dork
Pardon my ignorance, but where are the rear brakes?
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July 21, 2010 11:43 a.m. mndsm HalfDork
Yesplz.
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July 21, 2010 11:48 a.m. Raze HalfDork
jeeze, I didn't think that was going to be cool, then I blinked, HOLY MOTHER berkeleyER!
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July 21, 2010 12:29 p.m. Joe Gearin Associate Publisher
GNX engine? I dunno.....they only made 500 GNX's so the chances of this having one of those engines is doubtful. I'd bet it has a standard Grand National engine, which is still a 3.8 intercooled turbo, and no slouch. You also see Grand Nationals called GNXs all the time over the interwebs, so it wouldn't be surprising if this was an error.
I've also seen the GN 3.8 stuffed into a DeLorean. That was an interesting beast! (and a similar platform to the Esprit)
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July 21, 2010 12:40 p.m. 1988RedT2 Reader
MitchellC wrote:
Pardon my ignorance, but where are the rear brakes?
According to the wiki, the early Esprits used inboard rear brakes.
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July 21, 2010 12:48 p.m. triumph5 Reader
In reply to Joe Gearin: The follow up post on today's Bring a Trailer hints to your conclusions.
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July 21, 2010 12:52 p.m. ReverendDexter Dork
Yeah, someone had printed that thing out and taken it to the autocross club meeting last night. VERY cool.
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July 21, 2010 2:55 p.m. MitchellC Dork
1988RedT2 wrote:
MitchellC wrote:
Pardon my ignorance, but where are the rear brakes?
According to the wiki, the early Esprits used inboard rear brakes.
That's what I assumed, but couldn't find them in the pictures.
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July 21, 2010 5:38 p.m. z31maniac Dork
That embodies all that is right in the world.
But why no mention of the HP the engine makes if it was professionally built?
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July 21, 2010 6:13 p.m. plance1 HalfDork
That car makes me feel funny all over.
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July 21, 2010 7:35 p.m. Vigo HalfDork
But why no mention of the HP the engine makes if it was professionally built?
Maybe because you can ALWAYS make a tremendous crapload of power for WAY less than it costs to build a nice, swapped Lotus, so catering to the size queens of the car world in your ebay ad is counterproductive anyway?
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July 22, 2010 12:27 a.m. CLNSC3 Reader
Holy hell I want that car! A buddy of mines father owned a 91 Esprit(one of 20 badass cars he owns), when his parents were out of town we would take the Lotus out cruising for ladies. Ever since then I have wanted an Esprit of my own! The crazy amount of money he spent on repairs successfully scared me off however...I'd settle for an Exige though!
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July 22, 2010 1:30 a.m. ww SuperDork
That is pure 80's sex.
