As a lover of engine swaps to me , this is perfection!
JM N* Fiero LS1 Vair
As a lover of engine swaps to me , this is perfection!
JM N* Fiero LS1 Vair
Wow! That would be fun!
I agree, pretty much the perfect car unless someone shoehorns it into an Elise.
I saw that this morning on BAT. It is so right on many levels.
DO WANT!
Darth Vader, your Lotus is ready.
'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?
Oh my... That thing is eViL. 
Perfect.
I just got all tingly looking at that. Hopefully a wonderful person will buy that car.
Pardon my ignorance, but where are the rear brakes?
Yesplz.
jeeze, I didn't think that was going to be cool, then I blinked, HOLY MOTHER berkeleyER!
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)
MitchellC wrote: Pardon my ignorance, but where are the rear brakes?
According to the wiki, the early Esprits used inboard rear brakes.
In reply to Joe Gearin: The follow up post on today's Bring a Trailer hints to your conclusions.
Yeah, someone had printed that thing out and taken it to the autocross club meeting last night. VERY cool.
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.
That embodies all that is right in the world.
But why no mention of the HP the engine makes if it was professionally built?
That car makes me feel funny all over.
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? 
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!
That is pure 80's sex.
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