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1978 LOTUS ESPIRIT S1-20 YEAR BARN FIND!!!
Sale price: $7,369.00 Make an offer
Car location: Brentwood, Tennessee, United States
Sale type: Fixed price listing
Technical specifications, photos and description:
- Make:
- lotus
- Model:
- Esprit
- Year:
- 1978
- Type:
- coupe
- Color:
- Black
- Mileage:
- 55,000
- Transmission:
- manual
- Fuel Type:
- Gasoline
- Trim:
- 2 DOOR COUPE
- Interior Color:
- Brown
- Vehicle Title:
- Clear
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- Ask here!
1978 LOTUS ESPIRIT S1-20 YEAR BARN FIND!!! for sale
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RARE LOTUS ESPIRIT S 1!! STORED IN A BARN ON BLOCKS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. ONE OF 718 S 1'S PRODUCED WORLDWIDE.
THE CAR WAS BUILT IN NOVEMBER 1977 MAKING IT ONE OF THE LATER BUILT S 1 CARS. THE S 1'S WERE DESIGNED BY GIORGETTO GIUGIARO AND THEY WERE PRODUCED FROM 1976-1978 AND MADE FAMOUS IN THE JAMES BOND MOVIE THE SPY WHO LOVED ME. IN 1977. THESE WERE LIGHT WEIGHT CARS (2. 05 LBS) FITTED WITH FIBERGLASS BODIES AND WOLFRACE ALLOY WHEELS. THE INTERIOR IS DIFFERENTIATED FROM THE LATER CARS IN THAT IT HAS THE GREEN FACED VEGLIA GAUGES ON THE DASH.
THIS EXAMPLE IS IN NEED OF TOTAL RESTORATION. IT IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE. I DO HAVE THE EXHAUST WHICH IS OFF OF THE CAR. THE BODY IS IN GOOD SHAPE. THE HOOD DOES NEED A SMALL AMOUNT OF FIBERGLASS WORK. THE CAR WAS RECENTLY RETRIEVED FROM STORAGE. I AM TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS TURNED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR WHILE IN STORAGE. I HAVE NOT TRIED TO START IT AS I WAS ADVISED TO CHANGE THE TIMING BELT BEFORE TRYING IT. THE GLASS IS IN NICE SHAPE. THE SEATS HAVE BEEN RECOVERED AND THEY ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS NEED WORK. THE FRONT SPOILER NEEDS REPLACED.
THE S 1'S ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY COLLECTIBLE CARS WITH VALUES DOUBLING AND TRIPLING IN EUROPE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. WITH ALL EYES ON THE SEPTEMBER AUCTIONING OF THE GENUINE JAMES BOND S 1 CAR I BELIEVE VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE UPWARDS AS THE MODEL ATTRACTS WORLDWIDE ATTENTION.
I HAVE A CLEAN TENNESSEE TITLE. I WILL CONSIDER INTERESTING CAR AND TRUCK TRADES. I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THE AUCTION AT ANY TIME. OVERSEAS BUYERS ARE WELCOME.
On Aug-24-13 at 15:09:31 PDT. seller added the following information:
LOTUS ESPRIT (TYPO ON TITLE) BARN FIND!!
THE CAR WAS BUILT IN NOVEMBER 1977 MAKING IT ONE OF THE LATER BUILT S 1 CARS. THE S 1'S WERE DESIGNED BY GIORGETTO GIUGIARO AND THEY WERE PRODUCED FROM 1976-1978 AND MADE FAMOUS IN THE JAMES BOND MOVIE THE SPY WHO LOVED ME. IN 1977. THESE WERE LIGHT WEIGHT CARS (2. 05 LBS) FITTED WITH FIBERGLASS BODIES AND WOLFRACE ALLOY WHEELS. THE INTERIOR IS DIFFERENTIATED FROM THE LATER CARS IN THAT IT HAS THE GREEN FACED VEGLIA GAUGES ON THE DASH.
THIS EXAMPLE IS IN NEED OF TOTAL RESTORATION. IT IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE. I DO HAVE THE EXHAUST WHICH IS OFF OF THE CAR. THE BODY IS IN GOOD SHAPE. THE HOOD DOES NEED A SMALL AMOUNT OF FIBERGLASS WORK. THE CAR WAS RECENTLY RETRIEVED FROM STORAGE. I AM TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS TURNED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR WHILE IN STORAGE. I HAVE NOT TRIED TO START IT AS I WAS ADVISED TO CHANGE THE TIMING BELT BEFORE TRYING IT. THE GLASS IS IN NICE SHAPE. THE SEATS HAVE BEEN RECOVERED AND THEY ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS NEED WORK. THE FRONT SPOILER NEEDS REPLACED.
THE S 1'S ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY COLLECTIBLE CARS WITH VALUES DOUBLING AND TRIPLING IN EUROPE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. WITH ALL EYES ON THE SEPTEMBER AUCTIONING OF THE GENUINE JAMES BOND S 1 CAR I BELIEVE VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE UPWARDS AS THE MODEL ATTRACTS WORLDWIDE ATTENTION.
I HAVE A CLEAN TENNESSEE TITLE. I WILL CONSIDER INTERESTING CAR AND TRUCK TRADES. I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THE AUCTION AT ANY TIME. OVERSEAS BUYERS ARE WELCOME.
On Aug-24-13 at 15:09:31 PDT. seller added the following information:
LOTUS ESPRIT (TYPO ON TITLE) BARN FIND!!
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Comments and questions to the seller:
from lez mclair, dated 21 october 2017I can see this was listed a long time ago and will presumably have gone. Do you have any other S1's for sale? Thanks. lez
from john, dated 04 november 2013
hi.. is this car still available to purchase?
thanks
john
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