What CAR is this ?

[skifrog]

I saw a Top Gear show a couple years back. It had a 4 door car - no sure what make - powered by a Lotus Turbo - and it was on of the faster rides of its day - late 60's - 70's (if I remember the show correctly). I do believe that some of these were exported to the USA. I am looking for leads on what this might be, and then will start searcjing for the car itself.
Thanks

[DustyC]

Not a 4 door but perhaps you are thinking of one of these?


or was it white witha green flash down the side? In that case its either a pair of dunlop or a Lotus Cortina!

[Andrew Noakes]

skifrog said:

a 4 door car ... powered by a Lotus Turbo

The only thing I can think of is a Lotus Omega/Carlton, but that was 1990s.

If it was a two-door non-turbo it could have been a Lotus Cortina, Twin Cam Escort or (1970s/80s) Chrysler/Talbot Sunbeam Lotus.

[M100]

Was the car "black" ?

[pwd95]

Didn't they put an Esprit Turbo engine in to a Talbot Horizon at some stage. I seem to remember seeing a photo in a book years ago.
I'll see if I can dig it out later, if it survived the house moove.

>> Edited by pwd95 on Tuesday 4th October 12:04
Edited to add this link
www.sunbeam.org.au/models/horizon.htm

>> Edited by pwd95 on Tuesday 4th October 12:10

[DustyC]

All 2 door suggestions though. You sure you saw a 4 door?

[pwd95]

I think the Horizon was a 4 door.

[DustyC]

Im no expert at all but only thought they had 2 door versions of the Lotus one.

www.sunbeam.org.au/models/talsun.htm

Like I said, no expert on it, but I did have a toy one when I was a kid!

[Andrew Noakes]

Horizon was a four-door (well, five-door really) but never went into production. The production model was the Sunbeam Lotus, which was only a two/three door.

[pwd95]

Here it is then. Been digging in the attick

Not a Sunbeam, but a 1 off Horizon with an Esprit Turbo engine. Was this it?

>> Edited by pwd95 on Friday 7th October 08:32

[GKP]

A concept car? Such as the Etna or Eminence?

www.lotusespritworld.co.uk/EHistory/ToyotaGM.html

[DustyC]

Since it was the originators first and only post I think we will never know the truth!

[pwd95]

DustyC said:

Since it was the originators first and only post I think we will never know the truth!

Never mind, I enjoyed reading my old books again.