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hi all just after some help full advice .i know of a s2 esprit that has been laid up for approx 15 years total wreck ,hurts every time i pass it .had esprits in the past from s1 to dry sump turbo reg opw679w very missed car fantastic history ex lotus road test car then owened by pete hall and race prepared by andy rouse then owened by gerry marshall car is now in haynes motor museam still miss it 10 years on sorry to babble on . what do you think the s2 is worth . if any body has any pictures of my old car or history i would to see it thank you for your help mike
S2s are worth peanuts in the sort of state you describe and will certainly cost more than they are worth to restore, you reall have to want to be a "savior" to it.
As for the Turbo there is a shedload of roadtests in Lotus Esprit World some of which I am sure featured this car; If it was red it was given away in a competition, if it was white they pitched it against a 308 Ferrari.
I just had a look to check but it seems a few of the links may be broken or duplicated, I wonder if Kato is reading this? Is it just me or is it like that for everyone?
>> Edited by britten_mark on Sunday 16th January 18:08
As for the Turbo there is a shedload of roadtests in Lotus Esprit World some of which I am sure featured this car; If it was red it was given away in a competition, if it was white they pitched it against a 308 Ferrari.
I just had a look to check but it seems a few of the links may be broken or duplicated, I wonder if Kato is reading this? Is it just me or is it like that for everyone?
>> Edited by britten_mark on Sunday 16th January 18:08
Laid up for 15 years? If he doesn't pay you to take it away, then I'd probably start the bidding at £500.
It's gonna cost cost you around £15K to refurb it properly and by then you'd have a car worth approx £8k. Fantastic if you just want a project and will love it for ever and a day, but financial nightmare if you intend to make a profit.
Might be worth buying it to break to keep other early cars going? But only if there's enough of it left to make it worthwhile.
Heartbreaking decision. Good luck!
It's gonna cost cost you around £15K to refurb it properly and by then you'd have a car worth approx £8k. Fantastic if you just want a project and will love it for ever and a day, but financial nightmare if you intend to make a profit.
Might be worth buying it to break to keep other early cars going? But only if there's enough of it left to make it worthwhile.
Heartbreaking decision. Good luck!
I notice the registration number of your old dry sumped Turbo Esprit was consecutively one away from James Bond's copper coloured Turbo Esprit in For Your Eyes Only - this was registration number OPW678W and is in a museum in the Scottsih Borders (used to be in Keswick)
Why did you sell yours ? - sounds like a piece of history.......
Why did you sell yours ? - sounds like a piece of history.......
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