Lotus Esprit - The Official Story
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Greetings mid-engine fans!
There are a couple of brand new copies of Jeremy Walton's book on ebay for just £29. These usually cost £125 or more.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lotus-Esprit-The-Officia...
You'll need to be quick!
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There are a couple of brand new copies of Jeremy Walton's book on ebay for just £29. These usually cost £125 or more.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lotus-Esprit-The-Officia...
You'll need to be quick!
OzOs
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I own the car now, I bought it from Lotus in August 2014. It had stood for 4 years with nothing being done to it, so I did all the normal things, brakes, belts, oils, coolant, spark plugs, fuel lines, carb accel. pump diaphragms, tank breather pipes, vacuum hoses and other things I have forgotten about.
Its done about 3000 miles since I got it back on the road, mostly at full boost!
Still has Brian Angus's name on the keyring!![](http://thumbsnap.com/sc/7MBszOGi.jpg)
Its done about 3000 miles since I got it back on the road, mostly at full boost!
Still has Brian Angus's name on the keyring!
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Just picked up on this thread and had a look at the prices on eBay and Amazon. I have one of the 100 Publisher's Editions bound in leather, in its own hard case with a bunch of extra pages including a fold out of GG's original hand drawn S1 design. And signed by Mike Kimberley, Jeremy Walton and William Taylor. I wonder if its worth serious money?
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I'd imagine the "value" signatures from Lotus on that one would be Giorgetto Giugiaro and Colin Chapman, with perhaps bonus points for a John DeLorean (with a smudge of white powder).
Mike Kimberley was around for a long time but I'm not sure anybody really cares. Most particularly, I don't think he had any involvement with Lotus' most successful cars - the Elise and its many derivatives.
Mike Kimberley was around for a long time but I'm not sure anybody really cares. Most particularly, I don't think he had any involvement with Lotus' most successful cars - the Elise and its many derivatives.
That book signed by Colin Chapman would be very special indeed.
First time I met Mike Kimberly I was working in the machine shop on a Sunday on double time, machining 4 cylinder heads on a big horizontal machine. I had the radio on full volume, ear defenders on, sitting with my feet up on the bench reading a porn mag. I looked up and mike was there looking into the machine. When he saw it was running he walked out without saying a word, I never heard any more about it
First time I met Mike Kimberly I was working in the machine shop on a Sunday on double time, machining 4 cylinder heads on a big horizontal machine. I had the radio on full volume, ear defenders on, sitting with my feet up on the bench reading a porn mag. I looked up and mike was there looking into the machine. When he saw it was running he walked out without saying a word, I never heard any more about it
Ozzie Osmond said:
Mike Kimberley was around for a long time but I'm not sure anybody really cares. Most particularly, I don't think he had any involvement with Lotus' most successful cars - the Elise and its many derivatives.
GLOL. Check your history. And I think you'll find there are many people who frequent different forums that still hold MJK in high regard. Gassing Station | Esprit | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff