hello!
i'm new to Lotus. the Esprit was - and i guess it will always be - my favorite sportscar, although i do only like german cars. i guess it is how the car looks like, that grab me for ever. exceptions strengthen the rule!
i first saw the Esprit in my Amiga game called "Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge 2" back in the early 90s; had a very cool soundtrack too, played the game all day long as a kid. unforunately i don't have much money, but i will own one someday, that' for sure. as i said i'm a big fan of german cars, especially Audi. currently i'm rebuilding an Audi Coupe typ81 to a Audi Quattro A2 rallye car replica (the long wheelbase version) that Walter Roehrl used to drive. currently i only want a car that looks like that quattro, when the chassis is finished then it will get the 10V or 20V 5cyl turbo engine. i expecting to achieve this in approx. 6 months (till the paintjob part). the car is rebuilt from scratch. i spent the last 2 years collecting the nessesary parts. "only" fiberglass- and paintwork is left, than it can be put together. now, as i see the end of the "tunnel" with this project, i already start looking for the next one
that could be the Esprit. i watched the prices of Espirits for years now. they started to drop. i wouldn't need a car in excellent condition, i am more into restoring one (bigger pleasure to drive it when it's finished). would also be interrested in crashed (not totaled) or damaged Esprits. i wouldn't need an engine and transmission and other things related to the engine and transmission too (i want to stick with Audi, so i would place an 3.6 or 4.2l Audi V8 engine + transmission into the Esprit)... it must be a lefthanddrive model and a Peter Stevens styled one, and it would be great, if it came from the European Union (becouse of customs). can You suggest me some sites, where to look for such Esprits and parts? what do You think, how much i have to spend buying the car?
thanks for reading!
regards,
Richard
p.s: please pardon my english, i'm from Hungary!
i'm new to Lotus. the Esprit was - and i guess it will always be - my favorite sportscar, although i do only like german cars. i guess it is how the car looks like, that grab me for ever. exceptions strengthen the rule!
that could be the Esprit. i watched the prices of Espirits for years now. they started to drop. i wouldn't need a car in excellent condition, i am more into restoring one (bigger pleasure to drive it when it's finished). would also be interrested in crashed (not totaled) or damaged Esprits. i wouldn't need an engine and transmission and other things related to the engine and transmission too (i want to stick with Audi, so i would place an 3.6 or 4.2l Audi V8 engine + transmission into the Esprit)... it must be a lefthanddrive model and a Peter Stevens styled one, and it would be great, if it came from the European Union (becouse of customs). can You suggest me some sites, where to look for such Esprits and parts? what do You think, how much i have to spend buying the car?
thanks for reading!
regards,
Richard
p.s: please pardon my english, i'm from Hungary!