Lotus Esprit on air

[Owen]

Was mentioned in the Pistonheads badly modified thread. I disagree and think it looks awesome

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=131936&page=1

 

[Stefan.]

not for me :dapprove:

 

[AK]

Very nice.

 

[Scrooge]

I really really like that.

 

[Englebert]

Nice to see something completely different from the norm; i love it. Classic, simple looks and perfect stance.

 

[pastieman]

Love it

 

[Dunn]

That's epic!

 

[PP200t]

Really like that.

 

[Jason_E]

Love this car.

 

[SuperJ]

Looks quite comical, in a good way.

 

[Bren Rogers]

Looks great, certainly a breathe of fresh air.

 

[Naith]

love it.

 

[ch!ppen]

In one way, it seems a shame on what's a fairly rare car now... But on the other hand it does look really smart!

 

[Nick172Cup]

Ah I love a good esprit, just a shame it's been charvered up by it's owner. Looked better when he purchased the car.

These cars should be 100% original imo.

 

[Gaz.]

Improved ten fold. I can appreciate the concours thinking with classics, but frankly this approach is much cooler.

 

[Fletcher]

I think I saw this at Castle Combe today.. It looked great.

 

[Scott™]

Ah I love a good esprit, just a shame it's been charvered up by it's owner. Looked better when he purchased the car.

These cars should be 100% original imo.

Agreed.

 

[Joe#]

That's epic. It just beaks so many rules.

 

[Gally]

It's lovely because it looks oem with a nice stance.

 

[Jamie86]

Looks awesome in the flesh (at combe like fletch mentioned)

 

[col182]

Ruined IMO

 

[Djw Dave]

I love that. Good on him for going against the grain.

 

[Pete.]

It looked great at Castle Combe yesterday.

 

[Fraser.J.]

Cool as frick

 

[MarcoB]

Does look cool as f**k!

Is that forum from the 80s as well?

 

[Stu.]

deffinately awesome!

 

[Djw John]

That's superb, really like that

 

[Winston]

The suspension could be returned to standard. I don't see the problem with having some fun. I love it <3

 

[Gaz.]

The suspension could be returned to standard. I don't see the problem with having some fun. I love it <3

Nail on the head. I love how stuff like this will be upsetting some balding men in knitted sweatshirts that meet up at a pub once a month to discuss their precious old cars.

 

[Pete.]

Nail on the head. I love how stuff like this will be upsetting some balding men in knitted sweatshirts that meet up at a pub once a month to discuss their precious old cars.

Hang about I'm a balding man with knitted cardigans, not sweatshirts and I love the whole Retro car movement of taking something from my youth and giving it a modern twist, having said that I get loads of people coming up to me at Classic Car shows to tell me how I've ruined my Elf by giving it period 1960s mods. I really should put a V-tec lump in it some time.

 

[Gaz.]

It's not a dig at you Pete, it's a dig at the people stuck in their ways. You just happened to fit the stereotype image . Like I said already, I can appreciate that train of thought on keeping it 100% as it was meant to be, but sod that, they're there to be enjoyed!

 

[Hixle]

Nah, looks daft imo. Would much rather a nice concours example.

I'm 23, loads of hair but am partial to the old knitted sweater in winter.

 

[Gaz.]

You're almost as into arch gaps as Gally though Luke.

 

[Hixle]

You'll be pleased to know that my new clio has sod all arch gap

 

[Gaz.]

Only because you bought it that way! Congratulations though, arch gap sucks.

 

[NoahRobinson07]

I still think it looks awesome, but I prefer the later cars.

 

[plymcl172]

not my cuppa

 

[Cookie]

Looks broken

What the f**k is wrong with people

 

[Poopensharten]

Looks broken

What the f**k is wrong with people

Plus one.

 

[Mickb]

awesome