Lotus Esprit S1 Body Only. For Parts Or Custom Project Series 1 Espirit Project on 2040-cars
Granite Falls, Washington, United States
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This is a Series 1 Lotus Esprit Body only. No chassis, No drive train. What you see in the pictures is what you get. Interestingly this was a U.K. market car, originally with right hand drive. The body was modified at some point for racing and has huge ducts added to direct air into the engine compartment. Both doors open and shut and have latches. Both doors have good glass in them. There is no other glass included. Both doors still have their power window motors. The pop up headlamps still have their motor too and this must be an early S1 car because it only has one motor for both sides. There is one federal rear bumper included.
Both door panels are included. There is a very new and un-assembled roll cage included with all the tubes pre-bent and marked as to their position but not yet welded together. There are lots of good parts here to repair a damaged Esprit or you could use this as a basis for a custom project or maybe make it into a submarine or yard art? I do not have a title or any paper work for this car. It is sold as-is and must be picked up within 30 days. It can be viewed by appointment in Granite Falls WA (near Seattle). It can easily be loaded on a flat bed and I can help load it. I do currently have a trailer for sale and if interested you can contact me for more info on it (you could pick up the car already loaded!). I reserve the right to end the auction at any time. Please feel free to ask any questions. |
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