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 Lotus Esprit S3 Turbo Coupe James Bond Lotus Esprit S3 Turbo Coupe
For Your Eyes Only  1981
- Roger Moore  Ur Dödlig Synvinkel 1981
1984  LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO COUPÉ  214 HP
REGISTRATION NO. TDL613   007 JB
CHASSIS NO.  SCC082910EHD11864
ENGINE NO.
Protokollid. NIAU1304271121
Among the longest running of post-war sportscars, the Esprit first surfaced as a Giorgetto Giugiaro-designed Ital Design project car at the 1972 Turin Motor Show, the silver prototype having come about following a chance encounter between Giugiaro and Lotus boss Colin Chapman. The car was well received, and following a protracted development programme finally entered production in 1976. The Esprit retained Lotus’s trademark backbone chassis but deviated from previous designs by employing front and rear sub-frames to support the all-independent suspension and engine/gearbox unit. Lotus’s own 2-litre, 16-valve, four-cylinder engine provided the power while the five-speed transaxle was sourced from Citroën. Disc brakes were fitted to all four wheels, the rears being mounted inboard.

 

 


 

Lotus Esprit Turbo 1984 S3 214 hk Right hand drive.
This is a Colin Chapman
Giugiaro designed - collectors item – used in Bond movies. The design is a little bit more edgy than
it used
 to beduring that timeExterior in Calypso Red and interior in Champagne only 6 made.


 


This is also an example where Colin Chapman (founder of Lotus) used the knowledge from building and competing in – Formula One.
Every driver loves the car and its agility.

It was Chapman who developed the concept to build light-weight cars.

There is just a few of them left in a good condition – that´s why the price goes up -
continuously - in the UK. (In the US – even more.)

Harry Metcalfe, sports cars specialist and collector says his Esprit (-85) is one of his best cars (actually, number three). Harry`s GARAGE has a new interesting Esprit-video:- details above.

1. The car is in a very good condition.
2. Matching numbers. Original spare parts.
3. We can make a presentation of the owners, the service book stamps, receipts etc.
4. The car has been refurbished by professionals – specialized on Lotus cars (Bennets AB).
We have only used original spare parts, bought from Paul Matty's Sports Cars (Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, UK).

Big projects that has been done:

- New paint work (with the original color number, paint work preservation by Mr. Cap)
- Advanced engine reparation (shifting liner, piston, decock set turbo hc, timing belt etc.)
The engine runs perfectly well and has a nice sound.
- Gearbox overhaul (cleaning/checking, shifting syncro-rings)
- Drive line (new crown-wheel and pinion etc.)
- New steering rack set
- Repairing and refurbishing the interior (leather and textiles)
- The clutch (driven plate, release bearing, pressure plate) and things belonging to the clutch (as slave cylinder) has been shifted.
5. - New solinoid and alternator
6. - Newly refurbished turbo (2018)
7. - New tyres
8. - Water-reservoir refurbished
9. - New blinkers/indikators
10. Last ordinary service (oil, filter etc.) was done in april 2016.
11. The car has passed the ”Swedish MOT” (Bilprovningen) without any problems – at all. Next test time is in April 2021-07-31.
12. Milage since refurbishment: 3000 km (totally: 105 000 kilometers).
13. Certificate of Vehicle Provenance is included.
This car was the 135th out of 137 cars 1984. The car was the last out of 36 cars in Calypso Red.
The last car out of 6 cars in Calypso Red and Champagne (half leather

At the beginning of the film, a white Lotus Turbo Esprit was used, while Roger Moore investigated Gonzale's House. 2 bad guys attempted to break into the car, however, the security system activated and blew up the car! Not very clever security device if you ask me. The second car was a copper coloured Turbo Esprit, shown here, featuring a ski rack on the rear louvers. There were two identical copper cars used in the filming. The second being purchased directly from Lotus Cars in 1998. The car below was actually Lotus's 1980 Turbo Esprit prototype and was originally white, but the car was painted copper, so it would show up against the snowy backgrounds in the film. Both cars helped give the Esprit Turbo some much need promotion and increased the profile of the car to the general public.

After the popularity of the white Lotus Esprit S1, in the 1977 James Bond Film, The Spy Who Loved Me, the new Turbo Esprit was featured in the 1981 film, For Your Eyes Only. Where as the Esprit in the Spy Who Loved me was "an all sing, all dance" submarine, the Turbo Esprit's took on less ambitious roles in the film.

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Högerstyrd, Soltak i glas, Matching numbers, Certifikat ifrån Lotus-fabriken finns, Kvitton och servicestämplar finns, Bilen har gått ca 400 mil sedan renovering, Totalrenoverad Turbo 2018, Nya däck runt om, Nybesiktigad utan anmärkning, Mr Cap-behandlad, TIllverkad i England, Bilen har genomgått ett flertal reparationer och förbättringar (gjorda utav proffs), Endast 6 st bilar tillverkade i Calypso red med Champagne inredning 1984

 

At the beginning of the film, a white Lotus Turbo Esprit was used, while Roger Moore investigated Gonzale's House. 2 bad guys attempted to break into the car, however, the security system activated and blew up the car! Not very clever security device if you ask me. The second car was a copper coloured Turbo Esprit, shown here, featuring a ski rack on the rear louvers. There were two identical copper cars used in the filming. The second being purchased directly from Lotus Cars in 1998. The car below was actually Lotus's 1980 Turbo Esprit prototype and was originally white, but the car was painted copper, so it would show up against the snowy backgrounds in the film. Both cars helped give the Esprit Turbo some much need promotion and increased the profile of the car to the general public.
The White Lotus Turbo Esprit, featured in the Spy Who Loved Me Roger_Moore_Lotus.jpg (63941 bytes) The Copper Lotus Turbo Esprit, pictured above, was auctioned on the internet auction website, "ebay" in June 2006. The car was sold for an amazing $210,000, so it is offically the most expensive Lotus Esprit Turbo in the world! James_Bond_Lotus_Esprit_Turbo.jpg (182128 bytes) James_Bond_Lotus.jpg (65789 bytes) Lotus_Turbo_Esprit_James_Bond_007.jpg (250663 bytes) After the popularity of the white Lotus Esprit S1, in the 1977 James Bond Film, The Spy Who Loved Me, the new Turbo Esprit S3 was featured in the 1981 film, For Your Eyes Only. Where as the Esprit in the Spy Who Loved me was "an all sing, all dance" submarine, the Turbo Esprit's took on less ambitious roles in the film.
 
Production 1981–1987
Body and chassis
Related DMC DeLorean
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission Citroën 5-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,440 mm (96.1 in)
Length 4,225–4,290 mm (166.3–168.9 in)
Width 1,860 mm (73.2 in)
Height 1,110–1,120 mm (43.7–44.1 in)
Kerb weight 1,067 kg (2,352 lb)

In film and on television

1977 S1 in "submarine" mode, as seen in The Spy Who Loved Me

An S1 Esprit was featured in the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, where a car famously converted into a submarine after a road chase. The car used in the underwater scenes, nick-named "Wet Nellie", was bought by businessman Elon Musk in September 2013.
The Spy Who Loved Me  (1977) - Roger Moore Älskade Spion 1977 

Two Essex-spec Turbo Esprits were featured in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only. A white one destroyed early in the film and a copper-red model appearing later.

An X180 Esprit appeared in the film Pretty Woman after Ferrari and Porsche declined the product placement opportunity because the manufacturers did not want to be associated with soliciting prostitutes. Lotus saw the placement value with such a major feature film and supplied a Silver 1989.5 Esprit SE.

The car was also seen in Basic InstinctThe RookieTaking Care of BusinessIf Looks Could Kill / Teen Agent and Parts: The Clonus Horror, as well as the short-lived TV series The Highwayman.

 

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