Lotus Esprit S1 Part 4 - Your new Lotus, 007

Harry Pitcher • May 20, 2024
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Part 4

The finished results.


We are proud to announce that the Lotus Esprit S1 project has been completed. It has been a tricky project with plenty of speedbumps along the way, but we are now ready to show you all the results of our hard work. We would normally say farewell at this point, but we will see this car again very soon for another d:class parody video, "The Guy Who Loved Me."

These cars are becoming increasingly rare, so restoring one to its former glory feels incredible. With it being a Bond homage car, it fills us with joy that plenty of people will enjoy this car for years to come. Not all


With a variety of Esprit series that followed after the first, we believe this to be superior with its mix of materials and colours. So when that initial email came through requesting a quote for a retrim, we were very excited. We think the factory interiors are fantastic, so no real changes were required, just replacing everything at a much higher level of detail whilst trimming around Bond's gadgets.

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