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Lancia Integrale EvoluzioneOriginally Posted by skalogre
I don't have any Talbot Lagos or Bugattis on the list because realistically I'd only want cars that I wouldn't be scared shitless to drive, lest some fuckhead in an SUV decides to inattentively destroy a piece of priceless history.Originally Posted by SGladwell
3) Lotus Elan Sprint, in Gold Leaf livery as shown below. A finer sports car does not existOriginally Posted by SGladwell
I don't have any Talbot Lagos or Bugattis on the list because realistically I'd only want cars that I wouldn't be scared shitless to drive, lest some fuckhead in an SUV decides to inattentively destroy a piece of priceless history.Originally Posted by SGladwell
Did you notice the Federal S4 model Sprint in your image has S3 seats?Originally Posted by Full Canvas
Are you willing to guess the identity of the (barely visible) Lotus beyond the S3 FHC?Originally Posted by Full Canvas
Sure, I'll take a stab. I know that in the 1970s Lotus sold a front-engine/RWD 2+2 using their 907 slant four out of the Jensen-Healey and Esprit, though I never knew any came to America. They offered a two box hatchback and a Kamm-back I think one was named Eclat and the other reused the Elite badge. Without cheating I couldn't tell you which name went to which body. But it's the Kamm-tailed one of those two.Originally Posted by SGladwell
Actually, it's a 1977 Esprit S1. The car was retrofitted with some early (non-Federal) Esprit Turbo bodywork including the engine cover and rear bumper.Originally Posted by Full Canvas
The Elite 501 - 504 had the big glass Kamm-profiled hatch/window/boot lid. The Eclat 521- 524 was a fastback design. The cars reached the U.S. as early as 1974. Lotus offered an automatic transmission on both models. Neither body style was a big selling item for Lotus in the U.S. market.Originally Posted by Full Canvas
Did these have the same metal backbone+GRP body as the rest of Colin Chapman's designs from the Elan up?Originally Posted by SGladwell
I wonder what an Elite would go for.Originally Posted by SGladwell