Restomod Esprit

[mik]

The two images aren't giving much away.....

Only £430k though (plus the cost of a donor car). Bargain.

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-bri ... t-s1/50369

[RobYob]

At least they didn't commit the unforgivable sin of deleting the pop-up lights like that Diablo restomod.

[Delphi]

At least they didn't commit the unforgivable sin of deleting the pop-up lights like that Diablo restomod.

Or the Nardone 928, which has actually grown on me and is what I'd choose for that sort of money over the Esprit one

[Rich B]

Im not sure i’d want the whole hog, but an Essex Turbo with a load of modern updates from someone like this would be pretty awesome.

[ZedLeg]

Something like the engine in Dan’s Elise would be good in a resto mod esprit

[mik]

Something like an LS7 would be good in a resto mod esprit.

(Weighs less than the V8 Lotus used).

[integrale_evo]

I like the idea of resto mods, but expect they’ll do the usual and fit wheels which look too big and fit weird looking led lights which don’t suit the car at all.

Modern running gear, brakes, engine management, electronics, ac, improved fit and finish and an interior which looks less like it’s constructed from saggy cereal boxes in a car which looks largely as it came off the production line is what I’d be after.

[IanF]

I like the idea of resto mods, but expect they’ll do the usual and fit wheels which look too big and fit weird looking led lights which don’t suit the car at all.

Modern running gear, brakes, engine management, electronics, ac, improved fit and finish and an interior which looks less like it’s constructed from saggy cereal boxes in a car which looks largely as it came off the production line is what I’d be after.

The new Frontline MGA has LEDs that look like a good attempt to not look too modern

https://www.frontline-cars.co.uk/mga-edition

£175k though

[Ascender]

The side profile of an Esprit is still very much a beautiful thing.