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Restomod Esprit
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2025 12:55 pm
by 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
Re: Restomod Esprit
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2025 9:45 am
by RobYob
At least they didn't commit the unforgivable sin of deleting the pop-up lights like that Diablo restomod.
Re: Restomod Esprit
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2025 10:01 am
by Delphi
RobYob wrote: Fri Oct 03, 2025 9:45 am
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
Re: Restomod Esprit
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2025 10:07 am
by 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.
Re: Restomod Esprit
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2025 10:49 am
by ZedLeg
Something like the engine in Dan’s Elise would be good in a resto mod esprit
Re: Restomod Esprit
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2025 11:04 am
by mik
Something like an LS7 would be good in a resto mod esprit.
(Weighs less than the V8 Lotus used).
Re: Restomod Esprit
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2025 12:11 pm
by 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.
Re: Restomod Esprit
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2025 12:36 pm
by IanF
integrale_evo wrote: Fri Oct 03, 2025 12:11 pm
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
Re: Restomod Esprit
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2025 2:15 pm
by Ascender
The side profile of an Esprit is still very much a beautiful thing.