1978 Lotus Elite Barn Find Complete Original Classic Vintage on 2040-cars
Arvada, Colorado, United States
Vehicle Title:Clear
Year: 1978
Make: Lotus
Drive Type: 5 SPEED
Model: eliteOther
Mileage: 99,999
Trim: 2 DOOR
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Well I'm sure no expert on Lotus Automobiles, but I found this in a barn in Nebraska. This car is filthy dirty, and just how I recieved it.
Here's what I can tell you... I believe this car is very complete, and very original. This car has it's original Lotus 16 Valve all aluminum engine, and the 5 speed manual transmission. The owner was putting on a new timing belt, and that is when he last parked the car.( About 10-15 years ago). This car has all four of the factory Lotus alloy wheels plus a matching spare as well. The car has factory air conditioning. The car is a a type"75" (I have been told that with A/C they are called 503's). I know it has 4 wheel independent suspension, with the inboard style rear brakes. I think all the glass is excellent. This car is over 35 years old and Is being sold "as-is". It could be made into a daily driver, or better yet, be a nice candidate for a full restoration. There were only about 2,000 or so Lotus Elite's built like this one. When new, they were one of the most expensive 4 cyl. cars available. I have a clear and open Wisconsin title for it. Please see my pictures... I would much rather you plan for the worst and hope for the best than be disappointed in any way. My opening bid is 2,500.00 with no reserve. Now,all this having been said, I can't imagine finding a better or more original/ un-molested example like this for the price. They are rare and you will very seldom see one for sale, or one at all. I only want the buyer to be as excited as I was when I found it in the barn. I really do not forsee any dissapointments,But those are just my thoughts. Terms of sale... I can not ship..... This means I can not crate, box, disassemble, or deliver to a shipping company. I will however be more than happy to assist your shipper, however I can. PayPal is acceptable for the deposit only. The balance is due via bank/certified check, or cash in person within 7 days of the auctions end. If you are an out of the states buyer, I will gladly work with you in regards to the time and details it takes to process payment. Thank you |
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Sun, 25 May 2014Five years after it began, it appears the Dany Bahar tenure at Lotus is finally over. After former Lotus owner Proton brought in the ex-Ferrari and Red Bull marketing savant to run the company in 2009, everything had gone pear-shaped by 2012: Proton had been sold to Malaysian auto supplier DRB-Hicom, who suspended Bahar and then fired him for what it said were expense-account transgressions (although Bob Lutz reportedly said something different).
The separation led to the expected suit and countersuit, Lotus going after Bahar to get its money back, Bahar filing a $10.6-million suit againt Lotus for wrongful termination and potential bonus money. The case was set to go to trial next month but both parties have settled, the terms undisclosed, a DRB-Hicom statement saying only that "the parties involved in the legal suit have signed a Settlement Agreement and Release... and have agreed to withdraw their claims against each other."
Now that that bit of housecleaning is all cleared up, can new CEO Jean-Marc Gales please get our Esprit?
The Stig bungees a Lotus F1 car in Durban
Mon, 18 Aug 2014Remember a couple of months ago when a mischievous Stig broke into the Lotus racing headquarters in Enstone and made off with an F1 car? Well, now we know where he went with it.
In this humorous clip from Top Gear, the tamed racing driver in the white suit disembarks with Pastor Maldonado's Lotus-Renault E22 (not the E21 he took from the team's headquarters, eagle-eye viewers might notice) in Durban, South Africa, and takes it to Moses Mabhida Stadium for the Top Gear Festival. After having some fun on a dirt bike, a chrome Mustang drift car and a few other curiosities, he hooks it up to a bungee cord and jumps off a tower behind the wheel.
Now we're not quite convinced they actually did this and that it wasn't all CGI, but it's still worth a watch and a laugh.
Lotus to receive $16M government grant
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"This grant is part of a wider strategy for Lotus created to ensure we thrive and grow. We are responding to increased global demand for our cars and engineering consultancy services and this grant will help to position Lotus as the forefront of global automotive innovation," said Aslam Farikullah (shown above with UK Business Secretary Vince Cable MP), the chief operating officer at Lotus.
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