Equipment
Speedline wheels, Goodyears on the back, Mastercrafts on the front, wood shift knob, air conditioning, Blaupunkt cassette stereo.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Tired original paint with some chips and cracks on the nose and headlight doors. Small crack in the bottom front lip. Scratched window frames and door handles. Lots of wear and cracking on the seat bolsters, and the dash top is pretty severely cracked. About how you'd expect a 40-year-old unrestored Lotus to look. Pretty worn, but it's mostly tidy underneath.
Market commentary
Esprits did remarkably well in Monterey this year with two jaw-dropping six-figure results for like-new cars at RM Sotheby's and big money for this frankly mediocre example. For a long time Esprits have been pretty undervalued given their performance and rarity, but it looks like people may start to be coming around.