Down on Main Street

"Long_Voyager94" (yourenotavalidusername) 01/22/2020 at 06:54 • Filed to: Dots

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A Lotus V?

Looks like a Supra with some stickers to me.

shop-teacher > Long_Voyager94 01/22/2020 at 07:18

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Wow, an 80's Toyota that gets driven in the rust belt, and still ... Exists. That's a rare beast.

boredalways > Long_Voyager94 01/22/2020 at 07:36

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It needs more faux badging.  How about TVR?

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Long_Voyager94 01/22/2020 at 07:40

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Wikipedia tells me that Lotus helped Toyota engineer the Supra, so the owner is probably playing off that. 

SiennaMan > Long_Voyager94 01/22/2020 at 08:04

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I love the vanity plates to go with the vanity badges.  It's a pity, having an intact 80s Supra at this point would be car cred on it's own.  A large part of the public they're trying to impress won't know what a Lotus is anyway..

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Snuze: Needs another Swede 01/22/2020 at 08:09

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And thanks to Wikipedia I discover a Lotus from the 80s I can afford

https://www.classic-trader.com/uk/cars/listing/lotus/excel/excel/1985/185056

Snuze: Needs another Swede > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 01/22/2020 at 08:12

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DO IT!!!

Thomas Donohue > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 01/22/2020 at 08:17

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A restored 78 Esprit went for $36 k last weekend. I’m going to assume  the restoration cost more than that....

I guess 140HP doesn’t cut it anymore, but damn that car still looks great to me.

https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/az20/arizona/lots/r0034-1978-lotus-esprit-series-1/835572

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > Long_Voyager94 01/22/2020 at 09:43

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That poor car. What did it ever do to deserve that?

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Thomas Donohue 01/22/2020 at 09:58

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I watched some of the Barrett Jackson last weekend there were a lot of buy cheaper than you can build it/restore it cars. 

Thomas Donohue > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 01/22/2020 at 10:41

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Yeah, unless something is really collectible most of the auctions are passion projects.  The problem is that many times you don’t know who did the work.

The Lotus was estimated at $50 -7 0k, and I noticed that the majority of the RM/Gooding sales were below estimate.   Still way out of reach, but getting closer!  lol

fintail > Long_Voyager94 01/22/2020 at 12:57

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They all seemed to get rust on the hatch, if not cared for, I have even seen them like that here.  I don’t mind the bodykit, works well with the color.  Too bad about the neglect.

Long_Voyager94 > fintail 01/22/2020 at 16:03

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Not sure it’s neglect so much as daily driven in WI since new.

The owner is in his late 50s-early 60s, so I’m assuming he bought it new.

fintail > Long_Voyager94 01/22/2020 at 18:57

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Daily driven in WI isn’t neglect, it is abuse :)

Actually, if that thing has seen 35 rust zone winters, it’s a miraculous car.