1983 Lotus Esprit

Turbo Coupe

4 - Cyl.

Manual

SCCFC40A0DHF60403

Clear

Gasoline

Description of the Investor's Edition, "Special Edition 007" Lotus Esprit Turbo This is an overview of the Investor's Edition Lotus Esprit Turbo made in 1983. These cars are referred to as the Investor's Edition because they were never for sale. The only way they could be acquired was by making a significant investment in the Lotus Corporation. Those investors were then given the car as a "gift." While Lotus intended to make a total of 50 of these hand-made cars, only 47 of them were actually produced. And of those 47, only a few were made using the original Investor's Edition color specifications. This happened because Lotus let each owner decide if they wanted to change the color scheme before their car was made. Many investors opted to change the color for whatever reason so that only a few retain the original Investor's Edition color scheme. As to the original color scheme, instead of a single color which is how all Esprit Turbos are made, the Investor's Edition body is a two-color theme of silver and black, sporting a thin red pinstripe. The Connolly Leather interior is also silver-gray with red stitching. At the time, the regular Lotus Esprit Turbo was only available with a hard top. The Investor's Edition has a removable, translucent glass sun roof that can also pivot open. A detachable wind spoiler that stores in the back is also included. Lotus blueprinted the engine so that the vehicle's performance curve is higher than the Lotus Esprit Turbo of that year. The blueprint is included with the car. The steering wheel has an embedded sterling silver owner's plaque that displays the car's serial number. The other MOST distinctive feature of the Investor's Edition is that it has the words "Special Edition" followed by a two digit number emblazoned on the driver's side door. That number is actually the count number of that particular car. So for example, the first one made reads "Special Edition 01" with each subsequent car displaying the next number. However when they reached the seventh one, Lotus elected to add an additional zero to the "07" making it read "Special Edition 007" as an homage to James Bond. When Lotus deemed to add the additional "0" to the "07," it made this car absolutely UNIQUE! As a point of reference, the car used in the James Bond movie "The Spy Who Loved Me" was in fact a Lotus Esprit Turbo capable of driving under water and launching surface-to-air missiles! As an extra special touch, a skilled jeweler was commissioned to craft a solid gold car key! There truly is a LOT of "Special" with this Special Edition, one-of-a-kind car!