1989 Lotus Esprit

Motor Cars LA is delighted to be offering for sale this very unique, 1989 Lotus Esprit Turbo.Rescued from the scrapheap by Spencer Canon, who was the Founder and Creative Director of Ritte Bicycles until 2020 this Lotus Esprit Turbo was not only rescued in a very sorry state of disrepair, but painstakingly bought back to life alongside the revolutionary bicycles being penned by Ritte Bicycles back in 2015/2016. Designed as one of the first examples of Giorgetto Giugiaro's revolutionary wedge shape, Canon's Esprit was from the generation updated by Peter Stevens (who also did the McLaren F1). It looked stunning...when new. 'When I got the car, it just looked absolutely terrible,' he says. Faced with the prospect of fixing a trashed Esprit, Canon realized something liberating: 'I had a car that was probably never going to be in a truly original state again, and that gave me permissionin my mindto do a few things to it that the original designer wouldn't be upset with...hopefully.'Now tastefully updated, painted in striking light blue, and lightened beyond its stock form, this Esprit is finally the light canyon rider that Canon dreamed of creating and is being offered for sale today on behalf of its current, enthusiast owner.Featured on the Petrolicious Youtube Channel in 2016 and viewed by almost 750,000 viewers, more details about this incredible labor of love can be found here - https://youtu.be/ioN8HXTN7bM?si=c0TEOssL219IEK8WAvailable for viewing now at our Los Angeles showroom showroom - please call or text with Stuart McIntosh at (310) 651-3336 for more information.