Estimated Price: £25,000 - £30,000

• The 1976 Lotus Esprit Series 1 (S1) is one of the most significant British sports cars ever built. Code-named Project M70, it was designed by legendary Italian stylist Giorgetto Giugiaro of Italdesign and debuted at the October 1975 Paris Motor Show before deliveries officially began in mid-1976
• Powered by a 2.0-litre (1,973cc) Lotus Type 907 naturally aspirated inline-4 fuelled through twin Dell'Orto DHLA 45 and offering 160bhp through a 5-speed manual transaxle 
• Dating from 1976, this example is presented in Colorado Orange (only 16 were ever finished in this shade) with a factory interior in Brown and Oatmeal Marcasite cloth
• Showing just 25,894 miles from new, this is a genuine 'garage find', offering an exciting opportunity to acquire one of the most distinctive British sports cars of the 1970s
• The engine turns, and the car now presents an appealing basis for recommissioning and returning to the road
• The Esprit was owned for many years in Warwickshire by a dedicated car collector and enthusiast, who always intended to get behind the wheel again. Time, however, inevitably passed and the car remained safely stored away
• The current owner subsequently acquired the Esprit directly from the family, preserving its Warwickshire provenance and bringing this long-hidden Series 1 back into the enthusiast market
• Accompanied by a handful of receipts, a collection of period tax discs, and MOT documentation dating back to 1980, @13,357 miles. The last MOT was issued in 2005, making this an intriguing opportunity to recommission a genuine, low-mileage Series 1.