1982 | Lotus Esprit Turbo

This early dry sump Turbo Esprit was manufactured in April 1982 and was sold with the domestic market specifications. The first owner was J.W Sharp who lived in Lincoln, UK and worked for Q.G.P.C oil company. The first owner has serviced the car’s first three scheduled services at Stevenson Motors in Inverurie, including receipts and service book entries.

The first owner kept the car until 1993, when it ended up in the Yackimini family in Aberdeen, Scotland. The car had been driven about 20,000 miles (about 32186.88 km). The car sat in the Yackiminie family until the family’s son decided to restore the car after it was standing. In 2008, extensive repair work was done on the car, and for example engine belts, turbo, water pump, air conditioning compressor, brakes, clutch and much more. After the restoration of the car, Yackiminie decided to sell the car, and the Turbo Esprit was bought by Finnish T. Hakoniemi who was working in Scotland.

Hakoniemi brought the car to Finland and registered it. The car was registered as a historic vehicle in 2013. The car has been in storage during Hakoniemi’s ownership, and hardly any kilometers had been accumulated.

The car in January 2023 from T. Hakoniemi in Vaasa and decided to restore it with respect to its extraordinary originality and not only as a low mileage collector example, but for to drive and use also. The restoration was made at Grips Garage, which specializes in British classics. All spare parts were ordered from Lotus-specialized PNM-Parts.

All wearing parts of the car’s suspension were renewed, including all the chassis and suspension bushings and new adjustable shock absorbers designed for Turbo Esprit. The original brake calipers were overhauled with new pistons and brake master cylinders were renewed. The master and slave cylinder of the clutch with hoses were renewed.

The engine’s cooling hoses and oil hoses were renewed. Timing belt with tensioner and Auxiliary belts were renewed. The valve covers were refurbished. The car’s electrics were refurbished, and the electric fans were renewed. The gearbox shifter bushings were renewed.

In 2023, over 200 hours and over 21 thousand euros were spent on the renovation. The result is the Lotus works perfectly and is great to drive. Engine, suspension, electrics and all the electrics work simply perfectly.

The car stands out in its wonderful, very original condition, both inside and out, including the very first original Essex Blue factory paint with golden Turbo Esprit livery.

A wonderful and very rare Turbo Esprit Dry Sump with only 24,500 miles.