1976 Lotus Esprit S1
approx 718 built
Authorship
The car
Power160 bhp
Engine2.0L inline-four
Production runapprox 718
Bond's submarine car and the wedge that launched Lotus's supercar ambitions.
Finding one
Typical
£48,000
for a good example
Range
£28,000 to £90,000
originality, provenance, quality of restoration, S1 chrome-bumper cars over later series
For sale now
8 to 15 worldwide
public listings
occasionala few genuine S1 cars trade each year, most Esprits on the market are later series · Last notable sale: restored S1 circa £55,000 (USD 68k), 2025, well-documented example
Market figures are indicative, drawn from public auction and listing data; they guide, they do not appraise.
Parts and support
well supported by dedicated Lotus specialists, chassis corrosion is the key inspection point
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In the network
Concoursio is a living public record. It references formal provenance (chassis, registries, sale history); it does not certify it.