Hello,
My dad, brother and I are looking to get into some form of racing, SCCA regionals, club racing, maybe vintage. Just kicking the idea around right now.
Last night my dad and I stopped at a local used car lot that seems to be entirely "exotic" cars in need of some TLC. One that caught our eye was a Lotus Esprit Turbo HCI. Body was in good shape, interior was pretty shot. Looked like something that would be a potential race car candidate in that it was in bad enough shape we wouldn't feel guilty of destroying a nice car, but good enough we didn't have to start from scratch.
What are the details of the Turbo HCI? Any guestimate on what one in this type of condition is worth? I'd suspect it needs signifigant mechanical work, suspension etc. What is parts/upgrades availability for these? Also, does anyone know what existing classes of racing it may be eligible for?
Thanks,
My dad, brother and I are looking to get into some form of racing, SCCA regionals, club racing, maybe vintage. Just kicking the idea around right now.
Last night my dad and I stopped at a local used car lot that seems to be entirely "exotic" cars in need of some TLC. One that caught our eye was a Lotus Esprit Turbo HCI. Body was in good shape, interior was pretty shot. Looked like something that would be a potential race car candidate in that it was in bad enough shape we wouldn't feel guilty of destroying a nice car, but good enough we didn't have to start from scratch.
What are the details of the Turbo HCI? Any guestimate on what one in this type of condition is worth? I'd suspect it needs signifigant mechanical work, suspension etc. What is parts/upgrades availability for these? Also, does anyone know what existing classes of racing it may be eligible for?
Thanks,