The Lotus Eclat was in essence a Lotus Elite with a handsome fastback body shape, but it shared the Lotus 907 slant-4 engine and lackluster build quality. Today's example won't change your mind about 1980s Lotus build quality, but it packs a big surprise under the hood. Find this 1980 Lotus Eclat V8
for sale in Littleton, CO currently bidding for $4,020 with 2 days to go. Tip from Andy L.
Sharp eyed DT readers will recognize this Eclat from the August 2012 feature when it was selling on ebay for around $5k in New Hampshire. The seller claims it made the trip home to Colorado under its own power and averaged 22
The seller seems to have spent the last 18 months fixing a few problems with the car and is selling it in a no reserve auction. The Buick-based Rover 215 (3.5 liter) V8 fits under the hood nicely and probably makes the little fastback a blast to drive.
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22 mph? That must've taken weeks to drive home!
ReplyDeleteWhoops, I'm always transposing an h for a g like I've never been to scgool. Fixed.
DeleteThe mph/mpg faux pas registers as abso-freaking-lutely choice. My favorite Freudian slip of the week, boys.
ReplyDeleteI have lusted after these (and the Elite) for a long time, but I am worried that dream would be shattered by reality (kind of like a stock Ferrari 308). If we could go back in time and drive them when they were new (without memory of what we drive today), maybe it wouldn't be so bad.
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