Click on the buttons above to meet the members of the Project M71 "Project
Team" and "Planning Committee" who've contributed to making things
happen
Hope you like the characature here - this was done as part of an Xmas card at my work, a major Internet hardware manufacturer - but I'm drawn next to a Lotus Engine, not a router.... seems it's obvious to one and all where my heart lies!
So here's my Giugiaro Turbo
Esprit - the lucky recipient of all this attention. I still think she's nice
for a donor car!
It was my dream to own an original Giugiaro Lotus Turbo Esprit, in JPS
black and gold colours, since my first visit to a Grand Prix. This
was the John Player British Grand Prix of 1978 at Brands Hatch, which
was held at the time when Colin Chapman brought the innovation of ground
effect aerodynamics into F1 with the Lotus 79. It made a huge impression
on me, to see Mario Andretti and the late great Ronnie Peterson effortlessly
trounce the opposition, including Lauder, who floundered with squealing tyres
almost half a lap adrift of the 'train-like' pairing of the Team Lotus cars.
So it wasn't the James Bond Esprit's that influenced me here (as almost everyone
else seems to say!) - Of course this is nice too (more
details in "007 History" section)
I realised my dream to own a Lotus Turbo Esprit in 1992 .... it seemed wonderful
and almost serreal to see my name on the owners documentation and the lines
of the striking Giugiaro design adorning my driveway!
