Stripped and DEAD for 30 Years! Will this Lotus run?

My friend worked construction sites during the summer to buy this 1978 Lotus Esprit when he was only 20. A few years later he left it in his parents garage and never drove it again. 30 years later almost to the day I take on the challenge of putting it back together and seeing will it run.

[cillianbourke]

George, these videos make me so happy when I watch em. Keep it up hombre. Delighted to hear it start

[antrax]

George thank you as always for letting us be a part of your adventure and giving us the fuzzy feeling. Big hugs from Cochabamba Bolivia.

[neildonaldsonlotusexcelresto]

Great progress George... That feeling when it first fires up is immense.

[EubanksDVDs]

Absolute legend of a dude!
Well done on everything you've achieved this far.

[AdamHougham]

When you weighed the engine I was sure you were about to start drilling holes all over the place to slim it down. I'm very pleased you didn't!

[MisterMonsieur]

*That was the world our parents enjoyed. They could buy a sports car, drive it for two years and then park it and forget it. My parents bought their first brand-new cars with part-time jobs. Buying a car today requires a small mortgage and a 30% down payment. Remember what was stolen from us.*

[Carmalarky]

Excellent episode, and well-spoken VO. We're enjoying this shared journey.

[krazed]

The fact it ran at all on those leaky old carbs is impressive, look forward to hearing this thing sing 😁

[tpellmhall]

It's on it's feet and snorting! I'm sooo glad you did the research and were prepared for the fuel over distributor event.

[rntvNOVA]

Thanks for the mention George, Bully is delighted btw, oh and good work as usual 😎👍

[christianschoenfeld]

One of the best car channels - I look forward to every new video! Love your work George!

[dan]

Woaaa that's a LOT of new Patrons on Patreon!!! NICE!!!!

[kieransammon]

🎉🎉🎉 so exciting.
“That’s it you got it” should be in every episode

[kwdriver]

I continually find myself amused and delighted by your delivery. the progress is impressive, and I'm rooting for ya. and missing/curious about the camper status.

[maltbie]

Glad to see you have a smile, have a great new week.

[adogmcdizzle]

Amazing progress; I'm so here for this - from another fellow Lotus, Mini and S211 owner.

[AlteredCarbons]

man, the more i check out the chassis and the engine/trans setup. i love it. its just so bad ass.

[mikeroz]

George, sounds like brilliant news on the seats. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Another fantastic video tonight.

[OneSwitch]

World's coolest car, gets YouTube's coolest restoration footage. Slow but sublime.

[philiprowney]

G'wan, we're all up fer humpin yet

What an epic build!