VIN: SCCFC20B1MHF60259
X180R Number: 4
Provenance
Ownership
| Dates | Owner/Dealer | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Midwestern Auto Group | Columbus, OH | Sold to first owner |
| 1991-2020 | Private | Ohio | Only 499 miles traveled in 30 years; 496 miles as of 2014 |
| 2020 | Curated | Miami, FL | Offered for sale by Curated as five cars from the “Time Capsule Collection” |
History
November 2020
Offered for sale by Curated as part of the Time Capsule Collection with the following description:
FIVE BEST-OF-THE 80s TIME CAPSULE CARS FROM A SINGLE OWNER, AVAILABLE AT CURATED
- CURATED announces the “The Time Capsule Collection” – a five-car, single-owner, preservation collection.
- “The Time Capsule Collection” headlined by a spectacular Mercedes-Benz SEC 6.0 AMG, joined by a one-off 3,200 mile Lamborghini Jalpa, a “new” 1,200 mile Lamborghini LM002 American, 2,668 mile Lamborghini Countach and a 499 mile Lotus Esprit X180R.
- All the cars feature a range of unique factory specifications and incredible concours quality preservation.
Miami, FL (02 November 2020) – CURATED is excited to offer an unparalleled five-car, single-owner collection of incredible European Icons. Listed for sale individually, each vehicle forms part of ‘The Time Capsule Collection’ and has been lovingly preserved to an exceptional standard by a passionate collector from new. All the cars have unique factory specifications and liveries. The collection is arguably the best example of low mileage 1980s and 1990s automobiles Curated has had the opportunity to represent.
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Concluding the collection is the 499 mile 1991 Lotus Esprit X180R. 1 of 20 produced for the world. The Esprit X180R were produced as road-legal homologation cars for Lotus to compete in the IMSA Supercar Championship. The Esprit X180R was the last factory-built race car with a full roll cage that was Street Legal and sold new in the United States.
“These outstanding cars represent some of the most iconic Automobiles of the 1980s and 1990s in arguably the best condition and preservation we have seen.” said John Temerian of Curated. “Not only are they in incredible condition but they are complete with original tools, records, books, documents and more! It’s truly an honor to represent cars of this caliber.”
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2009
496 miles reported