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Bring a Trailer prices · 1977 to 1978
What will my Lotus Esprit S1 (1976-1978) sell for on Bring a Trailer?
Every Lotus Esprit S1 (1976-1978) auction we have on record, grouped the way the listings themselves describe the car, so one version is never averaged with another.
Below is every Lotus Esprit S1 (1976-1978) auction we have on record from Bring a Trailer's published results, kept apart by variant. We are an official Bring a Trailer Local Partner, so this is the same record we use when a seller asks us what to expect.
What each one sells for
| Variant | Median | Range | Sold | Sold rate | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esprit S1 | $102,000 | $35,750 to $156,000 | 4 | 80% | $68,000, Apr 21, 2026 |
| One-offs, modified and other | –mixed group, see the list | $7,000 | 1 | 100% | $7,000, Nov 9, 2026 |
Figures are for auctions that ended since Nov 2024. Prices are winning bids; the buyer pays Bring a Trailer's fee on top. "Sold rate" is the share of auctions that met reserve. A variant with fewer than 3 sales shows no median: one or two cars are not a market.
Every sale
24 sales| Ended | Car | Color | Miles | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 (1976-1978)One-offs, modified and other · Esprit S1 5-Speed Project, project car | Yellow over Green | – | $7,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 | Monaco White over Refreshed orange | – | $68,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 | Red over Beige | – | $35,750 | BaT listing ↗ |
| May 8, 2025 | 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 | – | – | $136,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Dec 6, 2024 | 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 | – | – | $156,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Oct 10, 2024 | 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 (1976-1978)One-offs, modified and other · Esprit S1 Project, project car | Yellow | – | $17,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Sep 22, 2024 | 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 | – | – | $63,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jul 16, 2024 | 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 | – | – | $30,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jan 17, 2024 | 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 (1976-1978)One-offs, modified and other · Esprit S1 Project, project car | Yellow over Tan | – | $22,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 1978 Lotus Esprit S1 | Black over Brown | – | $31,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 1978 Lotus Esprit S1 (1976-1978)One-offs, modified and other · Esprit Project, project car | Yellow | – | $9,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| May 9, 2023 | 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 (1976-1978)One-offs, modified and other · Esprit S1 Project, project car | White over Green | – | $19,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| May 8, 2023 | 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 | Red over Green | – | $42,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Dec 14, 2021 | 1978 Lotus Esprit S1 | Yellow | – | $33,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Dec 6, 2021 | 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 | Red over Gray | – | $23,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Apr 13, 2021 | 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 (1976-1978)One-offs, modified and other · Esprit | – | – | $21,007 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jan 25, 2021 | 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 | Red | – | $30,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 | Lagoon Blue over Gray | – | $31,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| May 7, 2020 | 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 (1976-1978)One-offs, modified and other · Esprit S1 Project, project car | Brown over Tan | – | $9,347 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Aug 17, 2018 | 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 | Carnival Red over Green | 18k mi | $39,007 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Sep 11, 2017 | 1978 Lotus Esprit S1 (1976-1978)One-offs, modified and other · Esprit S1 Project, project car, one owner | – | – | $26,250 | BaT listing ↗ |
| May 23, 2017 | 1978 Lotus Esprit S1 (1976-1978)One-offs, modified and other · Esprit Series I Project, project car | – | – | $9,450 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jan 12, 2017 | 1978 Lotus Esprit S1 (1976-1978)One-offs, modified and other · Esprit Series I Project, project car | – | – | $23,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Sep 22, 2016 | 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 | – | 24k mi | $36,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
What would yours sell for?
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Bid to, not sold
These cars did not meet reserve. The high bid is not a sale price and is not counted in any price figure above. The newest 5 are shown.
| Ended | Car | Color | Miles | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1978 Lotus Esprit S1 | Gray interior | – | $37,000bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| May 4, 2021 | 1978 Lotus Esprit S1 | Red over Tan | – | $20,250bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jan 7, 2019 | 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 | White over Red | – | $20,700bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Feb 8, 2018 | 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 | – | – | $31,000bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Dec 22, 2017 | 1978 Lotus Esprit S1 (1976-1978)One-offs, modified and other · Esprit S1 | Blue interior | – | $20,250bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
How to read these numbers
- Every price is a completed Bring a Trailer sale and links to its listing. Asking prices are not counted anywhere.
- The price is the winning bid. The buyer pays Bring a Trailer's fee on top of it.
- Variants are never averaged together, and conversions, race cars and projects are listed but left out of the medians.
- Mileage and colors are read from each listing's title and short description. Mileage is rounded there, so a "22k" car may have a few hundred miles either side, and a dash means the listing's summary didn't state it.
- Cars we sold ourselves are marked and open the car's own page, with its photos and history.
Reimel Motor Cars is an independent dealer and an official Bring a Trailer Local Partner. This page is our own summary of published results and is not produced or endorsed by Bring a Trailer.
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