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Solved - NEH 2739: Adamo GT turned into James Bond Lotus Esprit "replica"
« on: June 20, 2013, 09:31:45 AM »
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Re: NEH 2739
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2013, 05:47:31 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 2739
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2013, 07:21:01 PM »
Matra Baghera base?
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Re: NEH 2739
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2013, 04:08:04 AM »
Quote from: frederick59 on June 27, 2013, 07:21:01 PM
Matra Baghera base?

That front does look like one doesn't it?; but this car is not related to Matra!
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Re: NEH 2739
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2013, 02:33:24 PM »
But French it is ?
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Re: NEH 2739
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2013, 07:47:51 AM »
1980 Adamo from Brasil. For sale at $20,000.
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Re: NEH 2739
« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2013, 03:25:04 PM »
Yes, it is an Adamo.
But it's not a standard one.
It's very much a one-off so can you tell me a bit more about what it's meant to be?  Locked for you to do so!

You did well to find it - it doesn't look much like an Adamo to me!
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Re: NEH 2739
« Reply #7 on: June 29, 2013, 07:34:40 PM »
Here is what I have found on it. Adamo Lotus Esprit 007. Adamo GT 1980, transformado em Lotus Esprit, replica fiel do carro do James Bond, inclusive com detalhes como metralhadora e asas, como acessorio. Impececavel e 100% restaurado. Doc ok, liceciado 2013. So, this Adamo GT was modified, apparently to replicate, one of the two Lotus Esprit, from the James Bond film...The Spy Who Loved me.
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Re: NEH 2739
« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2013, 01:28:34 PM »
That's about the long and short of it, yes.  I suppose it does look a bit like a Lotus Esprit if you squint..  The engine seems to be in the wrong place though!

The guff about it translates as "Adamo GT 1980 turned into Lotus Esprit, faithful replica of James Bond's car, including details like machine gun and wings, as accessory. Impeccable and 100% restored."

I must look up "faithful" in the dictionary..

I don't remember Bond's Esprit having machine guns (think they were the sole preserve of his DB5) but I think the aquatic Esprit did have harpoon guns for those underwater battles!

Anyway, it's your point.
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