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1986 Lotus Esprit (S3, green and gold, classic)

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Updated 26 September 2026

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Make: Lotus
Model: Esprit
Variant: S3
Year: 1986
Decade: 1980s
Colour: Green and gold
Types: Classic Sports car

This catalogue entry records a 1986 Lotus Esprit S3 in green and gold, a sports car, from the 1980s.

The 1986 Lotus Esprit S3 in green and gold is filed under Classic and Sports car, within the 1980s picture cars.

1980s on screen

Travel to a leisure destination can be introduced with bags and gathering passengers, avoiding the need to make the vehicle itself explain the purpose of the trip. Older models can remain part of an eighties neighbourhood, allowing the street to show a mixture of ages instead of a row of uniformly recent cars. A locked-off eighties exterior still requires background attention, because passing present-day cars can enter a view that looked suitable when the location was first photographed.

Possible roles in a production

A static sports-car portrait can be planned around the side view or a chosen detail, while clothing and location establish the tone of the image. A conversation beside a parked sports car can keep attention on the people, allowing the vehicle to remain part of the setting rather than the subject. Access for performers should be tried with the exact sports car, especially when bags or formal costume have to be managed during an entrance.

About this listing

A 1986 Lotus Esprit S3 in green and gold is listed here, with Classic and Sports car as its catalogue categories. There are 6 Lotus Esprits in the catalogue. Browsing by year shows model listings from 1978 through to 1998. Colour details elsewhere in this selection mention white, black and gold, black and burgundy. For a broader search, the make collection covers 27 Lotus vehicles and the period collection 379 cars from the 1980s.

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Can I hire this 1986 Lotus Esprit in green and gold for filming?

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