On October 9, 1990, Lotus Cars USA put for sale twenty World
Challenge Race Car Replicas built to commemorate the success of our
friend Doc
Bundy in the 1990 SCCA Escort World Challenge. The cars listed for
approximately $134,000, although none were probably sold at that high a
price. The last of the twenty cars was finally sold new for about $70,000 in
1996, years after it was built. This is probably the most valuable
Esprit to purchase and even 15 years later cars are selling for about
$55,000US.
The specifications for the cars were as
follows:
Body
Monaco White paint work
Deep skirt front air darn
Front-wheel air deflectors
Optimized competition rear wing
Reduced ride height
Road type full roll cage
Matt black exterior mirrors
Opening composite roof panel
World Challenge decals
Parts vendor identification kit
Chassis
Fully adjustable competition suspension
225145-ZR 16 Goodyear Eagle front tires
225/50-ZR 16 Goodyear Eagle rear tires
Revolution 3-piece racing wheels
AP Racing 4-pot [piston] caliper brakes
Competition brake discs with cooling ducts
Revised steering geometry
High-rate suspension springs
Monroe shock absorbers with competition valves
Brembo disc parking brake
'Get you home' tire inflator replacing spare wheel
Powertrain
Increased capacity engine chargecooler
Hand-finished cylinder head
Competition oil pan with anti-surge baffles
Limited-slip final drive differential
Competition transmission casing
Special gear-selector forks
Interior
Black doeskin upholstery
Perforated hide-wearing surfaces
Competition-type bucket seats
Black anti-glare instrument panel
225mph electronic speedometer
4in tachometer
Optimized foot pedal locations
'Trackgrip' brake-pedal location
Competition-developed left foot rest
Aluminum heel rest plate
Door-mounted grab handles
Lightweight gray carpet
Reduced sound deadening package
Cabin and windshield beater
Optimized interior package deleting clock, ashtrays; map pocket
and air conditioning.