{"id":1154,"date":"2010-04-01T14:57:53","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T19:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1154"},"modified":"2020-06-03T16:17:34","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T21:17:34","slug":"1980-lotus-esprit-with-ford-taurus-sho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1154","title":{"rendered":"1980 Lotus Esprit with a Ford Taurus SHO V6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1980-Lotus-Esprit-with-Taurus-SHO-V6-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"56695\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=56695\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1980-Lotus-Esprit-with-Taurus-SHO-V6-01.jpg?fit=791%2C590&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"791,590\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1980 Lotus Esprit with Taurus SHO V6 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1980 Lotus Esprit with Taurus SHO V6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1980-Lotus-Esprit-with-Taurus-SHO-V6-01.jpg?fit=791%2C590&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1980-Lotus-Esprit-with-Taurus-SHO-V6-01.jpg?resize=600%2C448&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1980 Lotus Esprit with Taurus SHO V6\" width=\"600\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-56695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1980-Lotus-Esprit-with-Taurus-SHO-V6-01.jpg?resize=600%2C448&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1980-Lotus-Esprit-with-Taurus-SHO-V6-01.jpg?resize=768%2C573&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1980-Lotus-Esprit-with-Taurus-SHO-V6-01.jpg?w=791&amp;ssl=1 791w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This 1980 Lotus Esprit is for sale with an asking price of $15,000. The sports car is no longer powered by an inline-four. Instead it features a 3.0 L V6 from a Ford Taurus SHO mated to the factory Lotus five-speed transmission. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1980-Lotus-Esprit-with-Taurus-SHO-V6-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"56696\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=56696\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1980-Lotus-Esprit-with-Taurus-SHO-V6-02.jpg?fit=792%2C588&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"792,588\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1980 Lotus Esprit with Taurus SHO V6 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1980 Lotus Esprit with Taurus SHO V6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1980-Lotus-Esprit-with-Taurus-SHO-V6-02.jpg?fit=792%2C588&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1980-Lotus-Esprit-with-Taurus-SHO-V6-02.jpg?resize=600%2C445&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1980 Lotus Esprit with Taurus SHO V6\" width=\"600\" height=\"445\" class=\"alignnone size-medium 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data-orig-size=\"796,592\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1980 Lotus Esprit with Taurus SHO V6 03\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1980 Lotus Esprit with Taurus SHO V6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1980-Lotus-Esprit-with-Taurus-SHO-V6-03.jpg?fit=796%2C592&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1980-Lotus-Esprit-with-Taurus-SHO-V6-03.jpg?resize=600%2C446&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1980 Lotus Esprit with Taurus SHO V6\" 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data-attachment-id=\"56699\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=56699\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1980-Lotus-Esprit-with-Taurus-SHO-V6-05.jpg?fit=794%2C590&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"794,590\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1980 Lotus Esprit with Taurus SHO V6 05\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1980 Lotus Esprit with Taurus SHO V6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1980-Lotus-Esprit-with-Taurus-SHO-V6-05.jpg?fit=794%2C590&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1980-Lotus-Esprit-with-Taurus-SHO-V6-05.jpg?resize=600%2C446&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1980 Lotus Esprit with Taurus SHO V6\" width=\"600\" height=\"446\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-56699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1980-Lotus-Esprit-with-Taurus-SHO-V6-05.jpg?resize=600%2C446&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1980-Lotus-Esprit-with-Taurus-SHO-V6-05.jpg?resize=768%2C571&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1980-Lotus-Esprit-with-Taurus-SHO-V6-05.jpg?w=794&amp;ssl=1 794w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/vpp0E5oppU0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/RJfVCCMj6xU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/320509218308?ViewItem=&#038;item=320509218308\">eBay<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/30\/ebay-find-of-the-day-1980-lotus-esprit-with-sho-under-glass-eng\/\">Autoblog<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This 1980 Lotus Esprit is for sale with an asking price of $15,000. The sports car is no longer powered by an inline-four. Instead it features a 3.0 L V6 from a Ford Taurus SHO mated to the factory Lotus five-speed transmission. Source: eBay via Autoblog<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":56695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[511],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-esprit-lotus"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/1980-Lotus-Esprit-with-Taurus-SHO-V6-01.jpg?fit=791%2C590&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":107739,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=107739","url_meta":{"origin":1154,"position":0},"title":"1936 Ford Tudor with a Taurus SHO V6","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 17, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1936 Ford Tudor won the Al Slonaker Memorial Award in 2011 at the Grand National Roadster Show after the owner spent 14 years building it. 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The car is no longer powered by a carbureted 200 ci inline-six. Instead Dillon swapped in a 3.0 L SHO V6 from a 1991 Taurus SHO boosted by a ProCharger P-1SC supercharger. 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This Turbo Esprit is powered by an E-Rod 6.2 L LS3 crate engine that produces 430 horsepower. Much more power than the 215 hp the factory 2.2 L inline-four\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Esprit&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Esprit","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=511"},"img":{"alt_text":"Lotus Esprit with a LS3 V8","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lotus-Esprit-with-a-LS3-V8-08.jpg?fit=1200%2C802&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lotus-Esprit-with-a-LS3-V8-08.jpg?fit=1200%2C802&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lotus-Esprit-with-a-LS3-V8-08.jpg?fit=1200%2C802&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lotus-Esprit-with-a-LS3-V8-08.jpg?fit=1200%2C802&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lotus-Esprit-with-a-LS3-V8-08.jpg?fit=1200%2C802&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":141891,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=141891","url_meta":{"origin":1154,"position":3},"title":"Carbon Fiber Lotus Esprit with a Twin-Turbo 3.5 L V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"December 8, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Encor is building up to 50 special Lotus Esprit S1 cars. The company uses the chassis, V8 motor, transaxle, windows, and several accessories from the Lotus Esprit V8. The twin-turbo 3.5 L Type 918 V8 is rebuilt with forged pistons, upgraded turbochargers, and modern ECU. 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