Your cinematography is out of this world - the lighting behind the clouds of dust when you were cleaning the chassis was sublime! This is much more than just a car restoration channel 😄

I have never heard the words "guide coat" and "chassis" in the same paint video. Amazing work.

The fastidious detail you go to, coupled with the extraordinary camera work make these videos compulsive viewing

I hope every diy’er KZfaq channel starts using this technique (the stop go visualization of progress) because it’s beautiful and illustrative.

The one and only Car Jesus. Blessed to bits and back again.

This is some of the best content on the platform, full stop. Thank you.

Glad to see more Esprit content back on the channel George!

You're a madman, mate, but of the very best kind.

You're a man with lots of tenacity, great presentation skills and the videos are brilliant. The end product starting from now will be awsome. Can't wait to see the rebuild commence. Love Lotus, love the Esprit. 😊😊

You overdone yourself in this one George,not only entertaining but also very funny! But as i always say , GEOOOOORRRRRRRRRGEEEHHHHH!!!!!!! YEAHHHHHH!! LOOOOTUUUUSS!!

Agree, green sounds like a good idea. Happy St. Patrick's day to you!

Yay! Fresh SOUP! Yes George, it's always, "Who cares, no one will ever see it!" Countered by, "But _I_ will know it's there..." It's worth the effort for the peace of mind & satisfaction later!

Happy Paddy’s Day, lovely way to round off the evening. Fair play for going that extra step, it won’t be annoying you this way. Lovely wee 205 too

The voice-over, the music, the stop-motion and of course the glorious detail of the Esprit. Video-art, no less.

Perfect end to st patricks day who needs the pub 👌🏻

This is the only car on the internet I can’t wait to see done, another banger as usual man 👍🏼

If you want to do an absolutely faithful restoration of a British car from that era you need - (a) All work to be carried out cigarette in hand. (b) Mug of tea sitting on the work with the odd spill for good measure. (c) Down tools to attend Union meetings as often as possible. Your rebuild will last longer than the original car did.

I'm from Germany. I always look at your videos with enthusiasm. It's really great how you do it, and thank you for the time you invest in the videos. Greetings to the people who have helped you all!

Guide coating a chassis. A true master of your own destiny. Great work fella and happy st Patrick’s day ☘️

Soup Friday!

Love seeing the Lotus making big progress. My favourite content. Happy St. Paddy's.

The madness and beauty of obsession.

"It's all or nothing"....awesome line !

British racing green is amazing but when I saw this car in orange it just made sense to me. Pretty much any random color would look great but the one that it ends up with is going to be perfect. Thanks for making these videos, the effort is unmatched!

Awesome production values, thanks so much for the effort. My Uncle Chris Charles imported Morgans to Canada and once drove up to the house in one these. Pure delight😁😁

Yassou George, Iv'e been following since you began working on the Merc. Just wanted to say a big thanks for bringing us along on your journey and entertaining us along the way. Excellent cinamatography. All the best.

Love it. The most unique car channel on KZfaq. Something about these make me so content. I remember the first video of yours I saw, you were cutting and patching an SUV frame outside in the cold. More patch than original material. Looked like someone trying to glue together a shattered mirror. Glad to see you have somewhere inside to work now! =)

Fantastic George ! Happy St Patrick's Day 🙂

Awesome work George. Glad to know the only one who’s obsessed with minor detail that nobody else even notices!

Man your videos are amazing. The patience, the cinematography, the meticulous restoration, the voice overs. You are an inspiration now and going to be a legend in the next generation of car bloggers and video makers.

It's a great day when a new Soup video hits the internet. Your dedication to this car is outstanding George, and as for the video quality, you set a very high bar indeed. Happy St Patrick's day.

George, I can't thank you enough for churning out new Esprit content like you've been doing recently. I massively enjoy watching this incredible car come back to life, meticulously documented like this. You're a one-of-a-kind car youtuber.

You are a new find for me. I think you and the German greasy fingers guy must be twins, separated at birth. I enjoy drinking beer on my recliner while you guys work yourselves to death for our entertainment! Seriously it is wonderful to see such dedicated, articulate, skilled car guys at work. Keep up the fantastic work!

I didn't know I was also here for Husky content, but I am pleased.

Just brilliant thank you 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

You should hire your time-lapse machine. It makes projects so much quicker. Joy to watch this classic lotus getting the attention it deserves.

My boi is back in the garage. Beers for everybody!!!

The never ending chassi story is never ending 🙂Still enjoying the content of course.

Not only a restorer, also an artist. Great work there!

Looking great. Always nice to reach the end of primer and sanding. Happy St Pats!

Loving the biweekly cadence!

Fantastic video George. I'm currently restoring my grandfather's Lotus Eclat and know your pain. Based in Ireland myself, so hopefully we can get a picture of the two of them side by side in future! Best, Tim

on the bright side, the filler is probably lighter than the steel that used to occupy those pitted areas :) Great to see this project moving along!

Pure joy! The Esprit, the cinematography and the music have met to an amazing result. Thank you George!

Lotus Altair Green = sublime colour

Gotta say, I like what you’re doing man.

Do you know what I finally noticed on this video? The script/narration! The videos are always so captivating, and the visual content so enthralling that I never really paid deliberate attention to the words. I hope that's a great compliment! You do a superb job conveying not only the technical how-to stuff, but the reasons for decisions taken, your motivation (or lack of it!), your mood, enthusiasm, trade-offs taken, etc. And you do it all in a great, calm, colloquial, friendly kind of way as if we might discuss it at a car people's get-together or something. It's always pure quality, George, and it looks like the subs are climbing too. Deservedly so, nobody can say you haven't put your all into it!

Much awaited, much appreciated excellent work as always from you.

Thanks for great stories George!

The patience and extra effort will be well worth it. When the project is completed and you are driving it down the road you will be thankful you did it.

Happy St. Paddy's day, great video as usual.

Happy St. Pat's to you Georgie! This is one of very few channels i consistently watch and i can honestly say that i'm excited for each new vid when it arrives. Your channel is growing nicely which you greatly deserve. Cheers lad from Eastern Canada!

Also, the skills and practice you earned while doing all that prep and sanding and paint on the chassis meant when you do the body, it’ll be near perfect!!!

Perfect timing! Love your content.. have been waiting for this video for a long time! Keep em coming man

Thx great job lovely video

Lovely work - The theatre of the Esprit is the shape and doesn't need to be the colour - I'm thinking Harry Metcalfe's XJC green 👍

Fantastic, George. Beautifully shot, funny and informative. Thank you!

Looking forward to more of this. Detail, funnest shots/angles, pace, music… most excellent. Party on. 🎉

AMAZINGNES!!!

I'd love to get an Esprit S1 to electrify.. Your yoke looks beautiful. Great work and well wear. 👍

Preparation, Preparation, Preparation is the key to a great job as you are finding out.

Love your style. thanks

Another great video. I would like to see silver on the Esprit, I think it's a great technical colour. 👍🇦🇺

That’s amazing work by George 😊

I worked on one of these in the ninety's, worked at a car lot and it was traded in with a Baja bug . Owner decided to donate them to a charity auction thingy as he couldn't finance them to anyone and write them off.the lotus needed brakes and carbs rebuilt and a tune up. Once I got it going and cleaned up was a really nice car but that motor . The way it sang as it screamed thru the gears , I still dream about it . I've driven Porsche and other cars that were faster, but nothing has the smooth power and sounds of this car.

Thanks, George, for another great video.

A flat smooth surface also prevents any moisture from pooling and/or staying in those pits so I’m so glad you got addicted to the filler for the chassis!!! Amazing work wow!!

You have to make a short out of your skit with the lads. It’s hilarious!!

Such attention to detail. Fabulous as usual George.

If you're leaning into green I'd be looking at those nice 1970s olive-y greens that you got on Mk1 Golfs or Fiat X1-9s. I think that would look spot-on - and the Giorgetto Giugiaro connection feels kosher and on-point ;) Excellent work as always - tantalisingly close!

Brilliant. Couldn't not think... second best priest 😂😂😂

Thank Jesus back to the good stuff ☺️🙂☺️☺️☺️🙂. Brilliant production. Thank you😍🥰😍😍🥰😍😍🥰🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🥰🥰😍🇮🇪🙏🙏🙏😂😂😚😚💘☺️🙂❤️💛💛💙💙🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲😊😊🥳🐔👍👍🥰🥰😍🇮🇪🙏🙏😚💘☺️☺️🙂

Nothing worse (or better) than to have an expert sit over your shoulder and point out the obvious mistakes that are never seen by us amateurs. You're doing a fantastic, and patient, job. Love the orange colour... maybe the green? No, purple, yeah, purple, hmm, maybe not🤔, feck... I don't know, heliotrope?🥴

These are always amazing. This is going to amazing once you are driving down the road!

Graham Hill era Lotus 49 green gets my vote

BRG looks good on ANY vehicle.

I forgot about this project. Neat.

Beautiful.

Hey Mate, Great job again!

lovely one!

Nice video like Allway, much love from Dominican Republic. 😊

the edits @11:40 and @11:50 in time with the sanding pad..pretty damn great.

you are just amazing i told you before in pauls yard (sprinter) just dont forget to fill the chassi with wax regards franz the german

Soups on!

Excellent video as always! As for the green conundrum, may I suggest Altair Green? It was available on late S1 and S2 Elites, and was on a handful of S2 and S3 Esprit and is a lovely colour. Paired with burgundy interior in particular.

I almost think that in some ways, George, you are putting off the moment when you start to put the Espirit back together!

oof that 205... me gusta

Your OCD is getting a grip on you. A Lotus chassis had a fairly average finish originally, slap the paint on and enjoy. Thanks for the fantastic films George

Bmw had an awsome green color in the 70’s called agave green, you either love it or hate it. You guessed it right I love it. It looks awesome with black striping imagine the Esprit that agave green with black writing on the bottom side under the door strip saying Esprit.

I like the car you're restoring, 40 years ago a friends brother was restoring a JPS S2 (world champion edition black and gold) when his father bought a burnt out S2- so they made a mould from the JPS and popped out a new body ! I also like how you are doing the job and I like the films, especially the animation. best regards.

Brilliant work, your right most of the Chassis won’t be seen, but your be safe in the knowledge that you did it right and to the perfectionist who will notice it then it matters!

Cabbage green almost whitish. Thanks for the series.

Best channel

the esprit looks awesome in a bronze flake with gold wheels -just saying 😊

Would be so cool to build one of these into a restomod with modern and classic combined. Always loved the way these cars looked seeing them in James Bond as a kid.

Happy St Paddy's Day fella. Sterling work going on here sar.

I'll be happy with Soup for dinner any night of the week!

Bright colours just shout out 'Look at me', but if you're driving a Lotus Esprit, anyone with good taste in cars will already be looking! Personally, I would rule out yellow, orange, pink, purple or light blue. Red is possible, as are certain shades of green, but for me the best colour would be its original white. Whichever colour you choose, I'll keep watching with deep admiration. You're doing an outstanding job.

I'm glad you went for taking (a long protracted painful) stab at giving the chassis a good finish. We get more content and you'll be that much more proud of it when it's done. A labour of love is a labour of love... and love is a mild form of insanity. This whole project is only possible with a certain amount insanity, so just give in to it. You know you want to.

I doubt any other Esprit chassis has received this kind of love.