With a new Esprit on something resembling the horizon, we started getting nostalgic for the old S1 and S2. Which, were our pockets lined with a modicum of dosh, could get us in some serious, serious, unthinkable trouble. Meanwhile, here's a Top Gear clip from the first season featuring Jezza and the Stig whirling one of the last examples of the line around Dunsfold airfield, as well as a discussion of the merits of pop-up headlights.
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