That’ll Buff Out: 1970 Lotus Europa
The Europa was a sporty two seater built by Colin Chapman’s Lotus Cars in Norfolk, UK. Only 9300 of these high-butted gems were built between 1966-1975 and in today’s world of overpriced junk (see Porsche 912 or 914 prices…ahem) the Europa is still surprisingly affordable, especially when they’ve got a smashed up front end. Anyway, how expensive can fiberglass repair be? Find this 1970 Lotus Europa offered for $10,000 in Lebanon, OH via spacesmash baconbook. Tip from Dave.
From the seller:
1970 Lotus 2-eleven
$10,000
Listed 3 days ago in Lebanon, OH
About This Vehicle
Driven 47,000 miles
Manual transmission
Exterior color: Black · Interior color: Black
Fuel type: Gasoline
Excellent condition
Clean title
This vehicle has no significant damage or problems.Seller’s Description
1970 lotus europa in excellent is condition 100% stock 47,026 miles everything has been rebuilt over 20 thousand dollars in receipt much more to mention! I had a little accident on the front as seen in the pics
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“This vehicle has no significant damage or problems.” Can we embed the Captain Picard Facepalm GIF in our comments yet? How do we do that?
“For a Lotus, this car has no significant damage or problems.”
There. Fixed it.
-Stan
You know, fixing the body damage would be a lot easier than what is required to fix most Europas. One could take the opportunity to backdate the nose to series one turn signals and paint it some easier-to-see color like Lotus yellow, french blue, or signal orange. A black Europa seems like a bad idea for a tiny fragile car with no crash protection or AC and windows that just sort of open. Other than the nose this looks to be in really nice shape.
Wish I fit.
Anybody remember Alfredo’s Foreign Cars in Larchmont?