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Original twin cam engine in the car above....
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Lotus?
lotus europa... i think... i think they look kinda ugly...but at the same time beatiful.... kinda like the 914
Man.....You guys are quick! It's a Lotus elite. In Seattle.
thats a Europa.
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thats a Europa. |
How much? I have a friend looking for a Lotus motor for his Cortina.
Definitely a Europa. (I like the Elans better.) There are some fairly devoted Lotus folks on the net. Some of y'all (especially AX-ers) might find this site interesting: http://autox.team.net/
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This is an Elite......
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This is an original Elite. The Elite preceeded the Elan. It was also a fibreglass bodied car. Very pretty and very hard to manufacture, Lotus replaced it with the Elan.
You can read a brief synopsis here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Elite
Oh, and the car from the OP is a Europa Twin-cam.
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You are right...Europa...I have no idea where I came up with"Elite"....Haven't had my coffee yet. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.
Here is a link to the add.
http://victoria.craigslist.org/car/125592521.html
i will own a europa someday
The original Elite was a pretty rare car and light.....!!!
dad had one new.
rolled it on I-70 (I think grandma was in the passenger seat)
they popped the fiberglass roof back out and repainted only the top.
pretty amazing car and I think around 10-1 power to weight. A giant killer
brant
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i will own a europa someday |
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I have a friend looking for a Lotus motor for his Cortina. |
Plus it has...yeeeeeeech....Strombergs
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This has a different motor than the Lotus Cortinas...they were 1600 cc 8 valve with chain driven cams. The twin cam Europa used the 2L 16 valve version (different block)...belt driven cams....same motor as the Jensen Healey and early Lotus Esprit. It's a great motor but takes about 8 hours to adjust the valves. |
Wonder if they wan to sell the Mustang fastback??
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I traded mine for a rusty Maserati...
That europa would be a blast if it was all done up. That twin-cam motor can be worked over and make quite a bit of HP. Main thing would be to take the body off and see how the spine-frame looks. That and getting the wiring sorted out (yikes)
There is a Europa in town every time I see it it strike me as being a truly ugly automobile.
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I thought the older ones used the 1600cc engine, and it's only the new ones that use the 2L... |
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