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| Aaron Cox |
 Oct 6 2003, 07:50 PM
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saw one drivin in hollywood- this thing has the most raced out engine-
the lotus europa, 1.6L 126 HP Attached image(s) 
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| shoguneagle |
Oct 11 2003, 02:45 AM
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shoguneagle Group: Members Posts: 1,180 Joined: 3-January 03 From: CA, OR, AZ (CAZOR); New Mexico Member No.: 84 Region Association: Northern California |
It is very enjoyable to see a Lotus Europa on a 914 board. In their day, they were to closest thing in production to a Formula car. low center of gravity, handling, etc were their trademark. Ugly, yes; Appealing, yes. You had to throw yourself into to the car and roll yourself out on hands and knees. I like them: even with having the black art, Lucus - The Prince of Darkness, as an electrical system. I may be mistaken on this but I think some models may have had the Ford Cosworth engine and Big Valve Head? installed in this type car. There were several of the Europa's that were made into race cars (called a type 47); even one of these cars had a Rover V-8 put in them (supposedly still in existence and being restored). Essentially a street version race car.
914? Ugly, yes; Appealing, yes. Excellent driver and dependable although not enough power for what the car is designed and has been done with it performance wise. Does not have the Prince of Darkness syndrome. It does come with a flat six which is still short on power; conversions after market has placed higher performance engines in the car includiing American V-8's. Handles extremely well. With modifications, makes an excellent race car; some people say it has won more races for the Porsche name without being called a Porsche I have a Lotus (Esprit Series 1) and a Porsche (914-8, Chev V-8; currently converting to Porsche flat -6). I have rebuilt/restored both to some degree of running on the road. I enjoy both very much with each having advantages as well as draw backs. The Esprit I have is derived from the Europa with a tube inter frame whereas the 914 is unibody. Both built to save weight and made to handle. One is limited production, hand made; the other is mass produced, machine made. One has the Prince of Darkness, the other has Bosch. I enjoy them both, how lucky I am !!!! Just some comments on how I see these cars, and only my opinion. Steve Hurt Shoguneagle |
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Aaron Cox I HAVE MID ENGINE FEVER! Oct 6 2003, 07:50 PM
Mark Henry DDS who hangs out on the pelican 914 board is rest... Oct 6 2003, 08:11 PM ChrisReale There is a few of those that run in the Sovren Vny... Oct 6 2003, 08:13 PM jkeyzer Something about the shape of that car makes it loo... Oct 6 2003, 08:15 PM seanery 1 word UGLY.
I've seen 'em around, and I ... Oct 6 2003, 08:21 PM Aaron Cox they weigh like nothing! and they have a centr... Oct 6 2003, 08:23 PM ! There is a reason they stopped making them..... Oct 6 2003, 09:01 PM Aaron Cox ! Reasons .....
1) English
2) Lucas
3) Insurance
4)... Oct 6 2003, 09:09 PM Aaron Cox lousy motors? and a a 2.7 that pulls head studs is... Oct 6 2003, 09:12 PM ! The 2.7 was a great motor....until the US governme... Oct 6 2003, 09:15 PM scotty Just find one and start following...stop and pick ... Oct 6 2003, 10:58 PM FriarJohn Believe it or not, there's one of these things... Oct 6 2003, 11:57 PM fiid It's a lotus. The wiring is shit. Since I... Oct 7 2003, 01:49 AM thesey914 I love those Europa's -I love quirky cars thou... Oct 7 2003, 05:35 AM mharrison The tractor trailer test each car went through pri... Oct 7 2003, 07:44 AM URY914 You better be short to fit in one.
I'd never ... Oct 7 2003, 10:06 AM mike_the_man Lotus's are cool cars. And light. My buddy i... Oct 7 2003, 10:59 AM maf914 Europas are cool. I've got two in my closet. ... Oct 7 2003, 12:49 PM Ferg Speaking of lotus, I just got my new road and trac... Oct 7 2003, 01:21 PM thesey914 I can vouch for the Elises's dynamics, my cous... Oct 8 2003, 02:06 AM thesey914 some pics of the other machinery Oct 8 2003, 02:19 AM tod914 That europa looks like's Englands answer to th... Oct 8 2003, 08:14 AM Mark Henry Told ya me buddy Dave (DDS) had one!!... Oct 10 2003, 09:03 PM Lotus914 Ahh I can't resist... I'm Dave.
Hello all... Oct 10 2003, 10:16 PM Aaron Cox them is fightin words! :lol2: Oct 10 2003, 10:18 PM Lotus914 Oh yeah, I forgot to compare the way they sound..... Oct 10 2003, 10:24 PM GWN7 Hi Dave,
welcome to the board. We spoke on the o... Oct 11 2003, 03:34 AM Lotus914 GWN - I remember that, you're in Winnipeg righ... Oct 11 2003, 05:58 AM maf914 Dave, Welcome. Glad you've joined this BBS. ... Oct 11 2003, 06:15 AM Lotus914 Thanks Mike and others for the welcome!
Hey... Oct 11 2003, 03:43 PM GWN7 Dave,
the body of the car I was looking at was in... Oct 11 2003, 03:48 PM thesey914 :lol: |
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