3rd Owner, Blue, Low Mileage, Mechanical Restoration on 2040-cars
United States
Body Type:Coupe
Engine:1.6L
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Year: 1972
Interior Color: Black
Make: Lotus
Number of Cylinders: 4
Model: Other
Trim: Europa Twin Cam
Drive Type: RWD
Mileage: 37,510
Exterior Color: Blue
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
This 1972 Lotus Europa Twin Cam is a third owner car with just 37,510 miles. Blue (L12) exterior, black interior. 4 speed manual. 1600cc with Zenith Stromberg carbs. Having sat in a garage from 1975 to 2013, it has just been through a complete mechanical restoration and is in great working condition. The first owner apparently only drove the car for approximately 10,000 miles before selling it to the second owner who enjoyed the car from ~1973 to 1975, at which time the car broke down. The story goes that on Halloween night 1975, the timing chain jumped a sprocket and bent a valve. Following an engine rebuild, but not actually being driven, the car was put on blocks in storage until 2010 at which time I purchased it. While the car was exceptionally complete, it was in need of serious cleaning and mechanical restoration. There are many original elements of car: factory paint and trim, drive train, carpets, dash, seats, seat belts, wheels/hubcaps, headliner, door panels, owners manual, tool kit, rear trunk, spare tire and jack. Upgrades are limited to the exhaust header and muffler, .040” over pistons, mild cams (both installed in 1975 engine rebuild), Pertronix electronic ignition, and a new Spal electric fan. Restoration work includes the following: Engine and transmission: Engine rebuilt at 36,873 miles (~600 miles on rebuild) New valve guides New timing chain New coil New water pump seal and bearings New water pump belt Original radiator re-cored New cooling hoses New heater valve New thermostat New otter switch New voltage stabilizer (for gauges) New inner driveshaft seals Rebuilt carburetors Rebuilt fuel pump Replaced fuel lines New fuel tank filler hoses New shifter bushing New plugs, cap and rotor Brakes and suspension: Rebuild master cylinder Rebuilt rear brake cylinders New brake shoes Rebuilt front calipers Replaced all brake lines New brake light switch Rebuilt Girling brake servos (from circa 1975 Girling rebuild kit that came with car, NLA) New front swaybar bushings (poly) Repacked front bearings New rear upright seals New rear bearings New rear bearing spacers New tires
Body: New windshield New stainless door hinges New driver door seal Known issues: Horn does not work Oil pressure gauge broken Usual, minor oil leaks (mostly/entirely from cam seal behind alt. pulley) Some coolant drips Missing stock air filter housing Paint not perfect, but original Front of car had been hit in parking lot in ~1973, minor damage since repaired Have all old/original parts that were pulled from car, as well as a variety of spares (Girling Servos components, master cylinder, various brake seals, air filters, locking gas caps, oil pump) Clear Title. Please contact me with any questions. |
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Lotus said to be planning new sedan, crossover [w/poll]
Thu, 21 Aug 2014Lotus has been in limbo in recent years. After former CEO Dany Bahar revealed his plans to build six new models, its parent company was sold, Bahar was sacked, his plans were canceled and a new CEO was hired in the form of former Peugeot chief Jean-Marc Gales. The industry has been waiting ever since to find out what Gales would do with the storied marque, and now we seem to have some indication.
Reports coming in from Malaysia indicate that Jean-Marc presented to the board of parent company Proton a plan for Lotus to build a new sedan and crossover. Though details are scarce, and may seem downright blasphemous for an automaker that built is reputation on lightweight sports cars, it would not be the first time that the House that Colin Built has toyed with either idea.
The company presented the APX crossover concept at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show, and the Eterne sedan concept as part of Bahar's far-reaching plans at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. The new plans may use these concepts as starting points or could go another direction entirely.
Lotus names Jean-Marc Gales as new CEO
Sun, 04 May 2014It's been about two years since DRB-Hicom took over Proton, and through it Lotus. One of its first courses of action was to fire the existing CEO, Dany Bahar, and proceed to scrap most if not all of his (arguably over-) ambitious plans. In his place they put one of their own - Aslam Farikullah - as Chief Operation Officer, but now the Malaysian-owned British automaker has attracted an industry heavyweight to lead it into the future.
That heavyweight is Jean-Marc Gales. The British- and German-educated Luxembourgian has spent the past couple of years running the European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA), but may be better known for his previous posting as CEO of PSA Peugeot Citroën between 2009 and 2012, during which time he introduced the Citroën DS line, amongst others, and increased the French automaker's sales. Before PSA he worked for Daimler, General Motors and Volkswagen.
As the new Chief Executive Officer of Group Lotus, Gales will face the difficult task of growing a business based on three models - the Elise, Exige and Evora - that date back to 1996, 2000 and 2009, respectively. Whether he'll push for new models like his predecessor did remains to be seen, but he'd be wise to learn from Bahar's mistakes and avoid overextending what has always been a relatively small automaker.
Jay Leno goes old school with 1966 Lotus Elan 26R
Mon, 31 Mar 2014On the latest episode of Jay Leno's Garage the guest's are both from inside the garage: the man they call Professor Jim Hall, Leno's master fabricator, and the 1966 Lotus 26R that he spent 18 months building. The Elan 26R was the racing version of the Elan that Lotus founder Colin Chapman began building after watching privateer teams prep their roadgoing Elans for competition duty all over Europe. Built by the factory from 1964-1966, drivers like Jim Clark and Jackie Stewart won silverware in the roadster called "the giant killer."
Hall, a veteran Lotus wrench, started with the 1966 Elan street car and turned it into a 26R that's arguably better than the factory original. Except for the engine block and head, original 26R body and Elan chassis, just about everything is custom built, highly modified or special order, from the fabricated oil pan, brake lines, safety wiring and oval exhaust tubing to the six-speed sequential transmission.
The episode is an unusually-long 21 minutes because, as an in-house build, Leno can go through the process of putting the whole roadster together. When he takes it for a drive and keeps going on about how it sings, you can hear it, too. It's worth the time to check out Mr. Hall's Opus in the video below.
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