1973 Lotus Europa Twin Cam on 2040-cars
Round Rock, Texas, United States
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We are selling our 1973 Lotus Europa.. This has
been a family project for the past 2 yrs.
Car was discovered in a garage where it had sat untouched for 15
yrs. All the work was done to bring it
to its former glory & road worthy shape. ·
All front & rear suspension rebuilt with new
bushings, trunnions and new Spax adjustable shocks. ·
Brakes are all new pads & shoes, new wheel
cylinder, rebuilt calibers & master cylinder with new rubber brake lines. ·
Engine was rebuilt with new bearings, rings,
head & block was machined, valve guides machined to accept valve seals. New water pump was install at this time. ·
New Pertronix electric distributor & coil was
added along with electric fuel pump for reliability. ·
An upgrade exhausts system from RD Enterprises
which includes new header pipe & muffler to add power & better sound. ·
The carburetors were sent out to SV carbs.com
for ultrasonic cleaning & rebuild.
They make the carburetors as close to new as possible. Car idles smooth and has great power &
delivers it smoothly. I also added an
air filter system for cleaner air to the engine. ·
Transmission was checked & resealed by Eagle
Transmission. It shifts well once you
learn the gears. Shifting is a bit vague
in the Europa models. ·
Cooling system has no leaks and has all new
hoses. The heater has been by passed by
previous owner. I don’t know why. ·
The car has been repainted in the past. There are a few small chips but overall has a
good appearance. ·
Interior is in great shape for it age. It’s all original & has 1 rip in the
driver’s seat. ·
The car runs & drives well. It has a current State Inspection from the
State of Texas. Its street legal. ·
This car is unique & gets lots of attention
driving down the road. · Will be happy to answer any questions about the car & the work that has been done. BUYER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING DELIVERY AND OR SHIPPING COST. PAYMENT IS REQUIRED WITHIN 10 DAY OF THE CLOSE DATE OF AUCTION. On Oct-23-13 at 15:53:59 PDT, seller added the following information: ***Please note that the Vehicle ID # is 742524R |
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Lotus to move immediately forward with new variants rather than new models
Mon, 22 Jul 2013It took 1.5 years, but a DRB-Hicom managing director told Malaysia's Business Times that the company has "cleaned up" the situation at Lotus from its finances to its marketing and image. The clean-up job we're most interested in, the product portfolio, will be demonstrated by financial investment in a three-year program of "variants based on existing products - variants with improved technology, improved performance."
You'll notice mention of the word "variants" three times but no mention of the phrase "new models." We knew that with the death of the five-new-model turnaround plan dreamed up by ex-Lotus CEO Dany Bahar DRB-Hicom said there'd only be three distinct lines - which is the current number - but during Lotus' trouble-plagued 2012 it sold just 80 cars all year, and for a tense spell it really wasn't clear if DRB-Hicom would commit to even keeping Lotus alive, much less investing in it.
It's not clear how much is being put into in the three-year program of offshoot models like the 345-horsepower Exige S Roadster (pictured), but it might be fair to say this is where Lotus' revival really begins, and does so with baby steps. Autocar reports that DRB-Hicom has already put 100 million pounds into the English carmaker, and as its issues were worked through Lotus has sold almost as many cars in the first five months of this year as it did all of last. That has not only convinced the Malaysian minders to throw more money its way, but the UK's business secretary has also approved a 10-million-pound investment into Lotus through the Regional Growth Facility program.
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There were many similarities to past weekends to being this one: Mercedes-AMG Petronas showed awesome one-lap pace, Fernando Alonso did well enough in qualifying to get fifth on the grid but talked up the race pace of the Ferrari, Kimi Räikkönen was the equivalent of a racing photobomber, never saying much but always showing up in the picture, Felipe Massa wasn't really big on the tires and McLaren might want to consider starting a blues band they spend so much time singing them.
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The prototype belongs to an independent German team that ran a Lotus chassis in the LMP2 category last year, but was granted license by the FIA and ACO to step up to the top-tier LMP1 category to dice it with the front-running hybrids from Audi, Porsche and Toyota this year. Unfortunately, the team - which licenses the Lotus name from the automaker, much as the F1 team does - faced some setbacks. Not the least of those delays resulted from a mid-stream switch in engine suppliers from the Audi-sourced, naturally aspirated V8 it was originally set to use to a new turbocharged V6 from Advanced Engine Research.
As a result it wasn't ready for the Silverstone race that kicked off this season's World Endurance Championship in April. Nor was it ready for the second round at Spa in May or not for the headline event this weekend at Le Mans, but it aims to be on the track at the next round in Austin.