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Pugbug
post Jan 16 2006, 10:26 AM
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post Jan 16 2006, 10:53 AM
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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: Wiki

Oh, and the car from the OP is a Europa Twin-cam.


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Pugbug   OT.. interesting car for sale   Jan 16 2006, 10:26 AM
Pugbug   Original twin cam engine in the car above....   Jan 16 2006, 10:27 AM
black73   Lotus?   Jan 16 2006, 10:27 AM
grasshopper   lotus europa... i think... i think they look kinda...   Jan 16 2006, 10:27 AM
Pugbug   Man.....You guys are quick! It's a Lotus e...   Jan 16 2006, 10:29 AM
brer   thats a Europa. http://www.914wor...   Jan 16 2006, 10:35 AM
blitZ     Jan 16 2006, 10:38 AM
rick 918-S   How much? I have a friend looking for a Lotus moto...   Jan 16 2006, 10:38 AM
smontanaro   Definitely a Europa. (I like the Elans better.) ...   Jan 16 2006, 10:41 AM
Bruce Allert   This is an Elite...... .........b   Jan 16 2006, 10:48 AM
KaptKaos   This is an original Elite. The Elite preceeded t...   Jan 16 2006, 10:53 AM
Pugbug   You are right...Europa...I have no idea where I c...   Jan 16 2006, 10:56 AM
Aaron Cox   i will own a europa someday   Jan 16 2006, 10:57 AM
brant   The original Elite was a pretty rare car and light...   Jan 16 2006, 11:00 AM
SLITS     Jan 16 2006, 11:28 AM
SLITS   Plus it has...yeeeeeeech....Strombergs   Jan 16 2006, 11:29 AM
Hybrid_Teener     Jan 16 2006, 11:49 AM
boxstr   Wonder if they wan to sell the Mustang fastback?? ...   Jan 16 2006, 11:54 AM
neo914-6   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/...   Jan 16 2006, 12:34 PM
JmuRiz   That europa would be a blast if it was all done up...   Jan 16 2006, 12:48 PM
pfierb   There is a Europa in town every time I see it it s...   Jan 16 2006, 01:04 PM
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