Lotus Europa Community

Lotus Europa Forums => Garage => Topic started by: Sparkrite on Wednesday,June 02, 2021, 09:40:17 AM

Title: Re bodying
Post by: Sparkrite on Wednesday,June 02, 2021, 09:40:17 AM

I am gathering my thoughts about a possible future project which involves re bodying a europa. I dont mean like a type 47 or similar. I want it to not look like a europa, from the outside at least. So I want a doner car that is beyond saving as an europa. There must be someone who has done similar in the past.

Title: Re: Re bodying
Post by: Bainford on Wednesday,June 02, 2021, 10:01:19 AM

I seem to remember a few years ago someone rebodied a Europa as a Dino. It was a nice looking conversion, as those things go. I just had a quick look online for photos but could only find a Dino body on a VX220, which is a Vauxhall badge engineered Elise.

Title: Re: Re bodying
Post by: BDA on Wednesday,June 02, 2021, 10:05:01 AM

I can't help you with a donor car but this might give you inspiration. One of our members (made a replica Ferrari Dino from a Europa. Here are pictures found in the Main Gallery of the Gallery section of this site starting here: http://www.lotuseuropa.org/LotusForum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=141 (click on "Next Image"  under the picture to continue.

Something to aspire to, I think!

Title: Re: Re bodying
Post by: Sparkrite on Wednesday,June 02, 2021, 12:52:55 PM

Yes,that is basically what I want to do but not with a dino body. Good idea to use the original lower body to simplify mounting to the chassis.
.