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Lotus Europa Forums => Classifieds Forums => FS/WTB: Europa Parts and Stuff => Topic started by: Richard48Y on Friday,March 10, 2023, 08:20:00 PM
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Yes, I know I am reaching high with this request.
I can probably fill the ashtray hole with something but really do need a console.
There may be other small bits as well but this is what I know is needed at the moment.
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Somewhere on this forum (I think in the thread on Certified Lotus' TC restoration - http://www.lotuseuropa.org/LotusForum/index.php?topic=1704.0) there is a note about other cars that use the same ashtray. I searched around a little but could only find where Certified received his ashtray (http://www.lotuseuropa.org/LotusForum/index.php?topic=1704.180). It might have been mentioned somewhere else on the forum.
I don't think it will be easy to find but if you know which cars they came from, you'll have a better chance. I was amazed that Certified found his. Of course, that was in 2017 so six years later will likely thin out the possibilities a bit. Certified Lotus is still an active member here so you can PM him for tips on how to search for them and he might be able to help you. IIRC, he didn't find it in the US or UK.
I had an ashtray but I decided to put something else there anyway. It was the '90s but there wasn't much that I could find then, the Interwebs being in its infancy, so I ended up settling on a clock. It was inexpensive from JC Whitney but it actually is a good clock. If I were building my car now, I would look into making a place for a double din head unit. I don't know how much trouble that would be (maybe enough that I would give up on it) and I certainly don't know if that makes any sense with your plans for your car but if it does, you might consider that.
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This is for another car which we need to return to as original as possible.
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I know I read on this forum the ashtray was also used in the rear seat of a Triumph Hearld or maybe it was a London taxi, maybe a Morris? Sorry not up on my British cars but I do remember seeing it posted. Also look on the Golden Gate Lotus Club website, might be something there too?
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Unfortunately expensive but out of stock.
https://www.lotus-supplies.com/parts/accessories/interior/new-complete-ashtray/
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Maybe it's a spelling thing - "centre console"
https://www.lotus-supplies.com/?s=centre+console&post_type=product
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The ashtray came from the rear seat of the later 50s and early 60s Ford Consul, Zephyr & Zodiac.
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(https://photos.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-4Pj3CS5/0/1627b482/O/Zephyr%20ashtray.jpg)
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It appears the original Ford part number may have been, 1958-62 ASH TRAY ASSY #204E-7362896-A
Where I found that did not have a pic so only a maybe.