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Lotus Europa Forums => Classifieds Forums => eBay - Craigslist Ads - Other Listings => Topic started by: Vegantune on Wednesday,July 26, 2023, 06:02:51 AM
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I won't even try to explain. I have no words. Here is the link:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-lotus-europa-12/ (https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-lotus-europa-12/)
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Parts car?
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Wouldn't think of buying it if I had money to burn but what a labor of love from somebody and what skill to produce it! I think it's an amazing car. It's going to require a particular person to want something like that!
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The styling and finish are not at all to my liking, but 'hats-off' for the craftsmanship. Kudos, too, for retaining a reasonable tire sidewall profile, though I do question the use of 13" wheels on a full custom build. I originally suspected it would be heavier and not as slippery as a Europa, but the seller claims it is only 1050 lbs. In the end, I find it equally interesting and unattractive.
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Well....that's interesting .... wouldn't call it a Europa though.
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BAT has been accepting things lately I never would have expected.
I guess a listing there there transforms "Junk" into "Treasure"?
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I honestly think if Antoni Gaudà had redesigned a Europa, it would still look a whole lot better than this thing.
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Kinda looks like a corvette rear window is being used as the windshield, certainly a lot of interesting choices here
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:Welcome: cannonsami
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:Welcome: indeed, cannonsami!!!
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I have the fix for this one.
Remove the body and graft it to a Toyota MR2.
Salvage the Lotus parts.
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It went for $55,750.
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Ugh, some people mistake Van Gough for an artist, others recognize him as just a mental patient. :confused:
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As people modify their cars, other people apparently view them as something else. Personally, I'm accepting of a lot of mods, but even to me, calling this a Europa is stretching the definition of "Europa" way beyond the breaking point! This is not meant as a criticism of the car but rather the amount (or lack) of "Europaness." Yet that's what BaT did. Not only was the car listed as a "custom-bodied Europa" but they included it in their price comparison graph! It's not clear to me that the buyer cared one whit about Europas and so I don't believe it belongs in a comparison with other Europas.
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As people modify their cars, other people apparently view them as something else. Personally, I'm accepting of a lot of mods, but even to me, calling this a Europa is stretching the definition of "Europa" way beyond the breaking point! This is not meant as a criticism of the car but rather the amount (or lack) of "Europaness." Yet that's what BaT did. Not only was the car listed as a "custom-bodied Europa" but they included it in their price comparison graph! It's not clear to me that the buyer cared one whit about Europas and so I don't believe it belongs in a comparison with other Europas.
I agree with you on the valuation piece this shouldn't be in with Europas. I think BAT probably gets their hands tied as the car is most likely legally registered as a Lotus Europa though it is that in spirit only.
As for the body. My 2 cents is that it isn't half bad, the skill required to build a car that is polished is phenomenal. Even if it isn't every bodies taste it is an amazing piece of craftsmanship.
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Yep. As I said earlier, I wouldn't have bid on it if I had money to burn but it must have been a labor of love for the builder and it was an exquisite job!
I also agree that BaT was a little hamstrung because it was built on a Europa platform and they had to call it something. It might have made more sense for them to have a separate category of "Specials" or something for wild custom jobs to be compared there. It does get a bit strange when you consider all that might be considered a "special." For example, it's not fair to compare an Impala low-rider with a regular Impala. It certainly is a "special" of some description but I would differentiate that from a special such as the "Europa" in question. That being the case, you could end up with dozens of different "specials." I don't know the answer, just talking out loud.